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 JBLM near Tacoma, WA.
This is a 9-month school calendar position that will reflect the school calendar that you would support. The position will support Yelm Middle School and Southworth Elementary School.
As a CYB-MFLC, you will provide non-medical support, including counseling, consultation, and outreach, to eligible faculty, staff, parents, children, and youth. The goal is to address and provide solution-focused approaches to issues before they become greater challenges.
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
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
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:
- 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