Description
Leidos is seeking a licensed behavioral health professional to join our Military and Family Life Counselor (MFLC) Child and Youth Behavioral team to support Joint Base Marianas near Nimitz Hill, Guam.
This is a 9-month school calendar position that will reflect the school calendar at Andersen Elementary School. As a Child and Youth Behavioral Military and Family Life Counselor (CYB-MFLC), you will provide non-medical support, including counseling, consultation, and outreach, to eligible faculty, staff, parents, children, and youth.
The CYB-MFLC position offers a unique opportunity to serve a vital role in addressing and providing solution-focused approaches to issues before they become greater challenges. Military children face unique emotional and environmental challenges due to the stress of military life, and you will have the chance to make a positive impact on their lives.
Responsibilities:
- Work at schools populated by military youth and teens
- Visually 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
- 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
- Travelling to locations outside of a military base in a variety of physical environments
- Complying 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%)
- Indoor locations are located within a school setting controlled by the state and/or Department of Defense Education Activity
- Outdoor locations frequently involve traversing over uneven grassy, gravel, and/or dirt areas, ascending/descending stairs, and exposure to the weather
Licensure Portability:
- Under the recent National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), 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)
- 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