As an Adult-MFLC, you will provide non-medical support, including counseling, consultation, and outreach, to US military service members and their families as they navigate military life adjustments.

Responsibilities:

• Provide face-to-face counseling to military service members and their families (individuals, couples, and families)
• Observe, participate, and engage in activities with service members, military spouses, and families; provide coaching, guidance, and support to installation staff; and model behaviour management techniques for staff and military family members
• Offer presentations to service members, military families, and military leadership at military-connect events
• Promote creativity and positivity through approved materials
• Build rapport with parents and families by attending installation and community events
• Help 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

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 behavioural healthcare training
• Reimbursement for job-related license renewal fees
• Eligibility to participate in 401K retirement plan
• Centralised support through a Counseling Centre of Excellence that provides best practices, expert speakers, and state-of-the-art resources

Additional Job Duties:

• Responding to emergent situations in any physical location on a military installation
• Traversing long distances to both indoor and outdoor locations, to manoeuvre 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
• Complying with various site-specific requirements to work at designated locations

Environment:

• Duties are performed in multiple indoor locations (approximately 60%) and outdoor locations (approximately 40%)
• Indoor locations are located within a military installation controlled by the Department of Defense
• Outdoor locations frequently involve traversing over uneven grassy, gravel, and/or dirt areas, ascending/descending stairs, and exposure to the weather

Licensure Portability:

• 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 US state, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States, regardless of which state the counselor is licensed in

Minimum Requirements:

• A Master's degree or higher in the Behavioural Health Professions (MS/MSW/MA/PhD)
• Licensure to practice at the independent practice level (LCSW, MFT, LPCC, Psychologist) in the state where you provide services
• Must be a US 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

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