Behavioral Health Counselor 2 / CAC or CADC

Georgia Pines; Moultrie (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

EAP

Legal insurance

Flexible working schedules

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Supervision training

CEU reimbursement

Productivity bonus

Job summary

Georgia Pines Community Service Board in South Georgia is seeking a licensed addiction counselor to join the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team. The role emphasizes prevention, behavior modification, and counseling individuals and groups to promote mental health, family wellness, and coping with addictions.

The successful candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in a related field, have two years of experience, and CAC or CADC certification (or be registered to take the exam).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Two years of experience as an addiction counselor from the Georgia Addiction Counselor's Association (GACA).
• Position requires CAC or CADC certification; will accept if registered to take exam.

Responsibilities

• Counsel individuals and groups to promote mental health and address addictions and related challenges.
• Schedule consumers for testing, assemble test materials and administer tests.
• Develop and implement behavior management and skills acquisition plans; 80% of services provided in the client’s home.

Skills

Counseling

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Job Summary

Exciting new opportunity to start and to join an innovative, community-based behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disabilities services organization located in South Georgia.Georgia Pines Community Service Board is a public, not-for-profit organization with an annual budget of $25M and a diverse workforce of 300 direct-care and support staff. We provide services to 6 rural counties with several locations. We strive to provide the highest quality, evidence-based services in the least restrictive settings.

Georgia Pines Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team is currently seeking a real leader, someone who has the passion, commitment, talent, and ability to work collaboratively with their peers to continue to advance the mission and vision of the organization.

The selected applicant will have the pleasure of counseling with emphasis on prevention and/or behavior modification. In addition to working with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental health. The selected applicant may help individuals deal with addictions and substance abuse, family, parenting, and marital problems, suicide, stress management, problems with self-esteem, and issues associated with aging, mental and emotional health. In addition to scheduling consumers for testing, assembling test materials and administering tests. Develops and implements behavior management and/or skills acquisition plans. 80% of services expected to be provided in individual's home.

Georgia Pines believes this is a great opportunity for anyone who truly wants to make a difference in people's lives. This position is an integral part of the agency's ACT team and reports directly to the ACT Director with appropriate latitude for utilizing seasoned judgment to accomplish his/her responsibilities.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university and two years of experience and certification as an addiction counselor from the Georgia Addiction Counselor's Association (GACA). Position requires a CAC or CADC. Will accept if registered to take exam.

Job Type

Full-time

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability insurance
  • Short Term
  • Long Term
  • Critical Care
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Legal Insurance
• Flexible working schedules
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
  • Employee, Spouse, and Child
  • ADD (Accidental, Death, and Dismemberment)
• Paid time off
  • 13 State Holidays and
  • Up to 12 Annual Leave days per year and
  • Up to 12 Sick Leave days per year and
  • Education Leave
  • Parental Leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free supervision training for licensed eligible positions
• CEU reimbursement
• Productivity Bonus dependent on position

Type of Recruitment

This announcement is open to all qualified persons. Full time unclassified (at-will employment) position with benefits.

Georgia Pines participates in the NHSC student loan repayment program for qualifying positions.

All Relevant Information Is Subject To Verification:

• A pre-employment physical may be required for appointment to position.
• A pre-employment PPD Tuberculin Skin Test will be required at the applicant's expense.
• An FBI fingerprint-based criminal records investigation is required for appointment to position.
• Pre-employment drug testing is required for appointment to position.
• Males between l8 and 26 years of age will be required to present proof of having registered with the Selective Services System as required by federal law or of being exempt from such registration.
• An official transcript may be required from the college that granted your hours and/or degree. The transcript (Primary Source) will need to be furnished to the Human Resource Department.