Licensed Mental Health Counselor - TAG MedStaffing : Job Details

Location: Brooklyn, NY 11206

Schedule: Mon- Fri from 9am-5pm

Perm Compensation: $60k- $65k

Notes

• Candidate must have LMHC
• Parking: Public transportation is main way to get around
• Interview process: takes about 1 week
• 1st interview: virtual
• 2nd interview: site visit
• Onboarding/training: the first 2 weeks will be focused on getting equipment, log in info, and shadowing senior staff
• First day details: sent the Friday the week before the candidate starts

Summary

The Mental Health Counselor provides mental health related services for HIV/AIDS afflicted clients with mental health needs and their families. Responsible for the timely completion of mental health assessment and collaborating in the development and implementation of service plan(s) for each client admitted to the program.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health assessments and assist in the development and implementation of comprehensive service plans that identify mutually agreed upon long and short-term mental health related goals.
• Provide mental health services and referrals; assistance with adherence to medication regiments; activities for daily living; nutritional services; recreation programs; assistance in employment assessments, training; prevention with positives; and other necessary services to clients to increase their capacity for independent living. Also, monitor and ensure that clients are linked to needed services.
• Provides, coordinates and collaborates with providers within and outside organization.
• Provide supportive counseling to clients and coordinates and collaborates with mental health providers to help clients to comply with treatment and medication regime.
• Make home visits and maintains face to face contact as specified in the service plan(s)
• Responsible to develop and implement weekly groups including the Wellness
• Self-Management model.
• Responsible for the timely completion of all required documentation including,
• comprehensive assessments, reassessments, progress notes of all contacts with clients and/or collaterals.
• Participate in case conferences, training, workshops and seminars as well as meetings with peers and supervisors as required.
• Assist in the planning, organizing program recreational activities.
• Participates in weekly supervision.

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of community mental health and other resources.
• Knowledge of counseling process and practices.\
• Good initiative and learning ability of HRA Scattered Sites Program Desk Guide and the HIV/AIDS Program regulations.
• Responsible, organized, effective, and efficient. Ability to perform multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Communicate skills (effective/active listening, verbal and written)
• Community minded, patient, creative, flexible, compassionate, and culturally sensitive to persons who are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, severe and persistent mental illness.
• Ability to deal tactfully and diplomatically with other employees, Federal, State, and City officials, professional and technical groups, clients, and the general public.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree, in Mental Health Counseling or Psychology, Social Work or related health field.
• Prefer one (1) to three (3) years work experience in mental health field, providing on-going counseling to HIV/AIDS individuals and their families.
• Individual, family and group counseling experience required.
• Preference given to persons with experience in Scattered Sites Programs, bi-lingual- Spanish.