Licensed Mental Health Counselor — ACT Team (Community-Based)

State-of-Georgi; Newnan (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust benefits package

Job summary

State of Georgia is seeking an ACT Team Counselor for Pathways Center. The role involves delivering Assertive Community Treatment services within a multidisciplinary team to individuals with mental illness or substance use disorders.

The candidate must hold a Master’s in social work and counseling with licensure (LAPC/LMSW/LPC/LCSW) and have at least two years of post-license experience. The position emphasizes crisis intervention and coordinated care in a public-sector setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: must be associate or fully licensed as an LAPC, LMSW, LPC or LCSW.
• Master's degree in social work and counseling with licensure in the area of assignment and two years of related post-license experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides professional level therapeutic services to persons with mental illness and/or addictive disease.
• Participates in daily treatment team meetings
• Conducts face to face comprehensive assessments to identify problems and service needs
• Writes treatment plans to meet payer requirements and regulatory guidelines
• Provides risk assessment and crisis intervention
• Facilitates the admission process and communicates with referral sources, families, patients and staff
• Writes timely progress notes related to treatment outcomes
• Modifies treatment plans as needed
• Provides crisis intervention services as needed
• May perform case management duties to ensure continuity of care
• Develops and maintains cooperative relationships with community providers
• Participates in ongoing learning & development

Skills

Therapeutic services

Crisis intervention

Assessment

Case management

Communication

Education

Master's degree in social work and counseling

Licensed in LAPC/LMSW/LPC/LCSW

Tools

EHR systems

Regulatory guidelines

Job description

State of Georgia is seeking an ACT Team Counselor for Pathways Center. The role involves delivering Assertive Community Treatment services within a multidisciplinary team to individuals with mental illness or substance use disorders.

The candidate must hold a Master’s in social work and counseling with licensure (LAPC/LMSW/LPC/LCSW) and have at least two years of post-license experience. The position emphasizes crisis intervention and coordinated care in a public-sector setting.