Military Family Life Counselor

Chenega Corporation•Colorado Springs, CO

About The Position

The Military Family Life Counselor School provides face-to-face, direct, non-medical, brief, solution-focused counseling to children under age 18 for commonly occurring life circumstances, including parenting and relationship conflicts, stress, personal loss, deployments, and reunions. The counselor uses discretion and independent judgment to provide appropriate information, coaching, training, and education to children. The counselor partners with schools and connects military families with Federal, state, local, nonprofit, military, and community resources. The role includes identifying family needs, developing plans within the non-medical counseling scope, making referrals and warm transfers, delivering approved training and education, tracking services and referrals, and accurately completing required portal reporting and timekeeping.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a clinically relevant field from an accredited university.
Maintain a full, unrestricted license to practice independently in a U.S. state or territory as a Clinical Social Worker, Marriage Family Therapist, or Psychologist, without restrictions or supervision (examples include LCSW, LISW, MFT, and LPC).
Demonstrated counseling competence.
Ability to obtain a CNACI security clearance.
Successfully pass background and drug screening.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of post-license experience working with children in areas including relationships, behavior management, coping skills, child development, separation, stress management, single parenting, step-parenting, family separation, reunion, reintegration, assessments, and referrals.

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 on requests for new or revised presentations by military leadership.
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 each day.
Complete and submit activity forms through the portal within 24 hours of initial client contact, ensuring they are complete and accurate.
Meet the stated weekly average workday and daily face-to-face and ancillary contact goals; notify the supervisor immediately if hindrances arise.
Complete daily timekeeping requirements for both the employer and Government/Prime Contractor.
Perform other duties as assigned.