What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Counselor position at Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare?
Behavioral Health Counselor
Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare: Our goal is to help the people in our community live their best lives. That’s why we offer aid to those in need of mental health treatment and substance abuse recovery alternatives. We provide a wide variety of programs for all ages with special behavioral health and substance abuse programs for children, teens, women, families and older adults.
We are seeking a Behavioral Health Counselor to join our team!
FT: M-F /
Salary Range: $40,000 - $50,000
Behavioral Health Counselor Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides screenings, assessments, diagnosing, group and individual counseling
- Treatment planning, implementation of treatment plans, educational services,
- Crisis intervention, psychopharmacology, individual / family / group counseling.
- Collaboration with other agencies/service providers.
Qualifications:
- Master's degree in the field of counseling, social work, psychology or a related human services field.
- Florida LMHC /LCSW / LMFT eligible- Preferred
Benefits:
- Health /Dental / Vision / Insurance available @ 60 days.
- 401k Matching plan
- 11 Paid Holidays
- Generous Vacation package
- Company Paid Qualified Supervision for Licensure
- Participation in our employee retention program
Required license or certification:
- Florida License (eligible)
- Local / Level II Background, MVR and Drug Free Workplace Screenings
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
We are proud to be a National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Site - Strengthening and growing our primary care workforce through the NHSC.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $42,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year