Assignment Readiness Military Summer Camp Counselor - ROTC (6/8-8/14)

Magellan Health • West Point, NY

20h • Onsite

About The Position

The Assignment Ready Counselor (ARC) provides coverage in short-term, surge, and on-demand situations for military needs, such as post-deployment events or to cover existing assignments for absent counselors. This summer ARC counselor position specifically covers assignments during the May 15th through September 15th period, coinciding with the school summer break. With minimal guidance, the ARC delivers comprehensive Adult or Child and Youth Behavioral (CYB) counseling services to military service members and their families at military installations. These services encompass non-medical counseling, training/health and wellness presentations, consultation with parents, child daycare centers, schools, and installation command regarding behavioral health issues. ARC CYB counselors may be assigned to DoDEA schools, community schools, youth programs, and summer camps, requiring prior experience in a school setting for school-based roles. ARC adult counselors support MFLC services in various military community and readiness centers, as well as on-demand and surge assignments. Counselors collaborate closely with installation and military branch Points of Contact (POC) to ensure program scope and needs are met. Services include assessment, brief counseling, consultation, action planning, resource referral, and follow-up. CYB counselors also focus on supporting staff in child development centers, schools, youth programs, and summer camps, alongside providing parent training and guidance. Counselors conduct training and health and wellness presentations, participate in health fairs, and other base/installation activities, while daily activity data is entered via smartphone or web application, maintaining confidentiality.

Requirements

• Must HOLD an independent license such as LMHC, LCSW, LMFT, LPC in any state.
• Master’s Degree from an accredited graduate program in a mental health related field, or social work.
• Willing to accept assignments of undefined periods to include weekends with short notice.
• Able to cover, on a full-time basis, assignments of varying length from a weekend to two weeks.
• Quickly builds rapport with service personnel clients, family members, students, parents and co-workers.
• Adaptable to new working conditions, varying location rules, etc.; adjusts working style to align with each work environment.
• Able to work effectively with minimal instruction and guidance.
• Listens carefully to instructions provided.
• Ability to quickly engage and communicate with military members, spouses or children as assigned, in order to accomplish job functions.
• Ability to respond quickly to emergent situations in any physical location on a military installation and/or within a school setting.
• Ability to prove US Citizenship.
• Must be fluent in English.
• Advanced knowledge of brief therapy and solution-focused counseling methods.
• For CYB positions, must meet the Magellan MFLC CYB criteria for experience with children and youth and specialty in child and adolescent development/psychology.
• Current licensure required for this position that meets State, Commonwealth or customer-specific requirements.
• Must be an independently licensed behavioral health clinician.
• Comply with various site-specific requirements to work at designated locations (e.g., certain current immunizations or vaccinations and provide record of receipt).

Nice To Haves

• Prior military service/military family member and/or strong familiarity with military culture desired.
• Experience working in a school setting (to qualify for ARC role in backing up a school position).

Responsibilities

• Provide coverage in short-term, surge and on demand situations resulting from Military needs.
• Provide the full breadth of Adult or Child and Youth Behavioral (CYB) counseling services to military service members and their families at military installations, including assessment, brief counseling and consultation, action planning, referral to resources, and follow-up.
• Provide non-medical counseling, training/health and wellness presentations, consultation with parents, personnel at child daycare centers and schools, and consultation to installation command regarding behavioral health issues.
• Work closely with the installation and military branch Points of Contact (POC) to assure program is within scope and meets installation needs.
• Support staff and personnel of CDCs, DoDEA and community schools, youth programs and summer camps.
• Provide parent training and guidance.
• Participate in health fairs and other base/installation activities.
• Enter counselor activity data daily through smart phone or web application.
• Participate in regular in-services/training, Quality Improvement committees or other contract activities as assigned.
• Respond quickly to emergent situations in any physical location on a military installation and/or within a school setting.
• Create a presence on the installation where service and family members feel comfortable approaching the counselor and recognize the program as confidential.
• For CYB counselors, create a presence in child and youth settings, being available to children, youth, and staff.
• Abide by line of site protocol when working with children.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with community resources and provide appropriate linkages.
• Partner with POC to provide Adult and CYB services in a manner that addresses the needs of the installation/facility.
• Develop an excellent working relationship with the installation/facility POC.
• Manage duty to warn and restricted reporting situations according to DoD protocol and staff cases with Regional Supervisor/Regional Director.
• Communicate with Regional Supervisors and participate in regular individual and group supervision, sharing information regarding trends and issues.
• Respond to critical incidents and special requests as directed by the POC and approved by the OSD program manager.

Benefits

• Professional growth and development
• Total health and wellness
• Rewards and recognition
• Employee unity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees