MFLC Counselor (Intermittent)

Goldbelt Glacier is accelerating healthcare delivery and providing superior force health readiness across the military, federal, and civilian landscapes. Goldbelt Glacier is committed to providing transformative and comprehensive health operational capabilities to support customers across scientific, clinical, technological, and program management areas.

Summary:

This is a standby, intermittent position to fill in for vacancies and absences. This position will have the primary responsibility of providing short term, non-medical counseling and outreach to military service members and their families in Alaska. This includes individual, couples, group counseling, as well as briefings and presentations and 'walk-around' counseling to decrease the stigma often associated with counseling.

We are currently seeking qualified independently licensed Counselor to support the Military and Family Life Counseling (MFLC) program in Alaska on an intermittent basis. MFLC Counselors provide services to military service members and their families to increase their ability to develop strong relationships, stress management, adequately express and manage their emotions and helps participants learn to anticipate and resolve unique challenges associated with military life. Other issues typically include marital problems, parenting, grief and loss, adjustment issues related to PSC'ing and deployments. These services aid in preventing or reducing the effects of stressors that may detract from military and family readiness.

Additionally, Counselors provide proactive outreach to service members and their families via walk-around counseling. Counselors work closely with military branch points of contact (POCs) to ensure that program services are provided within the scope of the contract and meet the needs of the assigned installation.

This intermittent position can work with adults, children, or both.

Salary and leveling commensurate with experience.

Essential Job Functions:

• Work alongside and/or (in line of sight) with students individually, in classroom settings, and in group activities throughout their daily settings.
• Provide psycho-social (OSD-approved) lessons/groups/lunch bunches aimed at targeting children's social-emotional development, relationship building, communication skills, deployment/reunion stressors, grief and loss, stress, conflict, life transitions and other issues that arise.
• Collaborating with teachers, parents, and administrators in order to promote the healthy development of children and youths' social-emotional competencies and capacities.
• Interacting with children and parents during special events, such as field days, award luncheons, sports events, parent groups, and center activities.
• Conducting briefings and/or presentations, as requested to students, teachers/professionals and/or parents.
• Providing referral resources to participants who need a greater level of care or to those that are not eligible for the MFLC program.
• Providing outreach services to parents and the installation command staff.
• Submitting Activity forms daily, to show 8 hours of direct daily contact.
• Reporting time daily for employer and government.

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

• Working knowledge of relevant military, state, federal, and local laws, and resources.
• Working knowledge of psycho-social development of children.
• A thorough understanding of the military lifestyle and experience working with military family members.
• Ability to understand, apply, and maintain professional standards.
• Highly developed written, oral, and presentation communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Licensure at the independent practice level (LCSW, LMFT, LPC LCPC, LMHC).
• Master's degree from an accredited graduate program in a mental health-related field such as social work, psychology, marriage/family therapy, or counseling.
• Fluency in the English language.
• Experience with children and youth and specialty in child and adolescent development/psychology.
• A valid driver's license; ability to travel locally as needed.
• Ability to pass all background/suitability check.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MFLC experience.
• Physical ability to support youth activities, such as walking, running, bike riding, canoeing, and hiking, for selected assignments.
• Bilingual in Spanish.
• Experience working with children in school/youth setting.