Military Family Life Counselor (MFLC) - Grand Forks AFB
About The Position
Venesco LLC is hiring an independently licensed Military Family Life Counselor (MFLC) to support military members and families at or around Grand Forks Air Force Base in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The opening is for an adult MFLC. The counselor uses discretion and independent judgment to provide non-medical counseling, coaching, training, education, and appropriate resource information to active-duty service members and their families. Counseling is supportive in nature and addresses 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. Counselors help clients address military-life challenges including deployment, frequent relocations, isolation from extended family, children coping with an absent parent, child education, and spousal employment. The posting also describes school and Child Development Center counselor assignments. These counselors may serve at DoDEA schools, military childcare centers, local community schools, youth programs, summer camps, and on-demand assignments. CYB counselors work with military branch Points of Contact to ensure services remain within the contract scope and meet installation needs. School-setting experience is required for CYB positions. Venesco states that it is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and is committed to employment and personnel actions based on merit and without discrimination.
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; 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/CYB positions, past experience working in a school setting or another Child/Youth Services setting.
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.
- Use independent judgment to provide supportive counseling addressing living conditions, life skills, relationships, stress management, adjustment issues, marital problems, parenting, fear, grief, and loss.
- Help military members and families address challenges such as deployment, relocation, separation from extended family, children coping with a parent's absence, child education, and spousal employment.
- For CYB assignments, work with military branch Points of Contact to ensure the program stays within the contract scope and meets installation needs.
Benefits
- $800 sign-on bonus for new hires.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
