MFLC ARC – Assignment Ready Counselor

Magellan Health

Provides counseling services in military settings to service members and their families. Handles outreach and support with minimal guidance and oversight.

Posted 6/12/2026part-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide coverage in short-term, surge, and on-demand situations resulting from the Military needs.
Offers counseling services to military service members and their families.
Provides non-medical counseling, training/health and wellness presentations, and consultation with parents and personnel at schools.
May be assigned to DoDEA schools, community schools, youth programs, summer camps, and on-demand assignments.
Enters counselor activity data daily through smartphone or web application.
Builds rapport with service personnel clients and families.
Develops excellent working relationships with community resources and provides appropriate linkages.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s Degree from an accredited graduate program in a mental health related field, or social work.
Short notice, willing to accept assignments of undefined periods including weekends.
Quickly builds rapport with service personnel clients, family members, students, parents, and co-workers.
Adaptable to new working conditions, varying location rules, etc.; adjusts working style to align with each work environment.
Able to work effectively with minimal instruction and guidance.
Listens carefully to instructions provided.
With minimal notice, participates in regular in-services/training, Quality Improvement committees or other contract activities as assigned.
Requires ability to quickly engage and communicate with military members, spouses or children as assigned.
Ability to traverse short and/or long distances within the base to both indoor and outdoor locations.
Must comply with various site-specific requirements to work at designated locations.
Ability to prove US Citizenship and must be fluent in English.
Advanced knowledge of brief therapy and solution-focused counseling methods.
Prior military service/military family member and/or strong familiarity with military culture desired.
For CYB positions, must meet the Magellan MFLC CYB criteria for experience with children and youth and specialty in child and adolescent development/psychology.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

brief therapysolution-focused counselingmental health counselingsocial work

Soft Skills

rapport buildingadaptabilityeffective communicationlistening skillsindependencecollaboration

Certifications

Master’s Degree in mental healthMagellan MFLC CYB criteria