Short Term or As Needed Coverage, MFLC Counselor, China Lake CA
Company: Leidos
Location: Ridgecrest
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Make a difference in the lives of our military Service Members
and their families with your expertise in counseling and behavioral
health – without the fuss of insurance or paperwork. Military and
Family Life Counselors (MFLCs) are the first line of defense for
our Service Members’ mental health, and we need flexible,
ready-to-serve counselors willing to jump in at a moment’s notice.
Leidos seeks passionate licensed mental healthcare providers ready
to embrace a flexible PRN-type schedule, stepping in where needed
across military installations and communities to safeguard and
enhance mental well-being. MFLCs proactively provide counseling
services, preventative in nature, to address and provide
solution-focused approaches to issues before they become greater
challenges. Interested counselors may support either adults or
minors in a wide variety of assignments including but not limited
to being embedded with a military unit, supporting military
families, or working within a school setting. What is Mission Ready
Reserve (MRR)? Mission Ready Reserve MFLCs are trained and
available counselors ready to serve when called upon. Working as a
Mission Ready Reserve MFLC allows counselors to focus
wholeheartedly on their passion for helping others, without by
administrative burdens. Mission Ready Reserve counselors are
assignment ready and taking an assignment is at the discretion of
the Mission Ready Reserve counselor. The Mission Ready Reserve Team
has a backfill (fill-in) position for an existing MFLC that is
taking a leave of absence. In this position, the MFLC serves
Service Members and their families at Camp Pendleton, CA. This is
an interim position with the MFLC Program and provides an
opportunity to positively impact those who serve our Nation. MRR
MFLC Service Oriented Model: The Mission Ready Reserve model allows
you to focus on your counseling and the military Service Members
and the families you will be supporting. Counselors have: No
insurance to file. No progress notes required. No treatment plans
to develop. Intuitive reporting tools MRR MFLC will also benefit
from: Unlimited and free CEUs through a Leidos affiliate.
Reimbursement for job-related license renewal fees. Eligibility to
participate in 401K retirement plan. Referral incentives. Access to
health and wellness programs with cashback incentives. Access to
Leidos’ Employee Discount Program and exclusive discount
marketplace. MRR MFLC responsibilities include: Face-to-face
counseling to military service members and their families
(individual, couples, family, and children). Recommending
appropriate referrals and handoffs based on your experienced
differential clinical skills to military and community resources
according to the needs of military service members and their
families. Offer presentations to address social skills development
and social emotional learning that is crucial for childhood early
development. Build rapport with service members, spouses, and
children by attending installation and community events. Help
families and children with challenges that are particular to the
military community, transitions, reoccurring moves, frequent
separations, deployments, and more. Environment: At the direction
of the Department of Defense (DOD), duties are performed in
multiple indoor locations (approximately 60%) and outdoor locations
(approximately 40%). The indoor locations are located within a
military installation, a school setting, or a child development
center (CDC) setting controlled by the DOD. The outdoor locations
frequently involve traversing over uneven grassy, gravel, and/or
dirt areas, ascending/descending stairs, and exposure to the
weather. CDC settings frequently involve sitting on the floor to
interact with children for up to two hours at a time. As a Mission
Ready Reserve MFLC, you may experience various environments
depending on the assignment. Minimum Requirements: A master’s
degree or higher in the Behavioral Health Professions
(MS/MSW/MA/PhD) . The candidate must hold a valid independent
license in the mental health field from any US state or territory
(LCSW, MFT, LPCC, Psychologist). Must be a U.S. citizen. Must be
able to pass a basic background check for employment, a Child
National Agency Check, and Inquiries (NACI/CNACI) clearance,
commonly called a Public Trust clearance. Pay Range: Pay Range
$28/hr. - $50/hr. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At
Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because
the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're
recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step
10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster
than anyone else dares. Original Posting: March 4, 2026 For U.S.
Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos
reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open
for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier
than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above. Pay
Range: Pay Range - The Leidos pay range for this job level is a
general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or
salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include
(but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education,
experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal
equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement
(if any), or other law.
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