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Grand Forks, North Dakota

Military Family Life Counselor (MFLC) - Grand Forks AFB

LPC / LMHCFull-Time

Listed compensation

$38-$42/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

MFLC Child, Youth, and Adult Behavioral Counselors

Venesco LLC is looking for Military Family Licensed Counselors (MFLC) to support military members and families at/around Grand Forks AFB in Grand Forks, ND. We have an opening for an adult MFLC and we are currently offering an $800 sign-on bonus for new hires!

In this role you will help members and families with the complex stresses of military life. You will provide a wide range of problem-solving skills to address areas such as deployment, frequent relocations, isolation from extended family members, children coping with the absence of a parent, child education, and spousal employment.

This position requires an independent license in any state. Eligible license types include: LCSW/LICSW, LMFT, LPC, LCPC, and LMHC. If you are working on your independent license, let's start the conversation!

Our team of mental healthcare professionals ensures that our active-duty service members and their families receive the exceptional care they deserve. The MFLC counselor is an independently licensed mental health professional who exercises discretion and independent judgement to provide appropriate resource information in the form of non-medical counseling, coaching, training and education to military service members and their families.

Non-medical counseling is supportive in nature and addresses: living conditions; life skills; improving relationships at home and at work; stress management; adjustment issues, such as those related to returning from deployment; marital problems; parenting, fear, grief and loss.

School counselors and Child Development Center Counselors are assigned to DoDEA schools, military childcare centers, and in some cases, local community schools. Counselors should have experience working in a school setting to qualify for CYB positions.

CYB counselors are also assigned to youth programs, summer camps, and for on demand assignments. CYB counselors are responsible for working closely with military branch Points of Contact (POCs) to assure that the program is provided within the scope of the contract and meets the needs of assigned installation.

It is an honor to provide non-medical services to active-duty service members and their families, and we are grateful to support such a valued customer and important mission.

Venesco, LLC, is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Venesco is committed to administering all employment and personnel actions on the basis of merit and free of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability.

Consistent with this commitment, we are dedicated to the employment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, persons of all ethnic backgrounds and religions according to their abilities.

For more information on Venesco, LLC., visit venesco.com.

Minimum Requirements

  • A Master’s degree in the Behavioral Health Professions
  • Minimum 2 years of post-master’s supervised clinical experience
  • Mental Health Licensure at the Independent Practice level
  • School Counselors must demonstrate past experience working in a school setting or other Child/Youth Services setting.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen and be able to obtain a NACI level government security clearance

Desired

Prior military service/military family member and/or strong familiarity with the military culture

Key Responsibilities

Provide non-medical counseling, coaching, and education to military service members and their families to address life stressors. Support clients with issues such as deployment, relationship management, parenting, and adjustment to military life.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Mental health counselingCrisis interventionRelationship counselingParenting supportGrief counselingClinical supervisionMilitary culture familiarityCase management

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for North Dakota is 89.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $93k in an average-cost state. 58.8% of North Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 42% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

What does the Counselor market look like in North Dakota?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$79k–$87kCounselor median $67k (middle half $56k–$84k)274 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$93k in purchasing powerNorth Dakota index 89.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Counselor listings in North Dakota37 active13,727 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 70% remote · 42% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusUS Counselor listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 15% offer loan repayment13,724 active listings, Oct 2026
Counselor pay trend+2.8% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 11 employers
401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
59% this job
CME allowance
21%
Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 783 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Venes

Defense and Space Manufacturing
Washington, District of Columbia
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

$800 sign-on bonus

Living in Grand Forks

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$277k
Typical market rent
$1,149/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
86.7
State income tax
Up to 2.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Grand Forks, ND-MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.