Mental Health Counselor

Career Opportunities at Midwest Family Services

Position: Mental Health Counselor
Location: Wooster, OH
Job Id: 8690
# of Openings: 0

Scope and Job Purpose – The Mental Health Counselor provides individual therapy, treatment planning, case management, assessment, and client advocacy, as well as working in collaboration with other staff and agencies to support your clients.

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Provide screening, including intakes, evaluations, assessments, treatment planning, and discharge planning.
• Provides ongoing client assessment to identify changing needs pertaining to the individual and family treatment and development strategy.
• Work respectfully with culturally diverse populations.
• Collaborates with Program staff to determine continuum of care for program participants.
• Participates in clinical supervision meetings.
• Participates in the day-to-day provision of client-focused, trauma‑informed mental health services to agency clients.

Qualifications:

• LSW or LPC required.
• LISW, LPCC, MFT, IMFT welcome to apply.
• Enrolled as a provider with a National Provider Identifier (NPI) and the Ohio Department of Medicaid.
• Ability and willingness to travel to the group homes/workshops with your assigned county/counties.
• Communicate accurately and effectively, both verbal and written.
• Demonstrate effective decision‑making skills and use good judgment.
• Knowledge of mental health services in the community.
• Can work effectively and collaboratively as a team, interacting with clients, external care providers, consulting psychiatrist, other clinicians, and administrative and support staff.
• Can exercise balanced judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions, and can handle difficult or confrontational situations in a calm, consistent, and equitable manner.
• Proficient computer skills, including MS Word, MS Excel, and electronic health record documentation.

Benefits:

• Paid Sick and Vacation Time Payment
• Training Bonus Opportunities
• Health/Vision/Dental Insurance for eligible employees
• 401(k) Program

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We offer a supportive family‑oriented environment encouraging independence.