Mental Health Counselor

Mentor South Bay , provides Early Intervention, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), Behavioral Health and Mental Health Outpatient services across Massachusetts and Connecticut. For over 35 years, we’ve provided a collaborative, team-based approach dedicated to helping children, adults, and families reach their fullest potential. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals and families, join our mission-driven team and experience a career well lived.

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Mental Health Counselor-Pediatrics

Salary range: $60,000–$65,000 , plus a $6,000 sign-on bonus .

Provides outreach or community based outpatient mental health and/or substance abuse services to individuals, groups, families and couples committed to supporting those we serve reach their individualized wellness goals. Employs a range of techniques based on experiential relationship building, dialogue, communication and behavior change that is designed to improve the mental health of the person served, or to improve group relationships (such as in a family). A blend of Telehealth, Outpatient, and In-home, for adult and children.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below:

Billable Functions

•Conducts psychosocial assessments to document history and identify preliminary issues for treatment by interviewing the person served (if applicable), and transcribing or dictating relevant information for person served records.

•Provides individual, couple, family and/or group therapies and family supports and crisis interventions using various treatment modalities as outlined in state/local contract and/or state licensing standards.

•Responsible for providing outreach or community based outpatient mental health and/or substance abuse services to individuals, groups, families and couples.

•Provides mental health consultation to stakeholders and treatment team members.

May or May not be billable based on the contract

•Develops individualized treatment plans in coordination with interdisciplinary team to include but may not be limited to: The Department of Children and Families, District Family Safety/Community Based Care Provider, Juvenile Justice Counselor (if applicable), and child targeted case manager (if one is assigned)

•Works with members of the interdisciplinary team to coordinate other treatment initiatives

•Develops and coordinates discharge plan based on treatment, indicating all relevant aftercare needs and plans. Accesses community resources that would be beneficial to person’s aftercare needs.

•Attends treatment team staffing and level of care meetings as required.

•Conducts educational groups for persons served, families and foster parents. Provides documentation educational in-services where applicable, assuring that the skills needed for treatment plan in the home environment are learned.

•Prepares and trains the family to resume care of their child (if applicable to the population being served).

•Conducts regularly scheduled face-to-face meetings with the person served and caretaker (if applicable) in order to monitor progress and discuss treatment strategies and services.

Non-Billable Functions

•Maintains current, legible and adequate medical record documentation in chart of the person being served. Assures that all required documentation is in their chart, including any outside agency documentation pertaining to the person served.

•Attends regular staff meetings, clinical meetings, training, and one-on-one sessions with direct supervisor to process current status of cases.

•Attend court hearings as directed by subpoena.

•Performs other related duties and activities as required.

Education and Experience:

•Master’s Degree in health human services field

Massachusetts: Must have a Master’s degree in social work, counseling or clinical psychology or closely related field in Health and Human Services. Must have completed a full-time clinical internship in a mental health setting. License eligible preferred. Social Workers must be in process of applying for license as Certified Social Worker (LCSW).

•Current driver’s license and acceptable driving record

Physical Requirements:

•Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STATEMENT

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case by case basis via the interactive process.

Join Our Team

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals and families, we encourage you to join Mentor South Bay’s mission of helping everyone live a full and happy life. Apply today and start your journey toward a rewarding career well-lived.

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.