Short Term or As Needed Coverage, MFLC Counselor, China Lake CA

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Help families and children with challenges that are particular to the military community, transitions, reoccurring moves, frequent separations, deployments, and more.

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.

Qualifications

• No insurance to file.
• No progress notes required.
• No treatment plans to develop.
• Intuitive reporting tools.

Skills

• Proactive approach to counseling.
• Ability to build rapport with service members, spouses, and children.
• Knowledge of military-specific challenges and solutions.

Benefits

• 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.

Pay

Pay Range $28/hr. - $50/hr.

Schedule

Flexible PRN-type schedule, stepping in where needed across military installations and communities.

Leidos

At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.