Military and Family Life Counselor - Child/Youth and School

Location: Columbia, South Carolina, Fort Jackson; candidates must be local or willing to become local to Fort Jackson. Work takes place in DoDEA and community schools, youth programs, military installations, and other assigned locations.

Salary: $59,922–$100,280 per year, depending on location, skills, experience, education, and other permitted factors.

Company

hirify.global provides behavioral health and related healthcare services.

What you will do

• Provide short-term, solution-focused, non-medical counseling to children and youth of military service members.
• Conduct assessments, brief counseling, action planning, referrals, follow-up, and consultations with parents, school personnel, and installation leadership.
• Support DoDEA and community school staff, youth programs, and summer camps through guidance, training, and health and wellness presentations.
• Maintain confidential and anonymous activity records through smartphone or web applications.
• Build relationships with community resources and installation points of contact while following line-of-sight and DoD protocols.
• Respond to critical incidents and urgent requests, participate in supervision and training, and support quality improvement and pilot activities.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited graduate program in a mental health-related field, behavioral health, or social work.
• Current unrestricted independent counseling license from a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. territory, or commonwealth.
• At least two years of post-licensure clinical experience.
• Experience with children and youth and a specialty in child and adolescent development or psychology; school assignments require previous school-setting experience.
• U.S. citizenship, fluent English, and the ability to work locally at Fort Jackson are required.
• Ability to work in varied indoor and outdoor military installation conditions, use required technology, maintain a valid U.S. state driver’s license, and pass CNACI, IRC, criminal history, and FBI fingerprint checks.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular individual and group supervision with regional clinical leadership.
• Ongoing in-service training, quality improvement initiatives, and pilot program participation.
• Potential eligibility for short-term incentives.
• Comprehensive health, life, voluntary, and other benefits and perks.
• Tobacco-free workplace and equal employment opportunity.