MFLC Counselor: Short Term or As Needed Coverage, Laughlin, TX

Leidos•Del Rio, TX

2d•$37 - $44•Hybrid

About The Position

Military and Family Life Counselors (MFLCs) are the first line of defense for our Service Members’ mental health, and we need flexible, ready-to-serve counselors willing to jump in at a moment’s notice. Leidos seeks passionate licensed mental healthcare providers ready to embrace a flexible PRN-type schedule, stepping in where needed across military installations and communities to safeguard and enhance mental well-being. MFLCs proactively provide counseling services, preventative in nature, to address and provide solution-focused approaches to issues before they become greater challenges. Interested counselors may support either adults or minors in a wide variety of assignments including but not limited to being embedded with a military unit, supporting military families, or working within a school setting. The Mission Ready Reserve (MRR) MFLCs are trained and available counselors ready to serve when called upon. Working as a Mission Ready Reserve MFLC allows counselors to focus wholeheartedly on their passion for helping others, unencumbered by administrative burdens. MRR counselors are assignment-ready and taking an assignment is at the discretion of the MRR counselor. The need in this location is: CYB Positions. Child and Youth Behavioral (CYB) Counseling: CYB-MFLCs provide support, including counseling, consultation, and outreach to eligible children, youth, parents, staff, and faculty. Counselors may observe, participate, and engage in activities with children and youth; provide coaching, guidance, and support to staff and parents; and model behavior management techniques for staff and parents. CYB counseling services may be needed at installations, Child Development Centers (CDCs), Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) schools, summer schools, camps, and programs DoW-wide, addressing issues such as: Identifying feelings, Bullying, Conflict resolution, Self-esteem, Managing anger and aggression, Separation from parents, Problem-solving, Coping with deployment and reunification, Transition and moving, Sibling and parental relationships, Time management. The Mission Ready Reserve model allows you to focus on your counseling and the military Service, Members and the families you will be supporting. No insurance to file, no progress notes required, no treatment plans to develop, and intuitive reporting tools.

Requirements

A master’s degree or higher in the Behavioral Health Professions (MS/MSW/MA/PhD).
Licensure to practice at the independent practice level (LCSW, MFT, LPCC, Psychologist) in a state or territory of the United States.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must be able to pass a basic background check for employment, a National /Child National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI/CNACI) clearance, commonly called a Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

Face-to-face counseling to military Service Members and their families (individual, couples, family, and children).
Recommending appropriate referrals and handoffs based on your experienced differential clinical skills to military and community resources according to the needs of military Service Members and their families.
Offer presentations to address social skills development and social emotional learning that is crucial for early childhood development.
Build rapport with Service Members, spouses, and children by attending installation and community events.
Help families and children with challenges that are particular to the military community, transitions, reoccurring moves, frequent separations, deployments, and more.