Military Family Life Counselor School - Norfolk, VA

VetJobs•Norfolk, VA

3d•$59,922 - $100,280•Onsite

About The Position

This role provides the full breadth of Military Family Life Counselor (MFLC) consultation and counseling services to the command structure, military service members, and their families at military installations. The counselor is responsible for providing non-medical, short-term, walk-around counseling, training/health and wellness presentations, and consultation to installation command regarding behavioral health issues, with an understanding of the military unit, culture, and mission. The position works closely with the Regional Supervisor/Regional Director, installation, and military branch Points of Contact (POC) to ensure the program is delivered within scope and meets the needs of the installation. Services include assessment, brief counseling and consultation, action planning, referral to resources, and follow-up. The counselor will also deliver training, participate in base activities, and maintain client confidentiality by entering activity data daily. Visibility within the unit is key to accessibility, and establishing working relationships with community resources is essential. The counselor will respond to critical incidents, surge events, and special requests, flexing their schedule as needed. Management of duty to warn and restricted reporting situations according to Department of Defense (DoD) protocol is required, along with communication and participation in supervision with Regional Supervisors. Participation in regular in-services, training, Quality Improvement committees, and pilot programs as directed is also expected.

Requirements

Candidates must be local to installation and be licensed at the independent level as a Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Therapist (LMFT), Social Worker (LCSW) or equivalent independent licensure.
Master’s degree from an accredited graduate program in a relevant field of study to include, but not limited to, a mental health related field such as social work, psychology, marriage/family therapy, or counseling.
Valid unrestricted independent counseling license from a State, District of Columbia, US Territory or Commonwealth that grants authority to provide counseling services as an independent practitioner.
Less than 2 years of post-licensure clinical experience.
Demonstrate intermediate-level competencies in technology and software (i.e., Microsoft Suite, Internet navigation, Smartphone/Tablet and application navigation, video-conferencing platform navigation).
Requires ability to engage and communicate with military members 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, which includes the need to traverse short and/or long distances within the base to both indoor and outdoor locations, to maneuver through rugged, outdoor or uneven locations (e.g., steep inclines, stairs, grass), and work in outdoor weather and other military base conditions.
May require travel to locations outside of a military base installation in a variety of physical environments.
Due to the nature of working on military installations or related worksites, counselors may need to comply with various site-specific requirements to work at designated locations. For example, for some assignments, counselors will need to have certain immunizations or vaccinations and provide record of receipt.
Ability to prove US Citizenship and must be fluent in English.
Understanding, sensitivity and empathy for service members and their families.
Ability to develop trusting, helping relationships.
Ability to work with individuals and families from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Pass a National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) Clearance, an Installation Records Check (IRC), Criminal Background Check, and FBI Fingerprints Check.
Unless specifically waived by the FEDSIM COR, all contractor personnel providing counseling support at Government locations shall possess a valid U.S. state vehicle operator’s license.
As a condition for employment under this contract, contractor personnel may be required to pass all tests for and obtain a U.S. military vehicle operator’s permit for commercial sedans and similar, for use at Temporary Duty (TDY) locations, if required.

Nice To Haves

Clinical work experience
Master's degree in Behavioral Health
Care Mgmt, DL - Driver License, Valid In State - Other, Must be an independently licensed behavioral health clinician - Care Mgmt

Responsibilities

Provides non-medical, short-term, solution focused, walk-around counseling directly to eligible service and family members at assigned primary and secondary locations.
Services include assessment, brief counseling and consultation, action planning, referral to resources (assuring linkage as appropriate), and follow-up as indicated.
Delivers training and health and wellness presentations, participates in health fairs and other base/installation activities as requested/directed.
Enters counselor activity data daily through smart phone, or web application, to assure that reporting is accurate from assigned installation, while maintaining client/service member confidentiality.
Consistently visible within the brigade/regiment which allows MFLC services to be accessible.
Establishes and maintains working relationships with community resources and provides appropriate linkages for service members and their families.
Partners with POC to provide MFLC services in a manner that addresses the needs of the installation.
Develops an effective and professional working relationship with the installation POC.
Provides MFLC response to critical incidents, surge and on demand events, and special requests as directed by the POC and approved by the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) program manager.
Counselor will flex schedule to respond to urgent requests as needed or at the request of the Regional Supervisor/Regional Director.
Manages duty to warn and restricted reporting situations according to Department of Defense (DoD) protocol and staffs the cases with Regional Supervisor/Regional Director.
Communicates with Regional Supervisors and participates in regular individual and group supervision, sharing information regarding trends and issues on the installations to which the counselor is assigned.
Participates in regular in-services/training, Quality Improvement committees or other contract activities as assigned/appropriate.
Participates in initiatives, studies, and pilot programs as directed by the customer and/or Magellan. This includes participation in pilot program certification and training processes, completion of activity documentation, integration of pilot activities in non-medical counseling work, and the utilization of applicable technology to complete required activities.
All other duties as assigned.