Assignment Readiness Counselor – Short Term Fill Ins

Magellan Health

Counselor providing short-term behavioral health services to military service members and their families. Focus on non-medical counseling and wellness presentations in various settings.

Posted 6/23/2026part-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
Provide the full breadth of Adult or Child and Youth Behavioral (CYB) counseling services to military service members and their families
Include non-medical counseling, training/health and wellness presentations, consultation with parents, personnel at child daycare centers and schools, and installation command consultation regarding behavioral health issues
May be assigned to DoDEA schools and community schools based on experience
Support MFLC services in military community and readiness centers
Work closely with installation and military branch Points of Contact (POC) to meet program needs
Enter counselor activity data daily through smart phone or web application
Establish and maintain working relationships with community resources and provide appropriate linkages.
Communicate with Regional Supervisors and participate in regular individual and group supervision.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s Degree from an accredited graduate program in a mental health related field, or social work.
Quick rapport building with service personnel clients, family members, students, parents and co-workers.
Adaptable to new working conditions, varying location rules, etc.
Able to work effectively with minimal instruction and guidance.
Listens carefully to instructions provided.
Requires ability to quickly engage and communicate with military members, spouses or children as assigned.
Must comply with various site-specific requirements to work at designated locations.
Requires 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
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Master’s Degree in mental healthMaster’s Degree in social workbrief therapysolution-focused counselingchild and adolescent developmentpsychology

Soft Skills

rapport buildingadaptabilityeffective communicationlistening skillsengagement with military members