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About the Role
Strategic Resources, Inc. (SRI) is seeking qualified Military and Family Life Counselors (MFLCs) to provide confidential, non-medical counseling, consultation, outreach, and psychoeducational support to service members and their families. The MFLC enhances operational and family readiness by helping participants address military life challenges.
Responsibilities
- Provides confidential, short-term, solution-focused, non-medical counseling to individuals, couples, families, and groups.
- Assists participants with issues associated with the military life cycle, including deployment, mobilization, reintegration, relocation and frequent moves, separation, relationship and family concerns, communication, parenting, parent-child relationships, stress and anxiety, anger management, conflict resolution, coping skills, work-life balance, homesickness, grief, loss, self-esteem, and decision-making.
- Teaches coping strategies, emotional-management techniques, problem-solving skills, and strategies for managing life challenges.
- Provides psychoeducational information that helps participants understand behaviors, stressors, available resources, and when additional treatment or services may be appropriate.
- Provides traditional and non-traditional "walk-around" services within military units, family programs, schools, Child Development Centers, youth programs, and other authorized locations.
- Conducts outreach with commanders, Installation leadership, Family Center personnel, chaplains, school personnel, teachers, School Liaison Officers, camp personnel, and other military or community providers.
- Conducts briefings, presentations, informational sessions, and other activities designed to increase awareness and utilization of the MFLC Program.
- Supports Family Readiness Groups, reintegration activities, deployment-return events, installation programs, commanders, and other community organizations as required.
- Maintains working knowledge of Military OneSource, Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO), the Family Advocacy Program, Installation resources, and appropriate community resources and makes referrals when warranted.
- Verifies participant eligibility and provides the required Limits of Confidentiality Statement before counseling services are delivered.
- Recognizes situations that fall outside the scope of MFLC non-medical counseling and performs appropriate referrals and warm handoffs.
- Follows required Duty-to-Warn, mandated-reporting, and imminent-risk procedures when circumstances involve harm to self or others, domestic abuse, child abuse or neglect, sexual assault, or other reportable situations.
- Facilitates warm handoffs to behavioral health providers, Military Treatment Facilities, TRICARE providers, Military OneSource, chaplains, or other appropriate resources when a participant requires services outside the MFLC scope.
- Coordinates with installation Points of Contact regarding assignments, scheduling, outreach, referrals, and other program requirements.
- Maintains the sensitivity, compassion, professionalism, and respect required when serving military members and their families.
- Provides non-medical counseling, consultation, outreach, and preventive support specifically tailored to military children, youth, parents, educators, and caregivers.
- Helps children and youth strengthen relationships, solve problems, express and manage emotions, and cope with deployment, relocation, school transitions, reintegration, and other military-life challenges.
Requirements
- Be a U.S. citizen.
- Be fluent in English.
- Possess a master's degree from an accredited graduate program in a field relevant to the requirement, including fields such as social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, or counseling.
- Hold the applicable independent or provisional professional license required for the counselor tier and duty location.
- Meet applicable state and local licensing requirements.
- Successfully complete all required background and suitability investigations and any additional Installation-specific requirements.
- Meet all MFLC credentialing and certification requirements.
- For CONUS assignments, counselors must hold the applicable license or provisional license for the state and tier in which services are provided.
- For OCONUS assignments, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, counselors may hold the applicable license from any U.S. state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. territory, or commonwealth.
- Certain positions may require a Secret or Top Secret security clearance based on the specific assignment.
Skills
- Counseling
- Consultation
- Outreach
- Psychoeducational support
- Short-term, solution-focused counseling
- Coping strategies
- Emotional-management techniques
- Problem-solving skills
- Briefings
- Presentations
- Informational sessions
- Working knowledge of Military OneSource, Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO), the Family Advocacy Program, Installation resources, and community resources
- Referral and warm handoff procedures
- Duty-to-Warn, mandated-reporting, and imminent-risk procedures
- Coordination with installation Points of Contact
- Sensitivity
- Compassion
- Professionalism
- Respect
- Experience working with military populations
- Understanding of deployment, reintegration, frequent relocation, military family dynamics, installation resources, and the broader military support environment
Location
- CONUS
- OCONUS
Work Type
- Flexible 40-hour workweek
- Requires evenings, weekends, Federal holidays, meetings, briefings, and other activities outside traditional business hours
- In-person counseling
- Non-traditional/walk-around activities
- Classroom participation
- Support camp activities that may include hiking, biking, or canoeing
Experience Level
- Experience working with military populations
- Experience associated with a mobile military life and career (Veterans)
Education Level
- Master's degree from an accredited graduate program in social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, or counseling.
- Applicable independent or provisional professional license
- Certification or additional training as an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant (for certain early-childhood assignments)
About the Company
- Strategic Resources, Inc. (SRI) is seeking qualified candidates.
Equal Opportunity
- In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities.
- SRI does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as “protected status”).
- This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.