Pays $60k-$100k — Counselor market median is ~$76k (313 jobs)
Military Family Life Counselor
About the Role
School-based counselor for military families. Local to Kittery, ME. Salary $59,922-$100,280.
Join Magellan Health as a Military Family Life Counselor – School Setting in Kittery, Maine, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $59,922 - $100,280
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Short-term incentives
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Magellan Health as a Military Family Life Counselor – School Setting.
Key Responsibilities
Provide non-medical, solution-focused counseling services to children and youth of military service members at assigned installations and schools. Conduct training, health and wellness presentations, and maintain collaborative relationships with military points of contact and school personnel.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in a mental health-related field and a valid, unrestricted independent counseling license (LCSW, LMFT, LCPC, or Psychologist) in Maine. Candidates must have experience working in a school setting and pass extensive background checks including NACI and FBI fingerprinting.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Counselor Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $82k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 20% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Position Insights
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