What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Counselor (LPCA / LMSW / LCSW / LPC / LADC / LMFT) position at Talent Search PRO?
Compensation Based on Licensure
LPC, LADC, LCSW, LMFT - $75,000
LPCA, LMFT-A, MSW - $65,000
Additional $5,000 for Spanish speaking candidates.
Summary
Join a mission driven behavioral health organization dedicated to helping individuals achieve lasting recovery, wellness, and community integration. This role provides individual, family, and group counseling services within a collaborative treatment team environment, supporting clients with substance use and mental health needs through evidence based care, advocacy, and coordinated treatment planning.
What You’ll Do
- Provide individual, family, and group counseling services.
- Develop and maintain individualized treatment plans and discharge plans.
- Manage an active caseload while coordinating care across multidisciplinary teams.
- Conduct assessments, treatment planning, and ongoing client evaluations.
- Support clients with housing, financial, legal, educational, vocational, and community resource needs.
- Ensure compliance with ASAM guidelines, regulatory requirements, and documentation standards.
- Collaborate with medical, nursing, and behavioral health providers to coordinate treatment.
- Advocate for client needs and support successful transitions through different levels of care.
- Maintain timely, accurate, and complete clinical documentation.
What You’ll Need
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related behavioral health field.
- Active Connecticut licensure or eligibility for one of the following: LMSW, LCSW, LPC, LPCA, LMFT, or LADC.
- Experience providing substance use, behavioral health, or co-occurring disorder treatment services.
- Experience conducting assessments, treatment planning, and counseling interventions.
- Strong documentation, communication, and care coordination skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary treatment team.
- Computer proficiency and electronic documentation experience.
What Would Be a Plus
- Bilingual Spanish speaking ability.
- Experience in residential treatment settings.
- Experience with ASAM criteria and level of care determinations.
- Experience serving co-occurring mental health and substance use populations.
- Connecticut Certified Clinical Supervisor credential.
- Experience working with Medicaid, community behavioral health, or recovery support programs.
Salary : $65,000 - $75,000