Mental Health Professional

Job Responsibilities

This position is located at the SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) - Office of Mental Health, Columbia Area Mental Health Center, CAF School Mental Health Services, CAMHC #290.

The Office of Mental Health's mission is to support the recovery of people with mental illnesses. We provide a complete array of medical and support services for children, adults, and families throughout South Carolina.

As the Mental Health Professional, working under general supervision, you will provide advanced assessment, crisis management, short-and long-term individual and family therapy, and case management services for children and their families who present with psychiatric needs. The main goal of interventions will be to reduce psychiatric symptomatology and increase positive functioning within a variety of ecological systems. Services are delivered in school-based setting, you may be assigned to Richland School District I, II, or Lexington/Richland 5, whichever school district is in need of providing school-based services to their students.

Responsibilities for this Mental Health Professional I:

• Provide an array of clinical services to promote recovery, stabilization and independence based on the patient's needs and plan of care.
• Documentation is reflective of the quality care expected of this position to include Collaborative Documentation / timely record keeping.
• Provide Family Therapy as regular component of treatment.
• Demonstrate recognition of the importance of collaboration and teamwork within the Center and the community to include interaction with peers and involvement in supervision groups/staff meetings.
• Maintain competency in at least one Evidence Based Practice. Ensure patient functionality is measured by the DLA-20.
• Respond to telephone messages, e-mails, Teams messages, and inter-office mail. Retain overall responsibility for meeting Quality Assurance and CARF standards. Ensure appropriate, timely response to patient requests for services.
• Provide school consultation, education, and prevention services to the school district through the provision of faculty and staff in-service training, consultation to faculty and staff, classroom presentations, Parent-Teach Organization presentations, and critical incident debriefing and / or adverse incident response.
• Comply with the Office of Mental Health Compliance Plan and all legal responsibilities and requirements.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

• A master's degree in guidance, counseling, the social sciences or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.
• Licensure as a LPC, LISW, etc.
• Have knowledge about the etiology and treatment of behavioral and emotional disorders.
• Have a high-level attention to detail and task completion as well as dependability.
• Have familiarity with relevant systems of care and agency characteristics.

Additional Comments

Post hire, employees must:

• Have knowledge about the impact of mental illness on children, adolescents, and their families.
• Have knowledge about theories and methods of intervention.
• Have the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with individuals, families and other professionals.
• Be able to function independently and with minimal supervision.

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children. Click here for additional information.
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)
• Retirement benefit choices *
• State Retirement Plan (SCRS)

• State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP)

• Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.

Salary : $60,000 - $100,000