Wellness Counselor

Patriot Enterprises • Ft Carson, CO

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About The Position

The Wellness Counselor will support the Department of Army CID Wellness Program, which provides preventive behavioral health services to USACID personnel and their families. The program aims to improve careers, promote enduring health and resilience, and reduce behavioral health problems through services such as individual and family counseling, skills building, behavioral health education, and case management.

Counselors provide preventive, non-diagnostic annual face-to-face sessions to assigned CID Agents. They manage a caseload of approximately 65–100 Agents or personnel and provide case management for personnel referred to treatment outside the Wellness Program, including follow-up after inpatient care, substance abuse programs, and other long-term treatment. Counselors travel to designated locations associated with their hub and may travel for critical incidents, training, or leadership conferences.

Requirements

• Be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a master’s degree from an accredited graduate program.
• Hold a valid, unrestricted license from a state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. Commonwealth, or a U.S. Territory authorizing independent counseling practice.
• Be able to practice independently without state-mandated clinical supervision and demonstrate working knowledge of professional standards and ethics regarding social work services.
• Have experience in brief behavioral interventions, critical incident event management, public speaking, and case management.
• Maintain professional liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate.
• Have at least six years of full-time professional experience post-licensure.
• Understand law enforcement and military lifestyle and culture.
• Communicate effectively with people and groups from diverse backgrounds, including enlisted personnel, officers, senior military and civilian leadership, spouses, and other family members.
• Be well-versed in crisis debriefing, individual and family counseling, case management, and training.
• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Pass an extensive background investigation.
• Be able to operate general office equipment, including computers, phones, and related media and information devices.
• Be able to communicate and interact with others in person and/or by telephone, work under time pressure, and work rapidly for extended periods to meet deadlines.
• Meet the position’s typically sedentary physical demands, including occasionally exerting up to 10 pounds of force and frequently or constantly exerting negligible force to move objects.

Nice To Haves

• Background working with or in the military and law enforcement is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct one face-to-face session with each assigned CID Agent per calendar year; these sessions are not command referrals, are not included in formalized mental health records, and are not for diagnosing or treating psychiatric disorders.
• Manage approximately 65–100 assigned Agents or personnel, recognizing that not all will require ongoing or consistent care.
• Visit each designated location associated with the counselor’s hub for at least five days per quarter to provide face-to-face counseling services.
• Travel as needed for critical incident events, requested training, or leadership conferences specified by USACID leadership.
• Provide case management for DACID personnel referred for treatment outside the Wellness Program by coordinating and monitoring progress and needs to ensure appropriate services are provided.
• Provide follow-up case management after inpatient care, substance abuse programs, or referrals to long-term treatment, including follow-up after treatment termination to ensure care has been adequately completed.
• Track all cases using a tracker provided by the Government.
• Develop, prepare, and present formal briefings and speeches to USACIDC leadership at all echelons.

What This Job Offers

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