Mental Health Counselor LAPC, LPC, LMSW, LCSW

Behavioral Health Link • Athens, GA

2d • $28 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

Behavioral Health Link has immediate openings for full-time and part-time Mental Health Counselors in Clarke County and surrounding areas. Candidates must be licensed in mental health and meet the role’s job and residency requirements. Applicants must submit a current resume and three professional references; a cover letter is optional.

The counselor serves as a first responder, providing community-based, face-to-face clinical assessment and rapid response to children and adults experiencing an active behavioral health crisis. The people served may have behavioral health conditions, intellectual or developmental disabilities, and/or autism spectrum disorder. Mobile Crisis care operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is delivered in community settings such as homes, residential and other treatment or support 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 position. Counselors may need to drive throughout their assigned shift, at any time of day or night, including in heavy traffic or adverse weather. The workplace is paperless. Behavioral Health Link is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities during the application process and employment.

Available schedules include Wednesday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. (full-time, 40 hours); Sunday–Wednesday, 3 p.m.–1 a.m. (full-time, 40 hours); Wednesday–Saturday, 3 p.m.–1 a.m. (full-time, 40 hours); and Friday–Saturday, 10 p.m.–6 a.m. (part-time, 20 hours). Pay is $28 per hour for provisionally licensed LMSW, LAPC, or LAMFT candidates and $30 per hour for independently licensed LPC, LMFT, or LCSW candidates.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited school.
• Valid Georgia mental health license as an LCSW, LMFT, or LPC, or associate-level license as an LAPC, LAMFT, or LMSW. The posting identifies independent licenses as preferred and states candidates must be licensed in mental health.
• 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 CPR certification.
• Valid, unrestricted Georgia driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Ability to drive safely without restrictions on the length, duration, or conditions of a drive.
• Meet the job and residency requirements for the role.
• Submit a current resume and three professional references.

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 community-based, face-to-face clinical assessment and rapid response to children and adults with behavioral health conditions, intellectual or developmental disabilities, and/or autism spectrum disorder.
• Deliver mobile crisis care 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 for the duration of assigned shifts as needed, including at any time of day or night and, when required, in heavy traffic or adverse weather.

Benefits

• Four weeks of paid time off per year.
• 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; employees must work one major holiday and two minor holidays if their schedule falls on a holiday.
• Employer-paid life insurance coverage up to one times annual salary.
• 401(k) plan participation after 90 days of employment, with Roth and traditional plans available.

What This Job Offers

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