School Counselor

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced School Counselor to join our team at Magellan Health. As a School Counselor, you will provide counseling services to children and youth of military service members and their families at military installations and off military installations.

• Provide non-medical counseling, training, and health and wellness presentations to children and youth.
• Consult with parents, personnel, schools, and installation command regarding behavioral health issues affecting children and youth.
• Work closely with installation and military branch Points of Contact (POC) to ensure the program is provided within scope and meets the needs of the installation and schools.
• Enter counselor activity data daily through a smartphone or web application to ensure accurate reporting.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with community resources focused on children and youth and provide appropriate linkages.
• Participate in regular in-services/training, Quality Improvement committees, initiatives, studies, pilot programs, and other contract activities as assigned/appropriate.

• Master's Degree from an accredited Graduate Program in a Mental Health related field.
• Valid unrestricted independent counseling license from a State, District of Columbia, US Territory, or Commonwealth that grants authority to provide counseling services as an independent practitioner.
• A minimum of two years of post-licensure clinical experience.
• Ability to engage and communicate with military members or children as assigned, in order to accomplish job functions, and to respond quickly to emergent situations in any physical location on a military installation and/or within a school setting.

• Experience working in a school setting.
• Ability to work with individuals and families from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Pass a National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI) Clearance, and an Installation Records Check (IRC), Criminal Background Check, and FBI Fingerprints Check.

Magellan Health is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Tobacco-free workplace. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled.