Military Family Life Counselor -Youth
About The Position
Leidos is hiring a licensed behavioral health professional for its Child and Youth Behavioral Military and Family Life Counselor (CYB-MFLC) team, supporting Naval Base Coronado in California. The assignment rotates across a Child Development Center (CDC), a Youth Center, and a high school. The counselor provides preventive, non-medical counseling, consultation, and outreach to eligible faculty, staff, parents, children, and youth, helping address military-life adjustments before they become more significant challenges. The role involves engaging with children from infancy through age five at installation CDCs and with school-aged children, youth, and teens in before- or after-school care settings. Counselors participate in educational and developmentally appropriate activities, support children and families through transitions, coach staff and parents, and provide presentations focused on social skills and social-emotional learning. They also build rapport with families at installation and community events, report trends and issues to Team Leads, and participate in training and other assigned contract activities. The position is performed in multiple indoor and outdoor locations, approximately 60% indoors and 40% outdoors. Work may involve responding to emergent situations, traveling to locations on or off a military installation, traversing long distances and uneven terrain, ascending or descending stairs, working in outdoor weather, and sitting on the floor with children for up to two hours at a time. Site-specific requirements may apply at military installations or related worksites. The program does not require insurance claims, progress notes, or treatment plans. An iPad is provided for digital reporting that does not include personally identifiable or protected health information. Leidos also provides centralized support through a Counseling Center of Excellence. Under the described licensure portability provision, licensed MFLCs may provide program services at U.S. locations regardless of the state in which they are licensed, subject to the program's license requirements.
Requirements
- Master’s degree or higher in a behavioral health profession, such as MS, MSW, MA, or PhD.
- Valid independent license in the mental health field from a U.S. state or territory; examples listed are LCSW, MHC, MFT, LPCC, or Psychologist.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to pass an employment background check and a Child National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI/CNACI) Public Trust clearance.
- Ability to meet site-specific requirements for military installations or related worksites.
- Ability to traverse long distances and uneven outdoor terrain, ascend and descend stairs, and work outdoors in varying weather.
- Ability to sit on the floor to interact with children for up to two hours at a time.
Responsibilities
- Work with children ages 0–5 at installation Child Development Centers and with school-aged children, youth, and teens in before- or after-school care settings.
- Participate in and engage children and youth in educational activities with appropriate developmental focus.
- Coach, guide, and support staff and parents, and model behavior-management techniques.
- Deliver presentations addressing social-skills development and social-emotional learning.
- Promote creativity and positivity using approved materials.
- Build rapport with parents and families by attending installation and community events.
- Help children adjust to transitions, including moving to a new school or home.
- Participate in regular in-service training and other assigned contract activities.
- Communicate trends and issues at the assigned installation to Team Leads.
- Respond to emergent situations at physical locations on a military installation, as needed.
- Travel to assigned locations, including locations outside a military base, and work in varied indoor and outdoor environments.
Benefits
- No insurance claims to file.
- No progress notes required.
- No treatment plans to develop.
- iPad provided for digital reporting.
- Paid federal holidays.
- Free and unlimited behavioral healthcare training.
- Reimbursement for job-related license renewal fees.
- Eligibility to participate in a 401(k) retirement plan.
- Centralized support through a Counseling Center of Excellence, including best practices, expert speakers, and state-of-the-art resources.
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Job Type
Full-time
