Military Family Life Counselor - Cuba

About the role

This position supports the child and youth at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, military installation. The candidate must be willing to travel to Cuba for 6 months to a year. The counselor provides the full breadth of Child and Youth Behavioral (CYB) counseling to children of all ages of military service members and their families, on and off military installations. The role is a Magellan MFLC Tier 2 position with a salary range of $59,922 to $100,280.

Key responsibilities

• Provide non-medical, short-term, solution-focused counseling, including assessment, brief counseling and consultation, action planning, referrals and follow-up.
• Support DoDEA and community schools and summer camps, including parent training and guidance; school counselors need school experience.
• Deliver training and health and wellness presentations and take part in health fairs and base activities.
• Enter counselor activity data daily via smartphone or web app, keeping service and family member information confidential.
• Build relationships with community resources and stay visible in schools so services are accessible.
• Follow line-of-sight protocol when working with children, and manage duty-to-warn and restricted reporting per DoD protocol.
• Communicate with the Regional Supervisor, take part in supervision, and respond to critical incidents and urgent requests.
• Take part in in-services, quality improvement committees, pilot programs and other assigned activities.

Required profile

• Master's degree from an accredited graduate program in a mental health-related field (Behavioral Health or Social Work).
• Valid unrestricted independent counseling license in a US state, DC, territory or commonwealth; must be an independently licensed behavioral health clinician.
• US citizenship and fluency in English; CNACI, IRC, criminal history and FBI fingerprint clearance.
• Valid US state driver's license, and possibly an international license; may need site-specific immunizations.
• Ability to work in varied physical conditions on a military installation or in a school, and to travel to locations outside the installation.
• School counselors must have past work experience in a school setting.

Required skills

• Intermediate-level competency with technology and software, such as Microsoft Suite, internet navigation, smartphone/tablet apps and video-conferencing platforms.