Child Military and Family Life Counselor - Luke AFB

Leidos • Glendale, AZ

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking licensed behavioral health professionals to join their Child and Youth Behavioral, Military and Family Life Counselor (MFLC) team at Luke AFB. This role provides non-medical support, including counseling, consultation, and outreach, to military service members and their families, specifically focusing on children and youth. The counseling is preventive and solution-focused, addressing the unique emotional and environmental challenges faced by military children. Counselors will work in various settings such as Child Development Centers and before/after-school care centers, engaging with children and youth, providing coaching and guidance to staff and parents, and modeling behavior management techniques. Key activities include offering presentations on social skills and emotional learning, promoting creativity, building rapport with families at community events, and assisting children with transition adjustments. The position offers benefits such as no insurance filing, no progress notes, no treatment plans, digital reporting via iPad, paid federal holidays, free behavioral healthcare training, reimbursement for license renewal fees, and eligibility for a 401K retirement plan. Additional duties may involve responding to emergent situations and navigating diverse physical environments on and off military installations.

Requirements

• A master’s degree or higher in the Behavioral Health Professions (MS/MSW/MA/PhD).
• Hold 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.

Responsibilities

• Work at installation Child Development Centers (CDCs) with children 0-5, before or after-school care centers for school-aged children, youth and teens on educational activities and appropriate developmental focus.
• Visually observe, participate, and engage in activities with children and youth.
• Provide coaching, guidance and support to staff and parents.
• Model behavior management techniques for staff and parents.
• Offer presentations to address social skills development and social emotional learning that is crucial for childhood early development.
• Promote creativity and positivity through approved materials.
• Build rapport with parents and families by attending installation and community events.
• Help children 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.
• 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.
• Comply with various site-specific requirements to work at designated locations.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees