Military & Family Life Counselor - Child/Youth SOCOM-Eglin AFB, FL

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network • Eglin AFB, FL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Military & Family Life Counselor (MFLC) provides non-medical, short-term, solution-focused, walk-around counseling, consultation, and training to the command structure, service members, children, youth, and families connected to Special Operations Command (SOCOM). The counselor works at assigned primary and secondary locations and provides services individually, with a parent and child or children, or with the family as a whole. The role requires understanding of special operations culture and security issues and maintaining client and service-member confidentiality.

The counselor coordinates with the Regional Supervisor/Regional Director, installation personnel, military branch Points of Contact (POCs), and SOCOM leadership to ensure services are within scope and responsive to installation needs. The counselor remains visible and accessible, develops working relationships with military populations and community resources, and responds to critical incidents, surge needs, and special requests as directed and approved.

The role includes daily activity reporting through a smartphone or web application, participation in supervision, training, quality improvement and other contract activities, and possible participation in customer- or Magellan-directed initiatives, studies, and pilot programs. The counselor may need to flex their schedule for urgent requests and travel to locations outside a military base. This position is onsite at Eglin AFB, Florida, and candidates must be local or willing to become local.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited graduate program in a mental-health-related field.
• Valid, unrestricted independent counseling license from a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. territory, or commonwealth, authorizing independent practice; candidates must be independently licensed as a Mental Health Counselor, Therapist, or Social Worker.
• Less than two years of post-licensure clinical experience.
• Intermediate-level competency with technology and software, including Microsoft Suite, internet navigation, smartphone or tablet use, applications, and video-conferencing platforms.
• Ability to engage and communicate with military members or children as assigned and respond quickly to emergent situations on military installations or in school settings.
• Ability to traverse short or long distances on base, including indoor and outdoor areas, rugged or uneven terrain, steep inclines, stairs, and grass, and to work in outdoor weather and other military-base conditions.
• Ability to travel to locations outside a military base in varied physical environments, as required.
• Ability to meet site-specific work requirements, which may include required immunizations or vaccinations and providing proof of receipt.
• Proof of U.S. citizenship and fluent English.
• Understanding, sensitivity, and empathy for service members and their families.
• Ability to develop trusting, helping relationships and work effectively with individuals and families from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Pass a National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) clearance, Installation Records Check (IRC), Criminal History Background Check, and FBI fingerprint check.
• Acquire and maintain a Secret-level security clearance.
• Possess a valid U.S. state vehicle operator’s license unless specifically waived by the FEDSIM COR.
• May be required to pass tests for and obtain a U.S. military vehicle operator’s permit for commercial sedans and similar vehicles for use at TDY locations, if required.
• Be local or willing to become local to Eglin AFB, Florida.

Responsibilities

• Provide non-medical, short-term, solution-focused, walk-around counseling to eligible service members and family members at assigned SOCOM locations.
• Conduct assessments, brief counseling, consultation, action planning, referrals to resources, linkage to resources as appropriate, and follow-up as indicated.
• Work with SOCOM-connected children, youth, and families, including individuals, parent-child groups, or entire families.
• Deliver training, health and wellness presentations, and other base or installation activities as requested or directed.
• Consult with installation command regarding behavioral health issues, with understanding of special operations culture and security issues.
• Coordinate with Regional Supervisors/Regional Directors, installation personnel, military branch POCs, and SOCOM leadership to provide services within scope and meet installation needs.
• Maintain a visible presence within the brigade or regiment so MFLC services are accessible.
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with installation personnel, community resources, and military populations.
• Partner with POCs to deliver services that address installation needs while maintaining confidentiality.
• Respond to critical incidents, surge needs, and special requests as directed by the POC and approved by the OSD program manager.
• Flex the work schedule to respond to urgent requests when needed or at the request of the Regional Supervisor/Regional Director.
• Enter counselor activity data daily through a smartphone or web application while maintaining client and service-member confidentiality.
• Manage duty-to-warn and restricted-reporting situations according to DoD protocol and staff cases with the Regional Supervisor/Regional Director.
• Participate in individual and group supervision and communicate trends and issues from assigned installations.
• Participate in in-service training, Quality Improvement committees, and other contract activities as assigned or appropriate.
• Participate in initiatives, studies, and pilot programs as directed, including applicable certification and training, activity documentation, integration of pilot activities into counseling work, and use of required technology.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Health, life, voluntary, and other benefits and perks intended to support physical, mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing
• May be eligible for short-term incentives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level