Assignment Readiness Counselor – Short Term, On Demand
Magellan Health
part-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Fort Belvoir • New York, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide coverage in short-term, surge and on demand situations for military needs.
- Provide the full breadth of Adult or Child and Youth Behavioral (CYB) counseling services.
- Engage in parental consultation, training, and wellness presentations.
- Enter counselor activity data daily through phone or web application.
- Manage duty to warn and restricted reporting situations according to DoD protocol.
- Respond to critical incidents and special requests as directed by the POC.
Requirements
- Master's Degree from an accredited graduate program in a mental health related field or social work.
- Must hold a state independent license such as LPC, LCSW, LMFT.
- Able to work effectively with minimal instruction and guidance.
- Quickly builds rapport with service personnel clients, family members, students, parents, and co-workers.
- Requires ability to quickly engage and communicate with military members, spouses, or children as assigned.
- Advanced knowledge of brief therapy and solution-focused counseling methods.
- For CYB positions must meet the Magellan MFLC CYB criteria for experience with children and youth and specialty in child and adolescent development/psychology.
- Must be fluent in English.
Benefits
- This is a Service Contract Act (SCA) covered position.
- The pay rate and health and welfare allowance are specified in the applicable wage determination agreement.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
brief therapysolution-focused counselingchild and adolescent developmentpsychology
Soft skills
rapport buildingcommunicationconsultationtrainingwellness presentationsability to work independently
Certifications
Master's DegreeLPCLCSWLMFT