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

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Fort Irwin, CA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: contract
**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 Military and Family Life Counselor (MFLC) Child and Youth Behavioral team to support Fort Irwin in CA. This is a 9-month school calendar position for the 2026-2027 school year at Fort Irwin Middle School.

The Child and Youth Behavioral Military and Family Life Counselor (CYB-MFLC) positions offer a unique opportunity to serve a vital role in providing non-medical support, including counseling, consultation, and outreach, to eligible faculty, staff, parents, children, and youth.

Responsibilities:

- Work at schools populated by military youth and teens.

- Observe, participate, and engage in activities with youth and/or teens; 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 crucial for youth and teenage development.

- 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 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:

- 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.

Licensure Portability:

- Licensed Military and Family Life Counselors may provide non-medical counseling services to military families at any location in a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States, regardless of which state the counselor is licensed in.

Minimum 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 state where you provide services.

- 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
- MFT
- LPCC
- LCSW

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