Military Family Life Counselor (Child Development Center)
Company: Leidos
Location: El Cajon
Posted on: October 23, 2024
Job Description:
Description Leidos is hiring licensed behavioral health
professionals to join our Child and Youth Behavioral, Military and
Family Life Counselor (MFLC) team to support Naval Base Point Loma
and Naval Base San Diego.Join the mission to support U.S. military
service members and their families as they work through important
military life adjustments while serving their country. The Child
and Youth Behavioral Military and Family Life Counselor (CYB-MFLC)
position offers a unique opportunity to serve a vital role, in
providing non-medical support, which includes counseling,
consultation, and outreach, to eligible faculty, staff, parents,
children, and youth. Non-medical counseling is preventive in nature
and aims to address and provide solution focused approaches to
issues before they become greater challenges.Military children face
unique emotional and environmental challenges due to the stress of
military life. This is an opportunity for you to reach them where
and when you are most needed.CYB-MFLC responsibilities include:
- 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.
- 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.CYB-MFLC will also benefit from:
- 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.Additional Job Duties May Include:
- 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.
- Due to the nature of working on military installations or
related worksites, counselors may need to comply with various
site-specific requirements to work at designated
locations.Environment:At the direction of the Department of
Defense, duties are performed in multiple indoor locations
(approximately 60%) and outdoor locations (approximately 40%). The
indoor locations are located within a child development center
(CDC) controlled by the Department of Defense. The outdoor
locations frequently involve traversing over uneven grassy, gravel,
and/or dirt areas, ascending/descending stairs, and exposure to the
weather. CDC settings frequently involve sitting on the floor to
interact with children for up to 2 hours at a time.Licensure
Portability: -Great news! Under the recent National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA), licensed Military and Family Life
Counselors may provide non-medical counseling services to military
families at any location in a U.S. state, the District of Columbia,
or a territory or possession of the United States, regardless of
which state the counselor is licensed in. Within the scope of the
MFLC program, a counselor may hold any independent and clinical
license recognized by the Secretary of Defense as an appropriate
license for the provision of non-medical counseling services.
-Minimum Requirements:
- A master's degree or higher in the Behavioral Health
Professions (MS/MSW/MA/PhD).
- The candidate must hold a valid independent license in the
mental health field from any US state or territory (Licensed Social
Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Counselor,
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.Original Posting
Date:2024-10-15While subject to change based on business needs,
Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain
open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no
earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed
above.Pay Range:Pay Range $55,250.00 - $99,875.00The Leidos pay
range for this job level is a general guideline only -and not a
guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered
in extending an offer include (but are not limited to)
responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge,
skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with
market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other
law.
Keywords: Leidos, Oceanside , Military Family Life Counselor (Child Development Center), Other , El Cajon, California
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