Child Youth Behavioral Military Family Life Counselor Job at Health Readiness Resources

Health Readiness Resources Honolulu, HI 96818

Health Readiness Resources (HRR) is looking for a Licensed Family Therapist!

A career of purpose—serving our nation’s military children and families—is open for you, an empathetic, supportive and motivational licensed therapist who can proactively help military children overcome common challenges such as deployment of a parent, frequent relocation and emotional management.

HRR partners with the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) Military and Family Life Counseling (MFLC) Program to provide highly confidential counseling services and support to military service members and their families. Non-medical counseling is preventive in nature and aims to address and solve issues before they become more harmful problems.

Many people like you, who have behavioral or mental health experience, are finding satisfaction in the non- medical counseling profession. Your education and experience can more effectively help people navigate life’s challenges when you’re not spending long hours completing billing and documentation, filing paperwork or sitting at a desk all day. The MFLC model emphasizes simple and easy documentation used for reporting activity only:

  • No long narratives to generate
  • No insurance to file
  • No progress notes
  • No treatment plans

Along with job satisfaction, you will be a part of the force of counseling excellence that makes a meaningful difference for U.S. Service Members and their families! Counselors play a vital role in helping service members and their families get the support they truly need. Military children face unique emotional and environmental challenges due to the stress of military life. This is an opportunity for you to reach them where and when you are most needed.

  • Work at installation Child Development Centers (CDCs) supporting children and youth- of all ages, parents and families. Multi-faceted position of CYB MFLC support- including child/youth, adults, couples, parenting and family sessions.
  • Offer trainings to address social skills development and social emotional learning that is crucial for childhood early development.
  • Promote creativity and positivity through approved materials and tools.
  • Give presentations that build skills and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Build rapport with parents and families by attending events and creating education and awareness about the importance of counseling services.
  • Help children with transition adjustments, such as a new school and a new home.
  • Become an integral part of the military educational leadership community that shapes our nation’s future. Many MFLCs receive military honors and awards as a gesture of appreciation for the value they bring!

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 clinical skills and 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).
  • Visibility in assigned installation, supporting military-connected students, parents and staff.
  • Recommending appropriate referrals and handoffs based on your experienced differential clinical skills to military and community resources according to the needs of military service members and their families.
  • Developing and/or using approved counseling, training and education programs and materials.
  • Communicating information regarding trends and issues at assigned installation to Team Leads.
  • Participating in regular in-service training or other contract activities as assigned.
  • Participating in installation and community events.

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 the state where you provide services.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret government security clearance.

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

  • Free work-related professional development courses.
  • iPad provided for easy digital reporting, with no PII or PHI.
  • Reimbursement for job-related license renewal fees.
  • Flexible 40-hour work weeks.
  • Paid federal holidays.

ABOUT HRR:

We are a behavioral health HR staffing solutions company. Our company, HRR was created out of a need for behavioral counselors to be appropriately matched to dynamic opportunities in our field of practice. HRR leadership is compromised of clinicians working in various settings and therefore understand the unique needs of other clinicians. We have over two decades of clinical experience so were understand the needs of other clinicians in the workforce. Working as a clinician is no small task, we give a lot of ourselves to our clients and to our profession as a whole. It’s important to have a staffing company working on your behalf to be able to screen positions that support not only your clinical role, but you as an individual.

We focus on staffing for government programs and contracts. We assist behavioral health / persons with a background in mental health, including: LPC, LCSW, LMFT, Psychologists, and other persons working in mental health finding positions to meet their professional needs, interests and lifestyle.

Our current focus is the Military Family Life Counselors (MFLC) program. We are seeking qualified candidates to fill local, national and international positions. Our experiences as MFLCs uniquely qualify us to mange the needs of the program or the command while we address the needs and concerns of the providers on the ground. Don’t miss this opportunity to work for an organization that acknowledges, recognizes, and manages the demands of the Military Family Life Counselor.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $52,650.00 - $109,350.00 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

  • Psychiatry

Schedule:

  • 4 hour shift
  • 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

  • Bonus pay
  • Signing bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Honolulu, HI 96818: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

  • Do you have a non-provisional license for the state of Hawaii such as a MHC, LCSW, LCPC, etc.?

Work Location: In person




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