MFLC Counselor: Short Term or As Needed Coverage - NB Kitsap, Washington

About the role

Make a difference in the lives of military Service Members and their families with your expertise in counseling and mental health – without the fuss of insurance, treatment plans, or overhead. Military and Family Life Counselors (MFLCs) are the first line of defense for Service Members’ mental health. 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 provide proactive, preventative counseling and solution‑focused approaches to issues before they become greater challenges. Counselors may support adults or minors in assignments such as being embedded with a military unit, supporting military families, or working within a school setting. The Mission Ready Reserve (MRR) model allows counselors to focus wholeheartedly on helping others, unencumbered by administrative burdens; assignments are taken at the counselor’s discretion.

Responsibilities

• Provide face‑to‑face counseling to military Service Members and their families (individual, couples, family, and children)
• Recommend appropriate referrals and handoffs based on differential clinical skills to military and community resources
• Offer presentations to address social skills development and social‑emotional learning crucial for early childhood development
• Build rapport with Service Members, spouses, and children by attending installation and community events
• Help families and children with challenges particular to the military community (transitions, frequent moves, separations, deployments, etc.)

Requirements

• Master’s degree or higher in Behavioral Health Professions (MS/MSW/MA/PhD)
• Licensure to practice at the independent practice level (LCSW, MFT, LPCC, Psychologist) in a U.S. state or territory
• U.S. citizenship
• Ability to pass a basic background check (National/Child National Agency Check with Inquiries – NACI/CNACI, commonly called a Public Trust clearance)

Benefits

• Unlimited and free continuing education units (CEUs) through a Leidos affiliate
• Reimbursement for job‑related license renewal fees
• Eligibility to participate in a 401K retirement plan
• Access to health and wellness programs with cashback incentives
• Access to Leidos’ Employee Discount Program and exclusive discount marketplace

Pay

Pay range: $28 /hr – $50 /hr (guideline only; actual offer based on responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, market data, etc.)

Schedule

Flexible PRN‑type schedule; counselors are assignment‑ready and may accept or decline assignments at their discretion. Work may be performed at military installations, schools, child development centers, or community settings, with approximately 60% indoor and 40% outdoor environments.