Military and Family Life Counselor - Assignment Ready Counselor

Magellan Health•Fort Bragg, NC

12h•Onsite

About The Position

These positions provide short-term support to the MFLC program either working on a base with military members and their families or in local schools with high populations of military families attending. Candidates must be local to either Camp Lejeune, Camp Geiger, MCAS New River, MCAS Cherry Point, Fort Bragg, or Seymour Johnson AFB or be willing to relocate to become local. Candidates must be licensed at the independent level as a Social Worker (LCSW), Therapist (LMFT), or Mental Health Counselor (LPC/LCHMC). The Assignment Ready Counselor (ARC) will provide coverage in short-term, surge and on demand situations resulting from the Military needs such as a post-deployment event or to cover an existing assignment for counselors who are absent. The Summer ARC counselor position covers assignments during the May 15th through September 15th time period, coinciding with the school summer break. With minimal guidance and oversight, provides the full breadth of Adult or Child and Youth Behavioral (CYB) counseling services to military service members and their families at military installations. These services may include 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 affecting military personnel and their family members. ARC CYB counselors may be assigned to DoDEA schools and community schools and will need to have experience working in a school setting to qualify for ARC role in backing up a school position. CYB counselors may also be assigned to youth programs, summer camps, and on demand assignments. ARC adult counselors may be assigned to support MFLC services in a variety of military community and readiness centers, as well as on-demand and surge assignments. The counselors work closely with the installation and military branch Points of Contact (POC) to assure that the program is provided within scope and meets the needs of the installation. Provides non-medical, short term, solution focused, counseling directly to adults, children, and youth of service members. Services include assessment, brief counseling and consultation, action planning, referral to resources (assuring linkage as appropriate), and follow-up as indicated. CYB counselors will also have a focus on supporting the staff and personnel of CDCs, DoDEA and community schools, youth programs and summer camps as well as providing parent training and guidance. Provides training and health and wellness presentations, participate in health fairs and other base/installation activities. Enters counselor activity data daily through smart phone or web application assure that reporting is accurate from assigned installation while maintaining confidentiality and anonymity of service / family member. The job duties listed above are representative and not intended to be all-inclusive of what may be expected of an employee assigned to this job. A leader may assign additional or other duties which would align with the intent of this job, without revision to the job description.

Requirements

Candidates must be local to either Camp Lejeune, Camp Geiger, MCAS New River, MCAS Cherry Point, Fort Bragg, or Seymour Johnson AFB or be willing to relocate to become local.
Candidates must be licensed at the independent level as a Social Worker (LCSW), Therapist (LMFT), or Mental Health Counselor (LPC/LCHMC).
Master’s Degree from an accredited graduate program in a mental health related field, or social work.
With short notice, willing to accept assignments of undefined periods to include weekends.
Can cover, on a full-time basis, assignments of varying length from a weekend to two weeks.
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.
Must be an independently licensed behavioral health clinician.

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 such as a post-deployment event or to cover an existing assignment for counselors who are absent.
Provide the full breadth of Adult or Child and Youth Behavioral (CYB) counseling services to military service members and their families at military installations.
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 affecting military personnel and their family members.
Provide non-medical, short term, solution focused, counseling directly to adults, children, and youth of service members.
Services include assessment, brief counseling and consultation, action planning, referral to resources (assuring linkage as appropriate), and follow-up as indicated.
Support the staff and personnel of CDCs, DoDEA and community schools, youth programs and summer camps as well as providing parent training and guidance.
Provide training and health and wellness presentations, participate in health fairs and other base/installation activities.
Enter counselor activity data daily through smart phone or web application assure that reporting is accurate from assigned installation while maintaining confidentiality and anonymity of service / family member.
Build rapport with service personnel clients, family members, students, parents and co-workers.
Adapt to new working conditions, varying location rules, etc.; adjust working style to align with each work environment.
Work effectively with minimal instruction and guidance.
Listen carefully to instructions provided.
Participate in regular in-services/training, Quality Improvement committees or other contract activities as assigned.
Quickly engage and communicate with military members, spouses or children as assigned, in order to accomplish job functions, and to respond quickly to emergent situations in any physical location on a military installation and/or within a school setting.
Traverse short and/or long distances within the base to both indoor and outdoor locations, and maneuver through rugged, outdoor or uneven locations (e.g., steep inclines, stairs, grass), and work in outdoor weather and other military base conditions.
Comply with various site-specific requirements to work at designated locations, such as current immunizations or vaccinations.
Prove US Citizenship and be fluent in English.
Create a presence on the installation in which the service and family members feel comfortable approaching the counselor and recognize the program to be confidential.
Create a presence in child and youth settings, be 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 the cases with Regional Supervisor/Regional Director.
Communicate with Regional Supervisors and participate in regular individual and group supervision, sharing information regarding trends and issues on the installations and in facilities to which they are assigned for substitute or on call services.
Respond to critical incidents and special requests as directed by the POC and approved by the OSD program manager.