Description
Leidos is seeking licensed behavioural health professionals to join our Adult Military and Family Life Counseling (MFLC) team to support Fort Wainwright, AK.
As an Adult Military and Family Life Counselor (Adult-MFLC), you will play a vital role in providing non-medical support, including counseling, consultation, and outreach, to service members, military family members, and eligible staff.
Responsibilities:
- Provide face-to-face counseling to military service members and their families (individuals, couples, and families)
- Observe, participate, and engage in activities with service members, military spouses, and families; provide coaching, guidance, and support to installation staff; and model behaviour management techniques for staff and military family members
- Offer presentations to service members, military families, and military leadership at military-connect events
- Promote creativity and positivity through approved materials
- Build rapport with parents and families by attending installation and community events
- Help with transition adjustments, such as a new school and a new home
- Participate in regular in-service training or other contract activities as assigned
- Communicate information regarding trends and issues at assigned installation to Team Leads
Benefits:
- No insurance to file
- No progress notes required
- No treatment plans to develop
- iPad provided for easy digital reporting, with no PII or PHI
- Paid federal holidays
- Free and unlimited behavioural healthcare training
- Reimbursement for job-related license renewal fees
- Eligibility to participate in 401K retirement plan
- Centralized support through a Counseling Centre of Excellence that provides best practices, expert speakers, and state-of-the-art resources
Additional Job Duties May Include:
- Responding to emergent situations in any physical location on a military installation
- Traversing long distances to both indoor and outdoor locations, to maneuver through rugged, outdoor, or uneven locations (ascend/descend), and work in outdoor weather
- Travelling to locations outside of a military base in a variety of physical environments
- Due to the nature of working on military installations or related worksites, counselors may need to comply with various site-specific requirements to work at designated locations
Environment:
- Duties are performed in multiple indoor locations (approximately 60%) and outdoor locations (approximately 40%)
- The indoor locations are located within a school setting controlled by the state and/or Department of Defense Education Activity
- The outdoor locations frequently involve traversing over uneven grassy, gravel, and/or dirt areas, ascending/descending stairs, and exposure to the weather
Requirements:
- A Master's degree or higher in the Behavioural Health Professions (MS/MSW/MA/PhD)
- A valid independent license in the mental health field from any US state or territory (LCSW, MHC, MFT, LPCC, Psychologist)
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Must be able to pass a basic background check for employment, a Child National Agency Check, and Inquiries (NACI/CNACI) clearance, commonly called a Public Trust clearance