Description
Leidos is seeking licensed behavioral health professionals to join our Military and Family Life Counselor (MFLC) Child and Youth Behavioral team to support Cannon AFB, NM. This is a 9-month school calendar position.
The role involves providing non-medical support, including counselling, 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 behaviour 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 behavioural healthcare training
- Reimbursement for job-related license renewal fees
- Eligibility to participate in 401K retirement plan
- Centralised support through a Counselling Centre of Excellence
Additional duties may include responding to emergent situations, traversing long distances, and working in outdoor weather conditions.
The work environment involves performing duties in multiple indoor and outdoor locations, approximately 60% indoors and 40% outdoors.