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Leidos
Fort Riley, Kansas

Military and Family Life Counselor - Fort Riley, KS

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$59k-$107k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 51m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Leidos as a Military & Family Life Counselor – No Notes, No Insurance Filing in Fort Riley, Kansas, United States. Leidos is hiring licensed behavioral health professionals to join our Adult Military and Family Life Counseling (MFLC) team to support Fort Riley, Kansas. Join the mission to support U.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $59K - $107K
  • No insurance filing
  • No progress notes required
  • No treatment plans to develop
  • iPad provided for digital reporting
  • Paid federal holidays
  • Free and unlimited behavioral healthcare training
  • Reimbursement for job-related license renewal fees
  • 401K retirement plan
  • Centralized support through Counseling Center of Excellence

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Leidos as a Military & Family Life Counselor – No Notes, No Insurance Filing.

Key Responsibilities

Provide non-medical counseling, consultation, and outreach services to military service members and their families. Engage in community activities, offer presentations, and support installation staff with behavioral health guidance.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree or higher in a behavioral health profession and an independent clinical license (LCSW, MFT, LPCC, or Psychologist). Must be a U.S. citizen capable of passing a Public Trust background check.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Crisis interventionCase managementClinical assessmentFamily therapyGroup facilitationBehavior managementPublic speakingRelationship buildingMilitary cultureSolution-focused therapy

Behavioral Health — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 20% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $92k in an average-cost state. 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 1.5/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 335 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

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About Leidos

Defense and Space Manufacturing
Reston, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

No insurance filing
No progress notes required
No treatment plans to develop
iPad provided for digital reporting
Paid federal holidays
Free and unlimited behavioral healthcare training
Reimbursement for job-related license renewal fees
401K retirement plan