Mental Heatlh Counselor LAPC LPC LMSW LCSW

Behavioral Health Link • Snellville, GA

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About The Position

Behavioral Health Link is hiring licensed mental health counselors for full-time and part-time shifts in the Atlanta area and surrounding counties. 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. Mobile crisis 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 a quick, professional, and compassionate response.

This is a 100% mobile response role requiring travel throughout assigned areas. Candidates must meet job and residency requirements, hold a valid Georgia driver's license, and have reliable transportation. The position is paperless. Employees may be required to work scheduled holidays: one major holiday and two minor holidays when their schedule falls on a holiday.

Pay is $28 per hour for provisionally licensed clinicians (LMSW, LAPC, or LAMFT) and $30 per hour for independently licensed clinicians (LPC, LMFT, or LCSW).

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited school.
• Valid Georgia license as an LCSW, LMFT, or LPC, or associate-level license as an LAPC, LAMFT, or LMSW.
• Valid CPR certification.
• Minimum of one to two years of clinical behavioral health experience.
• Experience in assessment, crisis intervention, and stabilization.
• Familiarity with mental health, addictive disease, and intellectual or developmental disability service delivery systems.
• Valid, unrestricted driver's license; a valid Georgia driver's license and reliable transportation are specified.
• Ability to drive for the duration of an assigned shift when necessary, at any time of day or night, safely and without restrictions on the length, duration, or conditions of the drive.
• Submit a current resume and three professional references; a cover letter is optional.

Nice To Haves

• 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 face-to-face clinical assessments and rapid community-based crisis response to children and adults, including people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder.
• Provide mobile crisis care in community settings such as homes, residential or treatment settings, schools, hospital emergency departments, jails, and social service settings.
• Travel and drive safely throughout assigned shifts, including at any time of day or night and, when required, in heavy traffic or adverse weather.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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