Mental Health Counselor LAPC LPC LMSW LCSW MFT

Integrated Health Resources • Macon, GA

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About The Position

Behavioral Health Link is hiring licensed mental health professionals for its Mobile Crisis Response teams in Bibb County and surrounding areas. The counselor serves as a first responder, providing community-based, face-to-face clinical assessments and rapid responses to children and adults experiencing behavioral health crises, including people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder. Services operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and may be delivered in homes, residential and treatment settings, schools, hospital emergency departments, jails, and social service settings. The role requires quick, professional, and compassionate responses.

This is a 100% mobile response position. The counselor must hold a valid, unrestricted Georgia driver's license and reliable transportation, and must be able to drive safely for the duration of assigned shifts at any time of day or night. Driving in heavy traffic or adverse weather may be required. Applicants must meet job and residency requirements and submit a current resume and three professional references; a cover letter is optional. The workplace is paperless.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited school.
• Current Georgia mental health license as an LCSW, LMFT, or LPC, or an associate-level license such as LAPC, LAMFT, or LMSW.
• Valid CPR certification.
• At least one to two years of clinical behavioral health experience.
• Experience with assessment, crisis intervention, and stabilization skills.
• Familiarity with mental health, addictive disease, and intellectual or developmental disability service delivery systems.
• Valid, unrestricted Georgia driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Ability to drive safely for the duration of assigned shifts at any time of day or night, including in heavy traffic or adverse weather when required.
• Must meet the job and residency requirements for the role.
• Submit a current resume and three professional references.

Nice To Haves

• Full independent licensure as an LCSW, LMFT, or LPC is preferred.
• Bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a first responder for people experiencing an active behavioral health crisis.
• Provide community-based, face-to-face clinical assessments and rapid responses to children and adults with behavioral health conditions, intellectual or developmental disabilities, and/or autism spectrum disorder.
• Provide mobile crisis services in community settings, including homes, residential settings, treatment or support settings, schools, hospital emergency departments, jails, and social service settings.
• Respond quickly, professionally, and compassionately.
• Drive to community response locations as needed during assigned shifts.

Benefits

• Competitive rates.
• Four weeks of paid time off per year.
• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Mileage reimbursement for all miles traveled.
• Employer-paid virtual mental health services through Teladoc for all household members.
• 16 hours of annual PTO for continuing education.
• 10 paid holidays annually; employees may be required to work one major and two minor holidays when their schedule falls on a holiday.
• Employer-paid life insurance coverage up to one times annual salary.
• 401(k) plan eligibility after 90 days of employment, with Roth and traditional plans available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time