Mental Health Counselor LAPC LPC LMSW LCSW MFT

Behavioral Health Link • Augusta, GA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Behavioral Health Link’s Mobile Crisis Response team serving Richmond 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 are delivered in community settings such as homes, residential and treatment/support settings, schools, hospital emergency departments, jails, and social service settings. The role requires a quick, professional, and compassionate response. Mobile Crisis services operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and this is a 100% mobile response position. Candidates must meet job and residency requirements, hold a mental health license in Georgia, and have a valid Georgia driver’s license and reliable transportation. The position operates in a paperless environment. Available full-time shifts are Monday–Friday, 5 a.m.–1 p.m.; Sunday–Wednesday, 6 a.m.–4 p.m.; Wednesday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.; and Wednesday–Saturday, 3 p.m.–1 a.m. Applicants must submit a current resume and three professional references; a cover letter is optional. Behavioral Health Link is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities during application and employment.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited school.
• Valid Georgia mental health license as an LCSW, LMFT, or LPC, or an associate-level license as an LAPC, LAMFT, or LMSW.
• Minimum 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 CPR certification.
• 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 and without restrictions on the length, duration, or conditions of the drive.
• Must meet the position’s job and residency requirements.
• Submit a current resume and three professional references; a cover letter is optional.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual ability.
• Full independent licensure as an LCSW, LMFT, or LPC is preferred over an associate-level license.

Responsibilities

• Provide community-based, face-to-face clinical assessments to children and adults in active behavioral health crisis.
• Respond rapidly as a first responder to individuals with behavioral health conditions, intellectual or developmental disabilities, and/or autism spectrum disorder.
• Provide crisis response in community locations, including homes, residential and treatment/support settings, schools, hospital emergency departments, jails, and social service settings.
• Drive throughout assigned shifts as necessary, including at any time of day or night and in heavy traffic or adverse weather conditions.
• Work in a paperless environment.

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 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 eligibility after 90 days of employment, with Roth and traditional plans available.

What This Job Offers

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