Outpatient Counselor

Community Bridges, INC•Mesa, AZ

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency offering a variety of different programs throughout Arizona, Oklahoma and District of Columbia. Founded in 1982 as a non-profit organization, CBI's principal mission for over 40 years has been “maintaining the dignity of human life.” CBI provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient-centered medical homes, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness. The Community Bridges, Inc. (CB) Counselor is responsible for ensuring, with the assistance of other treatment team members, that each participant is provided the services necessary to achieve the goals of treatment as outlined in their individualized treatment plan. Counselors familiarize themselves with each new assigned participant to provide appropriate counseling services based on best practices models as well as providing educational presentations to participants and/or their families as needed.

Requirements

Master’s degree in counseling, marriage and family therapy or social work from a CSWE-accredited program required
Minimum of one (1) year of full-time behavioral health experience is required of this position
Must be licensed at the independent or associate level with the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (AZBBHE) as Psychologist, Social Worker, Counselor or Marriage and Family Therapist or Addiction Counselor (Addiction Counselor applicable to Residential Programs only)
Must be in good standing with the AZBBHE and meet requirements to provide clinical supervision toward licensure
Valid identification required
Holds AZ Fingerprint Clearance card

Responsibilities

Ensuring, with the assistance of other treatment team members, that each participant is provided the services necessary to achieve the goals of treatment as outlined in their individualized treatment plan
Familiarize themselves with each new assigned participant to provide appropriate counseling services based on best practices models
Providing educational presentations to participants and/or their families as needed