Military Family School Counselor - Security Clearance

Position Overview

Leidos is hiring licensed behavioral health professionals to serve as Military and Family Life Counselors (MFLC) on a school-based team at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. This 9‑month position follows the school calendar and supports U.S. military service members and their families through preventive, non‑medical counseling, consultation, and outreach.

• Work at schools populated by military youth and teens.
• Observe, participate, and engage in activities with youth and/or teens; provide coaching, guidance, and support to staff and parents; model behavior management techniques for staff and parents.
• Offer presentations on social skills development and social‑emotional learning crucial for youth and teenage development.
• Promote creativity and positivity through approved materials.
• Build rapport with parents and families by attending installation and community events.
• Help with transition adjustments, such as a new school and a new home.
• Participate in regular in‑service training or other contract activities as assigned.
• Communicate information regarding trends and issues at assigned installation to Team Leads.

• No insurance required; no progress notes required; no treatment plans to develop.
• iPad provided for digital reporting, with no PII or PHI.
• Paid federal holidays.
• Free and unlimited behavioral healthcare training.
• Reimbursement for job‑related license renewal fees.
• Eligibility to participate in 401(k) retirement plan.
• Centralized support through a Counseling Center of Excellence that provides best practices, expert speakers, and state‑of‑the‑art resources.

• Respond to emergent situations in any physical location on a military installation.
• Traverse long distances to both indoor and outdoor locations, maneuver through rugged, outdoor, or uneven locations and work in outdoor weather.
• Travel to locations outside of a military base in a variety of physical environments.
• Comply with various site‑specific requirements to work at designated locations.

Under the Department of Defense direction, duties are performed in approximately 60% indoor locations and 40% outdoor locations. Indoor locations are within a school setting controlled by the state or DoD Education Activity. Outdoor locations frequently involve traversing over uneven grassy, gravel, and/or dirt areas, ascending/descending stairs, and exposure to the weather.

Under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), licensed Military and Family Life Counselors may provide non‑medical counseling services to military families at any U.S. location, regardless of the state in which the counselor is licensed. A counselor may hold any independent and clinical license recognized by the Secretary of Defense as an appropriate license for the provision of non‑medical counseling services.

• Master’s degree or higher in Behavioral Health Professions (MS/MSW/MA/PhD).
• Valid independent license in the mental health field from any U.S. state or territory (LCSW, MHC, MFT, LPCC, Psychologist).
• U.S. citizen.
• Pass a basic background check for employment, a Child National Agency Check, and Inquiries (NACI/CNACI) clearance (Public Trust clearance).

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.