Behavioral Health Counselor - Mental Health Court

Join our team and grow with us!  Are you looking for a career with meaning?  Do you want to be part of a team who strives to improve the quality of a person’s life?

Avita Community Partners gives you the opportunity to live out your passion, in an organization known for high quality care.  We value, reward & recognize hard working committed staff and want you to be surrounded by a healthy team and strong leadership.

Avita offers FREE supervision toward licensure & monthly Evidence Based Trainings with CEUs to enhance your skills / maintain your license.  Regular Clinical Care Team Meetings assist in wrapping the appropriate level of services around each individual you serve.

We recognize our staff when they go above and beyond and provide support when needed.  Avita offers a great benefit package including options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short / long-term disability, and many more!  We understand that it’s difficult to save for retirement, so we contribute the equivalent of 3.5% of your salary into a 401k plan that will grow for you.

• 20 days Paid Time Off (PTO) per year with a full “cash out” for unused PTO
• 9 Paid Holidays, 1 Floating Holiday, plus Your Birthday as a Holiday just for you!

Eligible Employees can apply for loan repayment assistance through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment program. Avita is also an approved organization for the Federal Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

We are seeking a Behavioral Health Counselor to join our team! You will be responsible for implementing effective treatment plans to clients in an individual or group setting.

Responsibilities :

Counselor will be working with the courts to provide therapeutic services and support for individuals involved in the legal system, particularly Accountability Court in the Mountain Judicial Circuit.

Qualifications :

Previous experience in counseling, social work, or other related fields

Experience in conflict resolution

Compassionate and caring demeanor

Ability to build rapport with clients

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Unlicensed / Assoc Lic. ($45,000 / yr.) :

Salary is dependent length of licensure

LMFT / LPC / LCSW - Licensure with less than one year of post licensure experience - 49,500

Avita is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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