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Child and Youth Behavioral School Military and Family Life Counselor (CYBS-MFLC) - FLORIDA
Location: Pensacola, Florida
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Child and Youth Behavioral School Military and Family Life Counselor (CYBS-MFLC) - FLORIDAAt KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.
Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.
Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.
Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.
Child and Youth Behavioral School Military and Family Life Counselor (CYBS-MFLC)
Contingent Upon Contract Award and successful completion of program required background check.
Position Summary
The Child and Youth Behavioral School Military and Family Life Counselor (CYBS-MFLC) provides non-medical counseling, consultation, prevention, education, and outreach services to military-connected students in Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) schools and Local Education Agency (LEA) schools that serve military families. The CYBS-MFLC supports student well-being, resilience, academic success, and family readiness by helping children and adolescents navigate the unique challenges associated with military life.
The CYBS-MFLC delivers services through a visible, embedded, relationship-based model within school communities, engaging students, educators, caregivers, and military support partners in natural educational settings to promote resilience, early intervention, and successful adjustment
Using a short-term, solution-focused, strengths-based approach, the CYBS-MFLC assists students in developing effective coping skills, improving social-emotional functioning, building resilience, and successfully managing military-related transitions. Services are preventive in nature and delivered in accordance with Department of War (DoW) Military and Family Life Counseling Program requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Student Counseling and Support Services
- Provide confidential, short-term, solution-focused, non-medical counseling services to military-connected students in grades K-12.
- Deliver individual and group counseling focused on prevention, skill building, and resilience enhancement.
- Assist students in addressing concerns related to:
- School adjustment and academic stress
- Deployment, separation, reintegration, and reunion challenges
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves and relocation transitions
- Peer relationships and social skills development
- Bullying and conflict resolution
- Anxiety, stress, and emotional regulation
- Grief and loss
- Family changes and adjustment challenges
- Building coping skills and resilience
- Provide classroom-based activities and small-group interventions that promote social-emotional learning and healthy adjustment.
School Consultation and Collaboration
- Serve as a consultant to school administrators, counselors, teachers, nurses, and support personnel regarding military-connected student concerns.
- Collaborate with school staff to identify strategies that enhance student engagement, resilience, attendance, and overall well-being.
- Participate in multidisciplinary student support meetings when appropriate while maintaining MFLC confidentiality requirements.
- Coordinate and collaborate with installation resources, School Liaison Programs, Child and Youth Programs, Family Advocacy Program staff, chaplains, and other military support services.
Parent and Family Engagement
- Consult with parents and caregivers regarding age-appropriate strategies to support student adjustment, resilience, and school success.
- Assist military families in understanding the impact of military life transitions on child and adolescent development.
- Promote awareness of available military and community support resources.
Outreach, Prevention, and Education
- Deliver psychoeducational workshops, classroom presentations, and training sessions on DOW approved topics such as:
- Support school-wide prevention initiatives that foster positive school climate and student well-being.
- Participate in installation, school, and community outreach activities to increase awareness of CYBS-MFLC services.
Documentation and Compliance
- Maintain required CYBS-MFLC program documentation and activity reporting.
- Adhere to DoW policies, ethical standards, confidentiality requirements, and contract performance expectations.
- Complete all required credentialing, training, and installation access requirements.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Master's or doctoral degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related behavioral health field.
Licensure
Current, unrestricted independent clinical licensure in a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia, such as:
- LCSW
- LPC/LCPC/LPCC
- LMFT
- Licensed Psychologist
Experience
- Experience providing counseling, behavioral health, or youth development services to children and adolescents.
- Experience working in schools, educational settings, child and youth programs, or related behavioral health environments preferred.
- Experience supporting military-connected children and families preferred.
- Knowledge of military culture, military family systems, and the impact of military transitions on student development preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of child and adolescent development principles.
- Ability to provide developmentally appropriate counseling interventions for school-age youth.
- Understanding of social-emotional learning (SEL) and school-based prevention strategies.
- Strong consultation and collaboration skills with educators, parents, and military stakeholders.
- Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
- Ability to work independently across multiple school locations and educational environments.
- Commitment to confidentiality, ethical practice, and student well-being.
Mission Impact
The CYBS-MFLC serves as a trusted resource within DoWEA and LEA school communities, helping military-connected students successfully navigate the academic, social, emotional, and transitional challenges associated with military life. Through prevention, early intervention, consultation, and resilience-building services, the CYBS-MFLC strengthens student well-being, supports academic success, and contributes to overall military family readiness and mission effectiveness
Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.