Military Family Life Counselor - CDC - Fort Riley, KS

Leidos • Junction City, KS

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos is seeking licensed behavioral health professionals to join our Child and Youth Behavioral, Military and Family Life Counselor (MFLC) team to support Fort Riley, KS. This role is crucial in supporting U.S. military service members and their families through military life adjustments. The Child and Youth Behavioral Military and Family Life Counselor (CYB-MFLC) provides non-medical support, including counseling, consultation, and outreach, to eligible faculty, staff, parents, children, and youth. This preventive counseling aims to address issues before they escalate into greater challenges, recognizing the unique emotional and environmental stresses faced by military children. The position offers an opportunity to serve children and youth in settings like Child Development Centers (CDCs) for ages 0-5, and before/after-school care centers. Counselors will visually observe, participate in, and engage in activities with children and youth, providing coaching and guidance to staff and parents, and modeling behavior management techniques. The role also involves offering presentations on social skills development and social-emotional learning, promoting creativity and positivity, building rapport with families at installation and community events, and assisting children with transitions. Regular in-service training and communication of installation trends to Team Leads are also part of the responsibilities. Additional duties may include responding to emergent situations across various locations on a military installation, including traversing long distances and working in outdoor weather conditions. Counselors may need to comply with site-specific requirements for designated work locations.

Requirements

• A master’s degree or higher in the Behavioral Health Professions (MS/MSW/MA/PhD).
• Hold a valid independent license in the mental health field from any US state or territory (LCSW, MHC, MFT, LPCC, Psychologist).
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be able to pass a basic background check for employment, a Child National Agency Check, and Inquiries (NACI/CNACI) clearance, commonly called a Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Work at installation Child Development Centers (CDCs) with children 0-5, before or after-school care centers for school-aged children, youth and teens on educational activities and appropriate developmental focus.
• Visually observe, participate, and engage in activities with children and youth; provide coaching, guidance and support to staff and parents; and model behavior management techniques for staff and parents.
• Offer presentations to address social skills development and social emotional learning that is crucial for childhood early development.
• Promote creativity and positivity through approved materials.
• Build rapport with parents and families by attending installation and community events.
• Help children with transition adjustments, such as a new school and a new home.
• Participate in regular in-service training or other contract activities as assigned.
• Communicate information regarding trends and issues at assigned installation to Team Leads.
• Responding to emergent situations in any physical location on a military installation.
• Traversing long distances to both indoor and outdoor locations, to maneuver through rugged, outdoor, or uneven locations (ascend/descend), and work in outdoor weather.
• Travelling to locations outside of a military base in a variety of physical environments.

Benefits

• No insurance to file.
• No progress notes required.
• No treatment plans to develop.
• iPad provided for easy digital reporting, with no PII or PHI.
• Paid federal holidays.
• Free and unlimited behavioral healthcare training.
• Reimbursement for job-related license renewal fees.
• Eligibility to participate in 401K retirement plan.
• Centralized support through a Counseling Center of Excellence that provides best practices, expert speakers, and state-of-the-art resources.

What This Job Offers

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