Military Embedded Adult Counselor

Magellan Health • Campbell, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position involves providing the full range of Military Family Life Counselor (MFLC) consultation and counseling services to military command, service members, and their families. As an embedded counselor assigned to a dedicated military unit, the role includes delivering non-medical, short-term, walk-around counseling, conducting training and health/wellness presentations, and offering consultation to brigade/regiment command on behavioral health issues, with a unique understanding of the military unit's culture and mission. The counselor works closely with Regional Supervisors, installation, and military branch Points of Contact (POC) to ensure program delivery is within scope and meets installation needs. Key responsibilities include direct counseling, data entry, cultivating relationships with military personnel and community resources, maintaining visibility within the unit, and responding to critical incidents and special requests as directed. The counselor must manage duty to warn and restricted reporting situations according to Department of Defense (DoD) protocol and participate in regular supervision, training, and program initiatives.

Requirements

• Must hold a state independent license such as LPC, LCPC, LCSW, LMFT.
• Master’s Degree from an accredited Graduate Program in a Mental Health related field.
• 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.
• A minimum two 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.
• Ability to prove US Citizenship and must speak fluent English.
• Understanding, sensitivity and empathy for service members and their families.
• Ability to develop trusting, helping relationships.
• Ability to work effectively 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 History 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 and obtain and U.S. military vehicle operator’s permit for commercial sedans and similar, for use at Temporary Duty (TDY) locations, if required.

Responsibilities

• Provides the full breadth of MFLC consultation and counseling services to the command structure and military service members and their families as an embedded counselor assigned to a dedicated military unit.
• Responsible for providing MFLC services including non-medical, short term, walk around counseling, training/health and wellness presentations, and consultation to the assigned brigade/regiments command regarding behavioral health issues with a unique understanding of the military unit, cultural and mission.
• Works closely with the Regional Supervisor/Regional Director, 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, walk-around counseling directly to eligible service and family members at assigned primary and secondary locations of a dedicated military unit (brigade, wing, or regiment) as an embedded counselor.
• Delivers training and health and wellness presentations and 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.
• Cultivates and maintains direct relationships with commanders and personnel within the assigned military unit, utilizing relationship management skills and recognizing the unique structure and mission of the assigned military unit.
• Responsible for development of an effective and professional working relationship with the installation POC (Point of Contact), command, and the command POC.
• Consistently visible within the brigade/regiment which allows MFLC services to be accessible.
• Establish and maintains working relationships with community resources and military populations.
• Partners with POC to provide MFLC services in a manner that addresses the needs of the brigade/regiment and maintains confidentiality.
• Provides MFLC response to critical incidents, surge, 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.
• All other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• This position may be eligible for short-term incentives.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Magellan offers a broad range of health, life, voluntary and other benefits and perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees