Military and Family Life Counselor (CYB)

Zeiders Enterprises • Goodfellow Air Force Base, TX

318d • $54,000 - $85,000

About The Position

MFLC Counselors provide assessment, short-term, solution focused counseling services and non-traditional walk around participant outreach to eligible individuals, military children and youth of all ages. This includes collaboration and consultation with teachers, parents, and administrators to strengthen and increase the child's/youth's capacity for healthy development. MFLC services shall enhance participants' ability to cope with the many challenges associated with the complex dynamics unique to the military service environment.

Requirements

• Be U.S. citizens and speak fluent English.
• Possess a Master's degree or higher from an accredited graduate program in a relevant behavioral health field of study to include, but not limited to social work, psychology, marriage/family therapy, or counseling.
• The candidate must hold a valid independent license in the mental health field from any US state or territory (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, Psychologist).
• 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.
• Be able to pass all background/suitability checks, which may include additional installation-specific requirements.
• Knowledge of the difficulties of adjusting to general life stresses as well as those resulting from the requirements of military life, and experience providing short-term counseling for those issues.
• Knowledge of standard documentation requirements for clinical services.
• Knowledge of available military and community referral resources.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Proficiency in oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite software and skilled in the use of office software.

Nice To Haves

• Certification or additional training as an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for children of any age working in early childhood settings and schools.
• Possesses in-depth knowledge on subjects relating to the conduct, activities, practices, and operations of the MFLC program.
• Provides non-medical counseling, consulting, and outreach services to eligible participants.
• Knowledge of preventative models that strengthen service members' and their families' readiness and resilience by reducing the stresses/stressors of military life cycle.
• Ability to model evidence-based intervention approaches.
• Ability to teach coping strategies, emotion management, and problem-solving skills to families and/or caregivers.
• Ability to teach strategies supporting management of life challenges more effectively.
• Facilitation of psychological and behavioral awareness.
• Provide education knowledge to participants including: The meaning of specific symptoms and/or what is known about the causes, effects, implications of identified issues.
• Provide services through multi-level intervention (e.g., classroom, family, school, community) while understanding the potential contextual and cultural factors impacting young children's behavior.
• Assist educators with strategies for cultivating a deeper understanding of the factors that shape young children's social-emotional development.
• Ability to perform accurate assessment of the client's presenting problem and to plan effective treatment for that problem.
• Conducts government approved presentations as requested.
• Enters counselor activity reporting daily through issued equipment while assuring accurate reporting and maintaining confidentiality of participants.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Master's degree