Counselor I - ACT
About The Position
Columbia Community Mental Health is a nonprofit agency and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic that provides services to individuals with mental, addiction and developmental disabilities. We are looking for qualified individuals to join our new program and team! We have an open Counselor I position on our ACT Team. The ACT team is a part of our Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) Department. Summary: The Counselor I is a member of the multidisciplinary Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team and provides comprehensive, community-based behavioral health services to individuals living with serious mental illness (SMI). Working collaboratively with Case Management, Medical Services, Peer Support, family members, and community partners, the Counselor I assists participants in achieving recovery goals, increasing independence, and reducing the need for hospitalization and institutional care. This Counselor I position also provides administrative support to the ACT team. Clinical responsibilities include providing skills training, crisis intervention, assessment, care coordination, and ongoing support in community settings where participants live, work, and socialize. The Counselor I actively engages participants in treatment, supports medication adherence as appropriate, assists with resource linkage, and helps individuals develop coping, daily living, and community integration skills. The position participates in treatment planning, multidisciplinary team meetings, and outreach efforts to ensure services remain person-centered and recovery focused. Administrative duties include: Facilitation of the day's operations in a supportive manner for the team, clients, natural supports and other ancillary service providers (e.g., landlords, social security). Provide direct support to staff, including monitoring and coordinating daily team schedules and supporting staff both in the office and field. Serve as a liaison between clients and staff such as attending to the needs of office walk-ins and calls from clients/natural supports. Active participation in daily team meetings. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commitment: CCMH strives to address, explore, educate, learn about, and respond to the diversity of the human experience. We create an inclusive, equitable, culturally competent, and supportive environment where employees model behavior that enriches our community. We call our colleagues forward to take conscious and deliberate action to dismantle all systems of oppression by fostering an anti-racist, gender affirming, class conscious, disability aware environment where the innate humanity of others is recognized and celebrated. CCMH is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. CCMH does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran/reserve/national guard, disability, or any other similarly protected status. CCMH is Drugfree workplace. Come join a team that makes a difference every day! Come join an agency in which your personal values can align easily to the mission, vision and values!
Requirements
- Requires a QMHA: a bachelor's degree in a behavioral science field from an accredited college or university or three years of full-time professional experience working in the mental health related field.
- Must be officially QMHA certified or registered with MHACBO.
- Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive, community-based behavioral health services to individuals living with serious mental illness (SMI).
- Assist participants in achieving recovery goals, increasing independence, and reducing the need for hospitalization and institutional care.
- Provide skills training, crisis intervention, assessment, care coordination, and ongoing support in community settings.
- Actively engage participants in treatment.
- Support medication adherence as appropriate.
- Assist with resource linkage.
- Help individuals develop coping, daily living, and community integration skills.
- Participate in treatment planning, multidisciplinary team meetings, and outreach efforts.
- Facilitate the day's operations in a supportive manner for the team, clients, natural supports and other ancillary service providers.
- Provide direct support to staff, including monitoring and coordinating daily team schedules and supporting staff both in the office and field.
- Serve as a liaison between clients and staff such as attending to the needs of office walk-ins and calls from clients/natural supports.
- Active participation in daily team meetings.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off Package. (Full-time employees earn 22 days of vacation time and 9 days of sick time)
- Medical and Dental Coverage (begins 1st of the month following hire date)
- VSP Vision Coverage (begins 1st of the month following hire date)
- 403(B) Retirement Savings (Pre- and post-tax plans with up to 3% matching contribution)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) (Medical and dependent care options)
- Voluntary Long-Term Disability, and Group Paid Life Insurance
- Paid Bereavement and Jury Duty Leave
- Length of Service Award, Outstanding Employee of the Department Annual Award
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Accidental & Critical Illness Coverage Insurance
- Student Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF), NHSC Loan Repayment Program
- Educational Assistance, Professional Development Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program’s (EAP)
- Trauma Support Team – Monthly Loss Processing Group led by our Licensed Clinical Directors
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
