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About the Role

This position provides the full breadth of Child and Youth Behavioral (CYB) counseling services to children of military service members and their families at military installations. Services include non-medical counseling, training, health and wellness presentations, and consultation with parents and installation command.

Responsibilities

Provides non-medical, short-term, solution focused counseling directly to eligible children and youth of service members.
Services include assessment, brief counseling and consultation, action planning, referral to resources, and follow-up.
Supports staff and personnel of Child Development Centers (CDC), youth programs and summer camps.
Provides parent support, training, and guidance.
Delivers training and health and wellness presentations.
Participates in health fairs and other base/installation activities focused on children and youth.
Enters counselor activity data daily through smartphone or web application.
Establishes and maintains working relationships with community resources focused on children and youth.
Ensures visibility within assigned location(s) to make MFLC services accessible.
Abides by line-of-sight protocol when working with children.
Partners with POC to provide CYB services in a manner that addresses the needs of the installation/facility.
Develops an effective and professional working relationship with the installation/facility POC.
Manages duty to warn and restricted reporting situations according to Department of Defense (DoD) protocol.
Communicates with Regional Supervisors and participates in regular individual and group supervision.
Responds to critical incidents and special requests as directed.
Participates in regular in-services/training, Quality Improvement committees, initiatives, studies, and pilot programs.
Completes activity documentation and integrates pilot activities into non-medical counseling work.
Utilizes applicable technology to complete required activities.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Candidates must be local to Fort Drum, NY.
Must be licensed at the independent level as a Mental Health Counselor (LPC or LMHC), Therapist (LMFT), Social Worker (LCSW) or equivalent independent licensure.
Master’s Degree from an accredited Graduate Program in a Mental Health related field.
Valid unrestricted independent counseling license from a State, District of Columbia, US Territory or Commonwealth that grants authority to provide counseling services as an independent practitioner.
Less than 2 years of post-licensure clinical experience.
Demonstrate intermediate-level competencies in technology and software (i.e., Microsoft Suite, Internet navigation, Smartphone/Tablet and application navigation, video-conferencing platform navigation).
Ability to engage and communicate with military members or children as assigned.
Ability to respond quickly to emergent situations in any physical location on a military installation and/or within a school setting.
Ability to traverse short and/or long distances within the base to both indoor and outdoor locations.
Ability to maneuver through rugged, outdoor or uneven locations (e.g., steep inclines, stairs, grass).
Ability to work in outdoor weather and other military base conditions.
May need to comply with various site-specific requirements to work at designated locations (e.g., current immunizations or vaccinations).
Ability to prove US Citizenship.
Must be fluent in English.
Understanding, sensitivity and empathy for children, service members and their families.
Ability to develop trusting, helping relationships.
Ability to work effectively with individuals and families from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Pass a Child National Agency Check and Inquiries (CNACI) Clearance and an Installation Records Check (IRC), Criminal History Background Check and FBI Fingerprints Check.
Possess a valid U.S. state vehicle operator’s license (unless waived).
May be required to pass tests for and obtain a U.S. military vehicle operator’s permit for commercial sedans and similar, for use at Temporary Duty (TDY) locations, if required.
Must meet the Magellan MFLC CYB criteria for experience with children and youth and specialty in child and adolescent development/psychology.
School assigned counselors must have past work experience in a school setting to qualify for assignment.

Skills

Mental Health Counseling
Therapy
Social Work
Non-medical counseling
Training and health and wellness presentations
Consultation with parents and installation command
Assessment
Brief counseling
Solution-focused counseling
Action planning
Referral to resources
Follow-up
Technology and software proficiency (Microsoft Suite, Internet navigation, Smartphone/Tablet and application navigation, video-conferencing platform navigation)
Communication with military members or children
Working with diverse populations
Understanding of child and adolescent development/psychology
School setting experience (for school assigned counselors)

Location

Fort Drum, NY

Work Type

Full-time
Contract

Experience Level

Less than 2 years of post-licensure clinical experience
MFLC Tier 2

Education Level

Master's Degree in a Mental Health related field

Salary/Compensations

Salary Minimum: $59,922
Salary Maximum: $100,280

Benefits

Short-term incentives
Comprehensive benefits package
Broad range of health, life, voluntary and other benefits and perks

About the Company

Magellan Health, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Tobacco-free workplace.

Equal Opportunity

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled.