Mental Health Counselor

This a community-based counseling position in Augusta, GA. We service Burke, Columbia, McDuffie, and Richmond counties and surrounding counties.

Reports to: Team Leader

Organizational Background: Still Waters Professional Counseling Services in Augusta, GA, provides in-home and in-office mental health services for children, adolescents, and adults. Our mission is to provide the highest quality of mental health services to individuals and families in need of counseling, crisis intervention, and prevention in the most appropriate, educational, and accessible manner.

Position Purpose: Counselors will emphasis on prevention and/or behavior modification. The counselors will work with adults and children to promote optimum mental health. May help adults deal with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; and children with suicide; stress management; problems with self-esteem; and issues associated with aging and mental and emotional health.

Key Responsibilities:

• Complete all documentation based on clinical experience and knowledge
• Collect information about clients through interviews, observation, and tests
• Perform drug screenings for clients if needed.
• Evaluate clients physical or mental condition based on review of client information
• Maintain confidentiality of records relating to client’s treatment
• Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress to measurable goals described in treatment and care plan
• Work a minimum of 25 billable hours per week. Billable hours are the face to face time with the client.
• Complete documentation within 72 hours of providing services
  

Working Days / Hours of work

• Must meet with team leader weekly.
• Counselor makes own schedule based on the availability of the client’s served and their needs.
• Efficient at using tele-health to service clients
  

Education Requirements:

COMPLETION OF AN INTERNSHIP OR PRACTICUM as part of Master's program

Must be enrolled in or already in possession of a Master's Degree in:

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Counseling

Psychology

Social Work

Counseling Education

Marriage & Family Therapy, Addiction Counseling.

*Applicants pursuing a license (LPC, LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT) or in possession of one of these licenses for office and in-home counseling and management positions are meet qualifications to apply.

Bachelors level applicants who are currently in an internship or have already completed an internship as part of a Master's program meet qualifications to apply. Internship opportunities for Bachelor and Masters degree level clinicians are available.

• Additional trainings may be added throughout the duration of employment. Trainings will not count towards billable hours.
  

Benefits:

• Full-time employees are offered the following benefits after successful completion of a 90 day probationary period: You will receive information regarding enrollment prior to the completion of 60 days, if full-time employment.
  

Work Location:

• Community-based/ Home-based
• Work Remotely? No. Work location is hybrid. Flexible work schedule.
  

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Internship Salary: $24.00 - $28.00 per billable hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
  
• Gym Reimbursement

Specialties:

• Addiction
• Psychiatry
• Counseling
• Psychology
• Social Work

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekend availability

Education:

• Master's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Mental health counseling: 1 year (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 60% (Preferred)