Military and Family Life Counselor – School

Magellan Health

Military and Family Life Counselor providing mental health services to military families in various locations. Delivering counseling, training, and support primarily at military schools and installations.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeFort Bragg • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides the full breadth of Child and Youth Behavioral (CYB) counseling services to children of all ages of military service members and their families at military installations and off military installations
Services include assessment, brief counseling and consultation, action planning, referral to resources, and follow-up
Provides non-medical, short-term, solution focused, counseling directly to eligible children and youth of service members at assigned primary and secondary locations
Provides training and health and wellness presentations, participates in health fairs and other base/installation activities focused on children and youth
Establishes and maintains working relationships with community resources focused on children and youth and provides appropriate linkages
Partners with POC to provide CYB services in a manner that addresses the needs of the installation/facility
Manages duty to warn and restricted reporting situations according to DoD protocol and staffs the cases with Regional Supervisor/Regional Director
Communicates with Regional Supervisor and participates in regular individual and group supervision, sharing information regarding trends and issues on the installations

Requirements

What you’ll need

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)
Requires ability to engage and communicate with military members or children as assigned, in order to accomplish job functions
Ability to prove US Citizenship and must be fluent in English
Understanding, sensitivity and empathy for service members and their families
Ability to develop trusting, helping relationships
Ability to work with individuals and families from diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds
Pass a National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) Clearance, and an Installation Records Check (IRC), Criminal Background Check, and FBI Fingerprints Check
Vehicle Operator's License Requirement: Unless specifically waived by the FEDSIM COR, all contractor personnel providing counseling support at Government locations shall possess a valid U.S. state vehicle operator’s license
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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

counselingassessmentbrief counselingaction planningreferral to resourcessolution focused counselingchild and adolescent developmentclinical experiencemental healthNACI Clearance

Soft Skills

communicationempathyrelationship buildingsensitivitytrust developmentengagementcultural competenceteam collaborationproblem-solvingadaptability

Certifications

Master’s Degree in Mental Healthunrestricted independent counseling licensevehicle operator's license