Admissions Counselor I - Meridian

Global Connections to Employment • Pensacola, FL

1d • $20 - $22

About The Position

Lakeview Center provides comprehensive behavioral health care to adults and children with mental illnesses, drug and alcohol dependencies and intellectual disabilities. Across Northwest Florida, our services range from residential treatment to outpatient counseling, psychiatry, trauma care, treatments for substance misuse and 24/7 support for those with serious mental illnesses. Learn more at eLakeviewCenter.org. The Meridian is a Statewide Inpatient Psychiatric Program (SIPP) and offers treatment to Medicaid and/or Medicaid eligible children with a serious emotional disturbance that requires treatment in a residential treatment center. The Meridian provides mental health treatment for male and female children and adolescents between the ages of 7 and 17 and utilizes a multi-disciplinary treatment approach with a focus on psychotherapeutic intervention in a structured, community living environment with 24-hour supervision. The program also provides substance abuse intervention services for children and adolescents who are at risk for substance abuse and provides substance abuse treatment services for children and adolescents who have been identified as needing moderate substance abuse and related-problem treatment. Overview Position Summary Primary duty is to provide therapeutic services to clients within the scope of training, protocols, and competence, and within requirements of statutes applicable to the position. Therapeutic services include but are not limited to triage, screening, assessment, treatment planning, direct service provision, person centered services and management of client risk and safety.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college with a major in counseling, social work, psychology, rehabilitation, or a related human services field.
• Must be able to provide individualized, integrated mental health, substance abuse and co-occurring services to meet the needs of individuals served and their families.
• Must be able to pass organization screening requirements, including state or federal background screenings as appropriate.
• Must maintain CPI and CPR certifications.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license from the state in which you reside, a good driving record and be insurable under the corporate policy.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic services to clients within the scope of training, protocols, and competence
• Triage
• Screening
• Assessment
• Treatment planning
• Direct service provision
• Person centered services
• Management of client risk and safety

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level