Military And Family Life Counselor - School Counselor -Fort Eustis, VA

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Fort Eustis, VA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Military and Family Life Counselor – School Counselor provides the full breadth of Child and Youth Behavioral (CYB) counseling services to children of military service members and their families at military installations and off-installation locations. School counselors are assigned to Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) and community schools and must have experience working in a school setting. Assignments may also include youth programs, summer camps, and on-demand work. The counselor provides non-medical, short-term, solution-focused services, including assessment, brief counseling, consultation, action planning, referrals and linkage to resources, and follow-up. The role also supports school and youth-program personnel, offers parent training and guidance, and provides training and health and wellness presentations. Counselors coordinate with installation and military-branch Points of Contact (POCs) to provide services within scope and responsive to local needs. The position requires visibility in assigned schools and adherence to line-of-sight protocol: another adult responsible for the child must be able to see the counselor and child at all times. Counselors record activity data daily while maintaining the confidentiality and anonymity of service members and family members. They also maintain community-resource relationships, follow Department of Defense protocols for duty-to-warn and restricted-reporting situations, participate in supervision and program activities, and respond to critical incidents and urgent requests as directed.

Requirements

Must hold a state independent license, such as LCPC, LCSW, or LMFT.
School-position applicants must have experience working in a school setting.

Responsibilities

Provide non-medical, short-term, solution-focused counseling to eligible children and youth of service members at assigned primary and secondary locations.
Conduct assessments, brief counseling, consultation, action planning, referrals and resource linkages, and follow-up as indicated.
Provide consultation to parents, personnel, schools, and installation command regarding behavioral health issues affecting children and youth.
Support DoDEA and community-school staff and personnel, youth programs, and summer camps as assigned.
Provide parent training and guidance, health and wellness presentations, and participate in health fairs and other installation activities focused on children and youth.
Enter counselor activity data daily using a smartphone or web application while protecting confidentiality and anonymity.
Establish and maintain working relationships with community resources focused on children and youth and provide appropriate linkages.
Maintain visibility in assigned schools and follow line-of-sight protocol when working with children.
Partner with installation or facility POCs to deliver CYB services that address local needs and maintain effective professional working relationships with them.
Manage duty-to-warn and restricted-reporting situations according to DoD protocol and staff cases with the Regional Supervisor or Regional Director.
Communicate with the Regional Supervisor and participate in regular individual and group supervision, sharing information about trends and issues at assigned locations.
Respond to critical incidents and special requests as directed by the POC and approved by the OSD program manager.
Flex the schedule to respond to urgent requests as needed or at the request of the Regional Supervisor or Regional Director.
Participate in in-services, training, Quality Improvement committees, initiatives, studies, pilot programs, and other assigned contract activities.
Complete pilot-program certification and training, activity documentation, integration of pilot activities into non-medical counseling work, and required technology-based activities as applicable.
Perform other duties as assigned.