Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LSW/LCSW)

Job Objective:

To provide the necessary mental health treatment and social supports through individualized counseling and life skills training to the clients and to the community, due to mental illness, would otherwise have trouble maintaining community stability and independence. Some major areas of focus include daily living skills training, accessing community resources, health and safety, financial management and social supports. Mental Health Support services are individualized, client centered and facilitated in the clinic.

Mental Health Counselors are expected to model through their behaviors and attitudes, the values as outlined in the Policy and Procedures Manual.

Primary Responsibilities:

Clinical Services are primarily to be provided via face-to-face and group involvement with the client and other family members and group of clients. The Counselor is required to assist in the development and implementation of the person-center, recovery-based treatment plan. The activities associated with the primary responsibility are:

· Ongoing assessment of treatment needs.

· Assist in the development and ongoing monitoring and implementation of Individual Service Plan

· Work with clients to foster the development of new improved coping, problem solving, and communication skills

· Case management functions of linking, arranging for services and referrals

· Maintain continuous contact with the identified client and caregivers (with signed authorization to release information) in planning and service delivery. These might include but are not limited to family members, social workers, psychiatrists, court officials and police, teachers (if applicable) and other human service professionals

· Educate client and if applicable caregivers/family members regarding existing community services, and act as an advocate in connecting client/families to these services

· Maintain up-to-date client records, and prepare required/necessary reports in a timely and accurate manner

· Attend court and appointments as necessary

· Establish a good working relationship with other public and private agencies/services and interface collaboratively with them

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

The Mental Health Counselor is required to provide service coordination activities as follows:

· Ability to provide and/or deliver various skill building activities

· Ability and skills for enhancing caregiver roles

· Ability to assist consumers in developing daily and community living skills

· Ability to assist consumers in development of leisure time interests/ activities

· Knowledge skills and ability for symptom monitoring and management

· Ability to assist consumers in developing behavior and anger management skills

· Ability and skills to maintain required confidentiality regarding client case materials

· HIPAA

· Knowledge skills and abilities to provide closure and aftercare planning for each client

· Ability and skills to work with individuals who have serious emotional disturbances and who may be hostile, oppositional and volatile, while at all times maintain composures and behave in a dignified manner.

· Knowledge about normal development

· Knowledge about abnormal human behavior

· Knowledge and a firm understanding of family developmental issues

· Knowledge of effective parenting skills

Minimum Qualifications:

· Master’s degree is required.

· Must have LCSW, LSW, LPC or LAC licensed in NJ.

· Must possess knowledge of: mental health systems; clinical theory and practice with emphasis on crisis intervention; community resources and how to access them: knowledge of HIPAA.

Pay: $45.00 - $65.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Ability to Commute:

• Hazlet, NJ 07730 (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Hazlet, NJ 07730

Salary : $45 - $65