POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Clinical Director, the Mental Health Counselor provides mental health services to clients referred for assessment and assistance with the goal of facilitating and promoting appropriate behavioral health and personal growth. The Mental Health Counselor identifies the behavioral and mental health needs of clients and develops therapy goals and objectives for implementation through an individual therapy plan.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND JOB DUTIES:

Any one position may not include all the listed duties, nor do all the listed.

examples include all tasks that may be found in positions within this classification.

• Provides services with adults through individual, group, and family therapy services.
• Completes required documentation including records, reports, and case histories.
• Develops and maintains behavioral health programs including therapy goals to meet client needs.
• Conducts interviews, assessments, and observations.
• Participates in special assessments, individual therapy plans, and other meetings
• Refers clients to other public/private community agencies if necessary.
• Directs and provides oversight of mental health therapy services provided.
• Performs related duties as required.

Key Competencies

• Written Communication skills
• Oral Communication Skills
• Analytical Thinking
• Diagnostic Information Gathering
• Results Orientation
• Problem solving
• Diagnostic Information Gathering
• Thoroughness (Attention to detail and accuracy)
• Flexibility
• Decisiveness
• Customer service orientation
• Teamwork
• Interpersonal Awareness
• Stress Management

Essential Qualifications:

• Maintain the highest ethical and professional standard as to clients and employees.
• Ability to avoid all dual relationships with clients (any personal, financial, business, social or sexual relationship or other activity outside the context of the traditional therapist-client relationship)
• Meet all state and federal laws, regulations, and guidelines in provision of client services.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Outstanding critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• High level of initiative
• Ability to manage, direct and lead a treatment team.
• Professional demeanor
• Knowledge of Therapy methods appropriate to meeting the needs of clients and their families
• Knowledge of agencies and resources available to assist clients.
• Knowledge of federal and state laws concerning family rights and behavioral and mental health services.
• Ability to identify the behavioral and mental health needs of clients.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary support team, develop and implement appropriate behavioral and mental health services.
• Ability to Maintain accurate records, meet established time frames.
• Ability to Provide behavioral and mental health services to clients.
• Ability to conduct group therapy sessions.

Education, Experience and License:

• Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology, counseling, or equivalent social services field
• Hold or working towards licensure (Associate Level) as a Mental Health Counselor or Social Worker
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working in the social services field i.e., substance use, residential treatment, etc.
• Attend regular professional education classes/workshops to continuously upgrade job skills or promote the image of the agency.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Paid time off

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Ability to Commute:

• South Weymouth, MA 02190 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• South Weymouth, MA 02190: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person