Military Family Life Counselor School

Chenega Corporation•Colorado Springs, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

American Hospital Services Group, LLC is hiring a Military Family Life Counselor School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The counselor provides face-to-face, direct, non-medical, brief, solution-focused counseling to children under 18 for commonly occurring life circumstances, including parenting and relationship conflicts, stress, personal loss, deployments, and reunions. The role uses discretion and independent judgment to provide appropriate information, coaching, training, and education to children. The counselor partners with schools and connects Federal, state, and local resources and nonprofit organizations to support Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve families. The position identifies family needs, creates plans within the non-medical counseling scope, provides problem-solving counseling when other resources are unavailable, and makes referrals or warm transfers to military and community resources. The counselor also develops or uses approved training materials, tracks services and referrals, and completes required portal reporting and timekeeping.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a clinically relevant field from an accredited university.
Full, unrestricted license to practice independently in a U.S. state or territory as a Clinical Social Worker, Marriage Family Therapist, or Psychologist; examples listed include LCSW, LISW, MFT, and LPC.
Demonstrated counseling competence.
Ability to obtain a CNACI security clearance.
The posting identifies a minimum of two years of post-license experience working with children in relevant areas as preferred, rather than required.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of post-license experience working with children in relationships, behavior management, coping skills, child development, separation, stress management, single parenting, step-parenting, family separation, reunion and reintegration, assessments, and referrals.
Ability to tailor activities to the specific goals of a child or youth, family, classroom, or program.
Responsiveness to the population served and alignment with the values and mission of the MFLC Program throughout the counselor’s relationship with early care and education programs.
Ability to provide services to adults, including parents, on behalf of children and youth in schools and pediatric care settings, depending on the child’s or youth’s age.

Responsibilities

Partner with schools and augment their activities to build coalitions and connect Federal, state, and local resources and nonprofit organizations in support of Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve families.
Identify family needs and provide a “get-well” plan within the non-medical counseling scope.
Provide face-to-face non-medical problem-solving counseling to children when other resources are unavailable.
Make appropriate referrals and warm transfers to military and community resources based on the needs of families and service members.
Develop and/or use approved training and education programs and materials, and advise military leadership on requests for new or revised presentations.
Track services performed and referrals made using the appropriate reporting system.
Complete the Availability for Services Tool at the beginning and end of each shift to record availability for services on the installation.
Complete and submit accurate activity forms through the portal within 24 hours of initial client contact.
Meet face-to-face and ancillary contact goals: average a seven-hour workday based on activity form submissions per week, including five hours of face-to-face contact and three hours of ancillary contacts daily; notify a supervisor immediately of barriers to meeting the goal.
Complete daily timekeeping requirements for the employer and Government/Prime Contractor.
Perform other duties as assigned.