Military Family Life School Counselor

About the Role

Leidos is hiring licensed behavioral health professionals to support a 9-month school calendar position at China Lake, CA, for the 2026-2027 academic year. The role involves providing non-medical support, including counseling, consultation, and outreach, to military service members, their families, faculty, staff, parents, children, and youth. The focus is on preventive, solution-focused approaches to address issues before they become greater challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Work at schools populated by military youth and teens.
• Observe, participate, and engage in activities with youth and/or teens.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and support to staff and parents.
• Model behavior management techniques for staff and parents.
• Offer presentations on social skills development and social emotional learning.
• Promote creativity and positivity through approved materials.
• Build rapport with parents and families by attending installation and community events.
• Assist with transition adjustments (e.g., new school, new home).
• Participate in regular in-service training or other assigned contract activities.
• Communicate information regarding trends and issues at assigned installation to Team Leads.
• Respond to emergent situations in any physical location on a military installation.
• Traverse long distances to both indoor and outdoor locations, including rugged, outdoor, or uneven areas and work in outdoor weather.
• Travel to locations outside of a military base in a variety of physical environments.
• Comply with various site-specific requirements to work at designated locations on military installations or related worksites.

Benefits

• No insurance to file.
• No progress notes required.
• No treatment plans to develop.
• iPad provided for easy digital reporting (no PII or PHI).
• Paid federal holidays.
• Free and unlimited behavioral healthcare training.
• Reimbursement for job-related license renewal fees.
• Eligibility to participate in 401K retirement plan.
• Centralized support through a Counseling Center of Excellence.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Master’s degree or higher in the Behavioral Health Professions (MS/MSW/MA/PhD).
• Licensure to practice at the independent practice level (LCSW, MFT, LPCC, Psychologist) in the state where services are provided.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be able to pass a basic background check, a Child National Agency Check, and Inquiries (NACI/CNACI) clearance, commonly called a Public Trust clearance.

Environment

• Duties performed in multiple indoor locations (approx. 60%) and outdoor locations (approx. 40%).
• Indoor locations are within a school setting controlled by the state and/or Department of Defense Education Activity.
• Outdoor locations frequently involve traversing over uneven grassy, gravel, and/or dirt areas, ascending/descending stairs, and exposure to the weather.

Licensure Portability

• Licensed Military and Family Life Counselors may provide non-medical counseling services to military families at any location in a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States, regardless of the state of licensure.
• A counselor may hold any independent and clinical license recognized by the Secretary of Defense as appropriate for the provision of non-medical counseling services within the scope of the MFLC program.

Company

• Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

Pay Range

• $59,150.00 - $106,925.00