Military Family Life School Counselor - JBER, AK

Leidos • Jber, AK

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is hiring licensed behavioral health professionals for a future opportunity supporting JBER, Alaska, as part of its Military and Family Life Counselor Child and Youth Behavioral team. This is a nine-month school-calendar position aligned with the calendar of the school or schools supported. The counselor provides preventive, non-medical counseling, consultation, and outreach to eligible faculty, staff, parents, children, and youth, helping address concerns with solution-focused approaches before they become greater challenges. The role supports military-connected children and families as they manage emotional and environmental challenges associated with military life.

The counselor works in schools serving military youth and teens, engaging with them in activities and providing coaching, guidance, and support to staff and parents. The position also includes presentations on social skills development and social-emotional learning, support with transitions such as a new school or home, and relationship-building with families through installation and community events. Counselors participate in training and contract activities and communicate trends and issues at their assigned installation to Team Leads.

Duties may also include responding to emergencies on a military installation and traveling to locations on or off base. Work takes place in multiple indoor and outdoor settings, approximately 60% indoors and 40% outdoors. Outdoor duties may involve uneven grassy, gravel, or dirt terrain, stairs, and exposure to weather. Site-specific requirements may apply at military installations and related worksites.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or higher in a behavioral health profession, such as MS, MSW, MA, or PhD.
• Valid independent mental health license from any U.S. state or territory; examples listed include LCSW, MHC, MFT, LPCC, and Psychologist.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be able to pass an employment background check and Child National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI/CNACI) clearance, commonly called a Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Work at schools populated by military youth and teens.
• Visually observe, participate in, and engage with youth and teens in activities.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and support to staff and parents, and model behavior-management techniques.
• Offer presentations addressing social skills development and social-emotional learning.
• Promote creativity and positivity through approved materials.
• Build rapport with parents and families by attending installation and community events.
• Help children and youth adjust to transitions, such as 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 in physical locations on military installations, as needed.
• Travel to locations outside a military base, as needed.

Benefits

• No insurance to file.
• No progress notes required.
• No treatment plans to develop.
• iPad provided for 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 a 401K retirement plan.
• Centralized support through a Counseling Center of Excellence, providing best practices, expert speakers, and state-of-the-art resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time