Military Family Life Counselor - OCONUS

These positions are in support of military installations in overseas locations in Europe and Africa; such as Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Turkey, etc. Candidate must be willing to travel to the overseas location for a period of 6 months to a year. Candidates must be a licensed clinician at the independent practice level in any US state. Must have an active passport.

Provides the full breadth of MFLC consultation and counseling services to the command structure and military service members and their families at military installations outside of the continental U.S. (OCONUS). Responsible for providing MFLC services including non‑medical, short‑term, walk‑around counseling, training/health and wellness presentations, and consultation to installation command regarding behavioral health issues with an understanding of the military unit, cultural and mission.

Works closely with the Regional Supervisor/Regional Director, installation, and military branch Points of Contact (POC) to assure that the program is provided within scope and meets the needs of the installation.

• Provides non‑medical, short term, solution‑focused, walk‑around counseling directly to eligible service and family members at assigned primary and secondary locations. Services include assessment, brief counseling and consultation, action planning, referral to resources (assuring linkage as appropriate), and follow‑up as indicated.
• Delivers training and health and wellness presentations, participates in health fairs and other base/installation activities as requested/direct.
• Enters counselor activity data daily through smart phone, web, or fax to assure that reporting is accurate from assigned installation, while maintaining client/service member confidentiality.
• Consistently visible within the brigade/regiment which allows MFLC services to be accessible. Establishes and maintains working relationships with community resources and military populations. Partners with POC to provide MFLC services in a manner that addresses the needs of the installation. Develops an excellent working relationship with the installation POC.
• Provides MFLC response to critical incidents, surge and on‑demand events, and special requests as directed by the POC and approved by the OSD program manager. Counselor will flex schedule to respond to urgent requests as needed or at the request of the Regional Supervisor/Regional Director.
• Manages duty to warn and restricted reporting situations according to DoD protocol and staffs the cases with Regional Supervisor/Regional Director.
• Communicates with Regional Supervisors and participates in regular individual and group supervision, sharing information regarding trends and issues on the installations to which they are assigned.
• Participates in regular in‑services/training, Quality Improvement committees or other contract activities as assigned/appropriate.
• Participates in initiatives, studies, and pilot programs as directed by the customer and/or Magellan. This includes participation in pilot program certification and training processes, completion of activity documentation, integration of pilot activities in non‑medical counseling work, and the utilization of applicable technology to complete required activities.
• All other duties as assigned.

The job duties listed above are representative and not intended to be all‑inclusive of what may be expected of an employee assigned to this job. A leader may assign additional or other duties which would align with the intent of this job, without revision to the job description.

• Master’s Degree from an accredited Graduate Program in a Mental Health related field.
• Valid unrestricted independent counseling license from a State,…