Military Family Life Counselor (MFLC) - Minot AFB
About The Position
Venesco LLC is seeking an independently licensed Military Family Life Counselor (MFLC) to support military members and families at or around Minot AFB in Minot, North Dakota. The immediate opening is for a child-based MFLC. The counselor helps members and families navigate the stresses of military life, including deployment, frequent relocations, isolation from extended family, a parent’s absence, children’s education, and spousal employment. The MFLC is an independently licensed mental health professional who uses discretion and independent judgment to provide non-medical counseling, coaching, training, education, and appropriate resource information. Supportive counseling may address living conditions, life skills, relationships at home and work, stress management, adjustment issues such as returning from deployment, marital problems, parenting, fear, grief, and loss. School and Child Development Center counselors may be assigned to DoDEA schools, military childcare centers, local community schools, youth programs, summer camps, and on-demand assignments. Child and Youth Behavioral (CYB) counselors work with military branch Points of Contact to ensure services are within the contract scope and meet the needs of the installation. School counselors and counselors seeking CYB positions must have experience in a school or other child/youth services setting, as applicable. Venesco describes its team as supporting active-duty service members and their families. The company states that it is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to merit-based employment and advancement without discrimination. An $800 sign-on bonus is offered for new hires.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in the behavioral health professions.
- At least 2 years of post-master’s supervised clinical experience.
- Independent-practice-level mental health license in any state; eligible license types include LCSW/LICSW, LMFT, LPC, LCPC, and LMHC.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to obtain a NACI-level government security clearance.
- For school counselor or CYB positions, experience working in a school setting or other Child/Youth Services setting, as applicable.
Nice To Haves
- Prior military service, being a military family member, and/or strong familiarity with military culture.
Responsibilities
- Provide non-medical counseling, coaching, training, education, and appropriate resource information to military service members and their families.
- Help members and families address military-life stresses, including deployment, relocation, isolation from extended family, a parent’s absence, children’s education, and spousal employment.
- Provide supportive counseling on living conditions, life skills, relationships at home and work, stress management, adjustment issues, marital problems, parenting, fear, grief, and loss.
- Work with military branch Points of Contact to help ensure the program is delivered within the contract scope and meets installation needs.
- Serve in assigned settings such as schools, military childcare centers, youth programs, summer camps, or on-demand assignments, as applicable.
Benefits
- $800 sign-on bonus for new hires.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
