Mental Health Professional I - School Based Program (Georgetown County)

Mental Health Professional I

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? Join our team at the Office of Mental Health where we are dedicated to providing compassionate and accessible care to our community. We are seeking a Mental Health Professional I who is motivated to help individuals and families navigate life's challenges and achieve long-term wellness. If you want to use your skills to build a healthier, more resilient community, we encourage you to apply. This position is located at SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) - Office of Mental Health, Waccamaw Center for Mental Health, 525 Layfette Street, Georgetown, SC 29440.

This position may be eligible for SCOMH Student Loan Repayment to cover some of the cost of your outstanding loan(s) balance associated with the completion of a healthcare degree that is relevant to the applicable position.

As the Mental Health Professional, working under general supervision from the clinic director and/or clinic director supervisor, you will provide therapeutic services, particularly as a specialist for children and adolescents in Georgetown County School Based programs for Waccamaw Center for Mental Health in Georgetown County. Provide intakes, counseling and case management dealing with situations encompassing interpersonal, health and psychosocial factors. Provide crisis diversion services and consultation to individual and/or agencies, hospitals and WCMH outpatient department. Provide services to all patients of WCMH at the Georgetown Clinic. Responsibilities for the Mental Health Professional / School Based Georgetown County include:

• Provide counseling and case management to individuals and families with a focus on the chronically mentally ill and those with emotional disturbances by utilizing individual, group and family counseling, plus other approved center services.
• Maintain an average bill time of direct service hours of 810 annually.
• Develop treatment plans in coordination with patients, families and treatment teams and assist with treatment scheduling/meetings.
• Maintain documentation of charts and other records in accordance with State, Federal, Local, OMH, WCMH, Quality Assurance, Corporate Compliance and CARF standards.
• Assist patients in gaining appropriate services, consult with local agencies, organizations and human service providers.
• Provide after hours emergency and on call services as directed by Clinic Director.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

• A master's degree in guidance, counseling, the social sciences.
Additional Requirements
• Ability to lift up to fifty (50) pounds; ability to see, hear at normal volumes, stand, walk, reach, pull, stoop, bend and climb at least two (2) flights of stairs.
• Be able to meet OMH credentialing requirements which include specific graduate course work including Psychopathology/Psychopathology Diagnostics/Clinical Assessment - Practice with Family Therapy (DSM)/Medical Ethics
• Must be able to show evidence of clinical experience providing direct patient care. This experience may be documented as a practicum, internship or post-graduate clinical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• License preferred - professional counselor or social worker.
• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.

Additional Comments

Post hire, employees must:

• Own a vehicle and commute within Georgetown County.
• Have thorough knowledge of the range and scope of services provided in a comprehensive mental health program serving the chronically mental ill and families in the unique treatment needs of this special population.
• Be able to provide 10-year DMV driving record.
• Have ability to integrate and coordinate services with those of other disciplines and to communicate effectively.
• Possess assessment, interviewing and case management skill set.
• Participate in on-going in-service training and other educational opportunities in order to maintain necessary skills to perform duties.
• Understand and be able to maintain effective working relationships with patients, families and representatives of other professional disciplines.
• Exercise good clinical judgement and being able to function independently while exhibiting self-direction.

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.
• 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.