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Last Updated: 1/30/23
Job Description
About The Position:
11th Hour Service has immediate openings for licensed mental health professionals, licensed professional counselors, clinical social workers, and marriage and family therapists to work with the Department of Defense's largest mental health program, the Military & Family Life Counselor (MFLC) program. This exciting and extremely important opportunity provides flexible, walk-around counseling to military service members and their families. This population makes sacrifices every day and the MFLC program gives mental health professionals the opportunity to give back to those who are willing to give the ultimate sacrifice. If you are as excited about your future as we are, join our team here at 11th Hour Service.
Job Overview:
MFLCs provide non-medical counseling services to military service members and their families. Non-medical counseling is supportive in nature and addresses: living conditions; life skills; improving relationships at home and at work; stress management; adjustment issues, such as those related to returning from deployment; marital problems; parenting, fear, grief, and loss. Counseling modalities consist of individuals, families, couples, and groups. MFLCs may be based out of an installation’s family center, a National Guard and Reserve Joint Force HQ or other facilities and will provide proactive outreach to service members and their families via walk-around counseling. Locations are military installations in Nebraska and Nevada.
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Provides face-to-face, non-medical counseling to military service members and their families and makes appropriate referrals and transfers to military and community resources according to the needs of military service members and their families.
- 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 and activities as requested/directed.
- Cultivates and maintains direct, high-level relationships with high-level commanders and personnel within the assigned military unit, utilizing superior senior relationship management skills and recognizing the unique structure and mission of the assigned military unit.
- Delivers training and health and wellness presentations, and participates in health fairs and another base/installation activities as requested/ directed.
- Creates a presence within the brigade/regiment in which the service and family members feel comfortable approaching the counselor, recognizing the program to be confidential. Establish and maintain working relationships with community resources and provide appropriate linkages for service members and their families.
- Tracks services performed and referrals made using the appropriate reporting system.
- Responds to critical incidents, surge and on-demand events, and special requests as directed by the POC and approved by the OSD program manager.
- Communicates with supervisors to share information regarding trends and issues at their assigned installation.
- Participates in regular in-service/training, Quality Improvement committees, or other contract activities as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree (MS/MSW/MA) from an accredited graduate program in a mental health-related field such as social work, psychology, marriage/family therapy, or counseling.
- Licensure at the independent practice level (LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LCPC, LMHC)
- Must be a U.S. Citizen and must speak fluent English.
- Must be able to obtain NACI clearance.
- Understanding, sensitivity, and empathy for military service members and their families.
- Ability to work with family programs and/or advocacy services, military, or civilian social service agencies, and with military family members.
- Ability to develop trusting helping relationships and work effectively with individuals and families from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Ability to intervene in crises using sound professional judgment, ethical practice, and common sense.
- Ability to work independently to develop, implement, and evaluate safety and intervention plans to meet individual and family needs.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office software applications including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Desired Experience:
- Working knowledge of military, state, federal, and local resources, and the ability to work with military and civilian medical, social service, law enforcement, and legal personnel on behalf of service members and their families.
Full Benefit Package
Company Details
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
About 11th Hour Service
11th Hour Service was founded in 2006 by two Veterans, and alumni of Big 4 and large multinational consulting firms. Originally established as an executive head hunting and staffing firm – 11th Hour Search – our team developed a unique, proactive, and swift proprietary talent identification process rooted in excellence, but always grounded in quality, which is now known as...