# Child and Youth Behavioral Military and Family Life Counselor (CYB-MFLC)

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Point Loma, CA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $59,150.00 - $106,925.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Leidos is seeking licensed behavioral health professionals to join our Child and Youth Behavioral, Military and Family Life Counselor (MFLC) team to support Point Loma in CA.

As a CYB-MFLC, you will play a vital role in providing non-medical support, including counseling, consultation, and outreach, to eligible faculty, staff, parents, children, and youth. This role offers a unique opportunity to serve military children and families as they navigate the challenges of military life.

**Responsibilities:**

- Work at installation Child Development Centers (CDCs) with children 0-5, before or after-school care centers for school-aged children, youth, and teens on educational activities and appropriate developmental focus.

- Observe, participate, and engage in activities with children and youth; provide coaching, guidance, and support to staff and parents; and model behavior management techniques for staff and parents.

- Offer presentations to address social skills development and social emotional learning that is crucial for childhood early development.

- Promote creativity and positivity through approved materials.

- Build rapport with parents and families by attending installation and community events.

- Help children 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 behavioral healthcare training.

- Reimbursement for job-related license renewal fees.

- Eligibility to participate in 401K retirement plan.

- Centralized support through a Counseling Center 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:**

- At the direction of the Department of Defense, duties are performed in multiple indoor locations (approximately 60%) and outdoor locations (approximately 40%).

- The indoor locations are located within a child development center (CDC) controlled by the Department of Defense.

- The outdoor locations frequently involve traversing over uneven grassy, gravel, and/or dirt areas, ascending/descending stairs, and exposure to the weather.

- CDC settings frequently involve sitting on the floor to interact with children for up to 2 hours at a time.

**Requirements:**

- A master's degree or higher in the Behavioral Health Professions (MS/MSW/MA/PhD).

- Licensure to practice at the independent practice level (LCSW, MFT, LPCC, Psychologist) in the United States.

- 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.

## Skills

### Required
- Behavioral Health
- Counseling
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Military Family Life Counseling

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