Description

Job Description:

Join our global force of military counselors and therapists!

Leidos is looking for a Military Family Life Counselor to support Camp Zama in Japan.

Leidos is partnering with the Department of Defense Military and Family Life Counseling Program to provide highly confidential counseling services and support to military service members and their families across the country and around the world. Counseling services are generally preventive in nature and address topics such as living conditions, life skills, relationships at home and work, stress management, adjustment issues, marital problems, parenting, fear, grief, loss and much more. Our counselors use their diagnostic skills and past experience to identify high risk behaviors and assist in referral for ongoing treatment and support.

Responsibilities include:

• Face-to-face counseling to military service members and their families (Individual, Couples, Family, and Children).
• Identifying risk in the community by walking around, being available, and actively engaging with the community served.
• Recommending appropriate therapy referrals and handoffs based off your experienced differential diagnostic skills to military and community resources according to the needs of military service members and their families.
• Develops and/or uses approved therapy, training and education programs and materials.
• Communicates information regarding trends and issues at assigned installation to supervisors.
• Participates in regular in-service training, quality improvement committees, or other contract activities as assigned.
• Opportunity to participate in surge and on demand events at the military installations.

Minimum Requirements:

• A Master’s degree or higher in the Behavioral Health Professions (MS/MSW/MA/PhD)
• Licensure to practice at the independent practice level (LCSW, MFT, LPCC, Psychologist) in any US state
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must be able to pass a basic background check for employment, a NACI/CNACI clearance, commonly called a Public Trust clearance.
• 1 year or more of post licensure clinical experience

While helping America's finest and their families, MFLC counselors also benefit from:

• iPad provided for easy digital reporting, with no PII or PHI
• Documentation is simple and easy, used for reporting activity only – no long narratives to generate
• No insurance to file
• No progress notes
• No treatment plans
• No office to maintain
• Free work-related professional development courses
• Reimbursement for job related license renewal fees
• Flexible 40-hour work weeks
• Paid federal holidays

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.