Military Family Life Counselor PRN

Chenega Corporation • Colorado Springs, CO

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About The Position

The Military Family Life Counselor is a licensed mental health professional who uses discretion and independent judgment to provide information, coaching, training, and education to Service Members and their families. The counselor provides face-to-face, direct, non-medical, brief, solution-focused services to individuals, couples, families, and groups dealing with commonly occurring life circumstances, including parenting, relationship conflicts, stress, personal loss, deployments, and reunions. The role is PRN and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a clinically relevant field from an accredited university.
• Maintain an unrestricted license to practice independently in a U.S. state or territory as a Clinical Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, Psychologist, or other stated licensed professional, without supervision.
• At least two years of post-license experience.
• Successfully pass background and drug screening.
• Ability to obtain NACI security clearance.
• Working knowledge of military lifestyle and issues affecting families.
• Ability to develop and deliver effective group presentations.
• Ability to assess needs accurately and refer clients to appropriate resources.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with individuals, families, program representatives, and officials using tact and diplomacy.
• Computer skills to create, maintain, and send reports.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and oversight and use independent judgment.
• Demonstrated counseling competence.
• Ability to travel between work sites may be required.
• Sufficient fine motor skills for computer and calculator use and extended repetitive keyboarding.
• Visual, auditory, and communication abilities sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Ability to occasionally kneel, bend, and twist at the waist.
• Ability to regularly push, pull, carry, and lift objects weighing up to 25 pounds, and more on an occasional basis.
• Ability to travel by plane and safely operate a motor vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Partner with and augment Service Family Centers, Guard and Reserve programs, unit family support staff, and other programs to build coalitions and connect families with Federal, state, and local resources and nonprofit organizations.
• Identify family needs and provide a get-well plan within the scope of non-medical counseling.
• Provide face-to-face non-medical problem-solving counseling when other resources are unavailable, and make appropriate referrals and warm transfers to military and community resources.
• Consult with military commands and installation service providers as requested.
• Develop 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 start and end of each shift to reflect available service hours on the installation.
• Complete and submit activity forms through the MHN portal within 24 hours of initial client contact, ensuring forms accurately reflect services provided.
• Meet the stated activity goals, including an average seven-hour workday based on activity-form submissions per week, with five hours of face-to-face contact and three hours of ancillary contacts daily; notify the supervisor immediately if obstacles arise.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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