Military Family Life Counselor School

Chenega Corporation•Colorado Springs, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Military Family Life Counselor School will provide face-to-face direct, non-medical, brief, solution-focused counseling services to children under the age of 18 for situations resulting from commonly occurring life circumstances such as parenting, relationship conflicts, stress, personal loss, and deployments and reunions. Will exercise discretion and independent judgment to provide appropriate information, coaching, training, and education to the children.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in clinically relevant field from accredited university.
Possess and maintain a full license to practice independently in one of the US states and territories as a Clinical Social Worker, Marriage Family Therapist, or Psychologist without restrictions or supervision (i.e., LCSW, LISW, MFT, LPC, etc.)
Successfully pass background and drug screening
Ability to obtain CNACI security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Minimum two (2) years of post-license experience working with children in the areas of relationships, behavior management, coping skills, child development, separation, stress management, single parenting, step-parenting, family separation, reunion, and reintegration, assessments, and referrals

Responsibilities

Partners with and augments activities of Schools to build coalitions and connect Federal, state, and local resources and non-profit organizations to support Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve families.
Identifies family needs and provides a “get-well” plan in compliance with non-medical counseling scope.
Provides face-to-face non-medical problem-solving counseling to children when other resources are not available and makes appropriate referrals and warm transfers to military and community resources according to the needs of families and service members, including the following activities:
Develops and/or uses approved training and education programs and materials and advises on requests for new or revised presentations by military leadership.
Provides client tracking of services performed, and referrals made using appropriate reporting system.
Accurately record all required deliverables via portal site as outlined below:
Availability for Services Tool: Must be completed at the start and end of each shift daily to accurately reflect hours of service the provider is available to provide services on the installation.
Activity Form Submission: All activity forms are to be completed and submitted via the portal within 24 hours of the initial contact with the client. All forms submitted should be complete and correct to accurately reflect the services provided.
Face-to-Face and Ancillary Contact Goals: All providers are required to average a 7-hour workday, based on activity form submission, per week. This should include 5 hours of face-to-face contact and 3 hours of ancillary contacts daily. If there are any hindrances to this goal, the provider should notify their supervisor immediately.
Daily timekeeping requirements for both Employer and Government/Prime Contractor
Other duties as assigned