Mental Health Counselor LAPC LPC LMSW LCSW

Behavioral Health Link • Union City, GA

1d • $28 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

Behavioral Health Link is hiring licensed mental health counselors for full-time mobile crisis response shifts in the Atlanta area and surrounding counties. Counselors serve as first responders, 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 autism spectrum disorder. Services are delivered in community locations such as homes, residential and treatment settings, schools, hospital emergency departments, jails, and social service settings. The service operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and the role requires a quick, professional, and compassionate response. This is a 100% mobile position involving travel throughout assigned shifts.

Available South Fulton/Clayton area schedules are Sunday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sunday–Wednesday, 2 p.m.–12 a.m.; Sunday–Wednesday, 12 p.m.–10 p.m.; or Wednesday–Saturday, 12 p.m.–10 p.m. Each schedule is 40 hours per week. Pay is $28 per hour for provisionally licensed counselors (LMSW, LAPC, or LAMFT) and $30 per hour for independently licensed counselors (LPC, LMFT, or LCSW). Applicants must meet job and residency requirements and provide a current resume and three professional references; a cover letter is optional.

Behavioral Health Link describes itself as a paperless workplace and an equal opportunity employer. It provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities and states its commitment to nondiscrimination throughout employment.

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; certification may be obtained through organizations such as the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or Health and Safety Institute.
• Minimum one to two years of clinical behavioral health experience.
• Experience in 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 an assigned shift as necessary, at any time of day or night, including in heavy traffic or adverse weather.
• Meet the job and residency requirements for the role.
• Submit a current resume and three professional references; a cover letter is optional.

Nice To Haves

• Independently licensed as an LCSW, LMFT, or LPC (preferred over an associate-level license).
• Bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

• Provide community-based, face-to-face clinical assessments as a first responder.
• Deliver rapid crisis responses to children and adults with behavioral health conditions, intellectual or developmental disabilities, and/or autism spectrum disorder.
• Respond to people in crisis in community settings, including homes, residential and treatment/support settings, schools, hospital emergency departments, jails, and social service settings.
• Travel throughout assigned shifts and drive safely as needed, including at any time of day or night and in heavy traffic or adverse weather.
• Work one major holiday and two minor holidays when the assigned schedule falls on a holiday.

Benefits

• 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 paid time off annually for continuing education.
• 10 paid holidays annually.
• 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
• Career Level: Mid Level