Short Term or Coverage - MFLC Counselor

Description

Make a difference in the lives of our military Service Members and their families with your expertise in counseling and behavioral health - without the fuss of insurance or paperwork.

Military and Family Life Counselors (MFLCs) are the first line of defense for our Service Members' mental health, and we need flexible, ready-to-serve counselors willing to jump in at a moment's notice.

Leidos seeks passionate licensed mental healthcare providers ready to embrace a flexible PRN-type schedule, stepping in where needed across military installations and communities to safeguard and enhance mental well-being.

MFLCs proactively provide counseling services, preventative in nature, to address and provide solution-focused approaches to issues before they become greater challenges. Counselors may support either adults or minors in a wide variety of assignments including but not limited to embedded units, family support, or school settings.

Mission Ready Reserve MFLCs are trained and available counselors ready to serve when called upon.

Working as a Mission Ready Reserve MFLC allows counselors to focus wholeheartedly on their passion for helping others, without administrative burdens. MRR counselors are assignment ready and taking an assignment is at their discretion.

The MRR Team has a backfill position for an existing MFLC on leave of absence. In this position, the MFLC serves Service Members and their families at Barksdale Air Force Base, LA, and provides an opportunity to positively impact those who serve our Nation.

• No insurance to file.
• No progress notes required.
• No treatment plans to develop.
• Intuitive reporting tools.

• Unlimited and free CEUs through a Leidos affiliate.
• Reimbursement for job-related license renewal fees.
• Eligibility to participate in 401K retirement plan.
• Referral incentives.
• Access to health and wellness programs with cashback incentives.
• Access to Leidos' Employee Discount Program and exclusive discount marketplace.

• Face-to-face counseling to military service members and their families (individual, couples, family, and children).
• Recommend appropriate referrals and handoffs based on clinical skills to military and community resources.
• Offer presentations to address social skills development and social emotional learning crucial for childhood early development.
• Build rapport with service members, spouses, and children by attending installation and community events.
• Help families and children with challenges particular to the military community, transitions, repeated moves, frequent separations, deployments, and more.

At the direction of the Department of Defense, duties are performed in multiple indoor (≈60%) and outdoor locations (≈40%). Indoor locations include military installations, school settings, or child development centers controlled by the DOD. Outdoor locations involve traversing uneven grassy, gravel, or dirt areas, stairs, and weather exposure. CDC settings may involve sitting on the floor to interact with children for up to two hours at a time.

Environments may vary depending on the assignment.

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

$28/hr - $50/hr.

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025.

Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement. More details are available at

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 for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.