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 :

Counsel and advise individuals or groups with an SMPI diagnosis.

Develop and implement individual treatment plans

Establish treatment goals and milestones with clients

Prepare progress reports and letters for relevant parties

Facilitate referrals to other healthcare or counseling professionals

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 ($38,000 / yr.) :

A Master’s Degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Community Counseling, School Counseling, Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy from a CACREP, CSWE, CCPTP or COAMFTE accredited university AND be license eligible with the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists allowing for an associate level license within six months of employment (Required).

Associate Licensed ($40,000) :

Associate Licensure as an LAPC, LAMFT or LMSW

Full Licensure as LPC, LMFT or LCSW

Salary is dependent length of licensure

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

• Licensure with one year of post licensure experience - 52,000
• Licensure with three or more years of post-licensure - 55,000

Avita is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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