D166 - Mental Health Court - Associate Licensed Clinician
901 Rice St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318, USA Req #204
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
About River Edge Behavioral Health
Serving more than 10,000 Georgians, River Edge continues to be one of the state's leading resources for mental health, substance use disorder treatments and supports as well as individuals with intellectual and development disabilities. River Edge offers outpatient services at our Emery Highway-Macon, Monroe County and Baldwin County locations. Outpatient services include behavioral health, nursing, and psychiatric assessment, stabilization and medication maintenance services as well as crisis intervention services.
River Edge Behavioral Health operates at several locations in Fulton County. The Fulton County Misdemeanor Mental Health Court (MMC) serves the judiciary, the community and a mental health client base to increase public safety, reduce recidivism, and expand remedial mental health services. The mission is to divert and support eligible misdemeanor citizen-defendants with behavioral health concerns who are arrested by facilitating participation in effective mental health and substance abuse treatment.
The MMC is an interdisciplinary team approach. The team consists of judges from Magistrate Court and State Court, a program coordinator, prosecuting attorneys, public defenders, treatment providers, law enforcement officials, pretrial release officers, and litigation managers from the Fulton Courts.
River Edge seeks a qualified individual to join as the Associate Licensed Clinician for the Misdemeanor Mental Health Court, responsible for providing comprehensive support to MMC participants, including assessment, treatment planning, coordination with jail and behavioral health staff, group and individual therapy provision, crisis management, and community service connection.
Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:30AM-5PM or 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
FLSA Classification: Hourly, Non-Exempt
Benefits Offered:
- Competitive Pay
- Paid Time Off
- 12 Paid Holidays
- 401k with an employer match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short and Long-term disability coverage
- Life Insurance
- Employee Discount Program
Duties and Responsibilities
- Interview potential MMC participants as needed; meet while the client is incarcerated in the Fulton County Jail or after the participant has been released.
- Complete bio-psychosocial assessments; LS/CMI Risk Needs Assessments and ASAM Treatment Needs Assessment and discharge plan.
- Develop client treatment plans and review treatment plan updates.
- Work with jail health/behavioral health staff on referrals, coordinate discharges, and discharge plans.
- Provide case manager coordination of treatment planning and services.
- Provide individual, group, and family therapy to participants and their families concerning mental health needs and/or substance abuse disorders as needed.
- Attend weekly MMC team meetings, trainings, court, and hearings as required.
- Provide crisis management to MMC participants as needed.
- Connect participants to outside community services.
- Update Casework client notes daily and review CM case notes submitted into Casework.
- Provide referral resources to outside providers.
- Provide clinical consultation to referral resources, mentors, family members, and others that help support the participant while in recovery and the MMC Program.
- Attend MMC compliance court on Fridays for court staffing meetings and MMC Participant Calendar.
- Attend recommended River Edge or Fulton County Court MH Trainings as required.
- Meet regularly with the immediate supervisor.
- Maintain professional licensure as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
- Maintain sufficient communication and correspondence via telephone, email and text with agency personnel, stakeholders, and community partners.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in social service field (Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Human Services) or related field.
- Must have Associate License or Fully Licensed in either - LAPC, LMSW, LAMFT, LMFT, LPC, LCSW.
- At least one (1) year of postmaster's experience providing mental health and substance abuse treatment.
- Demonstrate knowledge and expertise with the chronically mentally ill population.
- All applicants must pass an intensive background check and pre-employment drug test.
- Demonstrate expertise and knowledge in mental health and substance abuse services and community resources.
- Exemplify excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Empathy: Demonstrating empathy when counseling clients individually or in groups.
Communication: Effective communication skills are crucial for counseling sessions.
Counseling: Proficiency in counseling techniques for both individual and group sessions.
Assessment and Treatment Planning: Ability to conduct comprehensive behavioral health assessments.
Documentation: Skill in preparing and maintaining accurate treatment records and reports.
Additional Information:
The Application Process
- All qualified applicants will be considered.
- This position is subject to close once a suitable candidate pool has been identified.
- The hiring managers will contact only those selected for an interview.
- Applicants who are not selected will receive notification via email.
We at River Edge believe every employee has a right to a safe work environment.
Diversity and Inclusion
River Edge Behavioral Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer.
Drug-Free Workplace
River Edge Behavioral Health is a drug-free workplace with a longstanding commitment to providing a safe, quality-oriented, and productive work environment.
At-Will Workplace
Employment with River Edge Behavioral Health is at will.
EEOC Statement
River Edge Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
If you are looking for an opportunity to make life better and a strong desire for personal growth we encourage you to apply.
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