Short Term or As Needed Coverage - MFLC Counselor - Whidbey Island, Washington
Company: Leidos
Location: Seattle
Posted on: October 21, 2024
Job Description:
Description Make a difference in the lives of our military
Service Members and their families with your expertise in
counseling and behavioral health - without the fuss of insurance or
paperwork. Military and Family Life Counselors (MFLCs) are the
first line of defense for our Service Members' mental health, and
we need flexible, ready-to-serve counselors willing to jump in at a
moment's notice.Leidos seeks passionate licensed mental healthcare
providers ready to embrace a flexible PRN-type schedule, stepping
in where needed across military installations and communities to
safeguard and enhance mental well-being. MFLCs proactively provide
counseling services, preventative in nature, to address and provide
solution-focused approaches to issues before they become greater
challenges. Interested counselors may support either adults or
minors in a wide variety of assignments including but not limited
to being embedded with a military unit, supporting military
families, or working within a school setting.What is Mission Ready
Reserve (MRR)? Mission Ready Reserve MFLCs are trained and
available counselors ready to serve when called upon. Working as a
Mission Ready Reserve MFLC allows counselors to focus
wholeheartedly on their passion for helping others, without
administrative burdens. Mission Ready Reserve counselors are
assignment ready and taking an assignment is at the discretion of
the Mission Ready Reserve counselor.The Mission Ready Reserve Team
has a backfill position for an existing MFLC that is taking a leave
of absence. In this position, the MFLC serves Service Members and
their families at Whidbey Island, Washington. This is an interim
position with the MFLC Program and provides an opportunity to
positively impact those who serve our Nation.With additional
opportunities to support other short-term assignments throughout
the program year.MRR MFLC Service Oriented Model:The Mission Ready
Reserve model allows you to focus on your counseling and the
military Service Members and the families you will be supporting.
Counselors have:
- No insurance to file.
- No progress notes required.
- No treatment plans to develop.
- Intuitive reporting tools.MRR MFLC will also benefit from:
- Unlimited and free CEUs through a Leidos affiliate.
- Reimbursement for job-related license renewal fees.
- Eligibility to participate in 401K retirement plan.
- Referral incentives.
- Access to health and wellness programs with cashback
incentives.
- Access to Leidos' Employee Discount Program and exclusive
discount marketplace.MRR MFLC responsibilities include:
- Face-to-face counseling to military service members and their
families (individual, couples, family, and children).
- Recommending appropriate referrals and handoffs based on your
experienced differential clinical skills to military and community
resources according to the needs of military service members and
their families.
- Offer presentations to address social skills development and
social emotional learning that is crucial for childhood early
development.
- Build rapport with service members, spouses, and children by
attending installation and community events.
- Help families and children with challenges that are particular
to the military community, transitions, reoccurring moves, frequent
separations, deployments, and more.Environment: At the direction of
the Department of Defense (DOD), duties are performed in multiple
indoor locations (approximately 60%) and outdoor locations
(approximately 40%). The indoor locations are located within a
military installation, a school setting, or a child development
center (CDC) setting controlled by the DOD. 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 two hours at a time. As a Mission
Ready Reserve MFLC, you may experience various environments
depending on the assignment.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 (LCSW, 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.Full time work on a part
time basisHow to make an impactPay Range:Pay Range $28/hr. -
$50/hr.Original Posting Date:2024-05-24While 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 -The 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.
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