Outpatient Licensed Associate Counselor

Ellie Mental Health-Allendale NJ; Allendale (NJ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as an Outpatient Licensed Associate Counselor at a leading mental health clinic dedicated to improving access to mental health care. This role involves evaluating mental health diagnoses, implementing treatment plans, and collaborating with a diverse clientele. The position not only offers industry-leading compensation but also an environment rooted in creativity, compassion, and determination. Ideal candidates should possess a master's degree and a passion for enhancing the mental health landscape.

Benefits

Unique pay model with industry-leading compensation

In-house supervision for Licensed Associate Counselors

Comfortable, furnished offices and clinic environment

Work from home options

Qualifications

• Candidates are required to have a master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields.
• Candidates should have provisional licensure (LAC or LSW).
• Experience with completing treatment plans and clinical case notes is required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate mental health diagnosis and create treatment plans.
• Provide excellent customer service for clients and collaborate with the team.
• Utilize creativity in interventions to help clients achieve their goals.

Skills

Effective written and verbal communication skills

Ability to demonstrate and model stable, appropriate boundaries with clients

Comfort and familiarity working with a diverse client base

Education

Master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields

Provisional licensure (LAC or LSW)

Tools

Office 365

Electronic Health Record systems

Job description

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Clinic Description

As an Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) at Ellie Mental Health, you'll share our vision for improving and expanding access to quality mental health care and thrive in an environment driven by our core values of authenticity, humor, compassion, creativity, acceptance, and determination.

Clinic Description

As an Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) at Ellie Mental Health, you'll share our vision for improving and expanding access to quality mental health care and thrive in an environment driven by our core values of authenticity, humor, compassion, creativity, acceptance, and determination.

Ellie Mental Health was founded in 2015 by Erin Pash, LMFT and Kyle Keller, LICSW when they opened the first Ellie clinic in Minneapolis. Since then, the Ellie Fam has continued to grow with multiple clinics in Minnesota and a growing number of locally owned and operated franchises across the country.

Ellie was proudly founded on the principle of destigmatizing mental health. The mental health industry is full of barriers, and we’ve made it our goal to fill the gap and find innovative ways to break down these barriers for the communities we serve.

We Offer:

• Unique pay model with industry leading compensation
• In house supervision for Licensed Associate Counselors
• Comfortable, furnished offices and clinic environment
• A company rooted in values of creativity, humor, compassion, acceptance, determination, and authenticity
• Additional benefits and perks
  
  
  

Responsibilities Include:

• Evaluate mental health diagnosis, create, and implement a treatment plan, complete ongoing documentation including further diagnosis, treatment plan reviews, and case notes according to company policy
• Provide excellent customer service for clients and collaborate with a dynamic team to further the mission of filling gaps in our community
• Utilize creativity in interventions to help clients achieve and exceed goals
• Prepare and submit individual documentation for each session per company guidelines and protocol
• For Full-Time status clinicians must maintain a caseload of a minimum of 25 client visits per week
• Coordinate services with case managers, families, work personnel, medical personnel, other Ellie staff, and school staff as needed
• Attend and participate in all clinical staff meetings and trainings
• Assist in outreach activities
• Other stuff we probably forgot to add but just as meaningful and important to your role ;)
  
  
  

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Candidates are required to have a master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university and on track to obtain licensure in their designated field
• Candidates should have provisional licensure (LAC or LSW)
• Required experience with completing DAs, treatment plans and clinical case notes
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate and model stable, appropriate boundaries with clients
• Ability to complete and submit documentation of services and other documents in a timely manner
• Comfort and familiarity working with a diverse client base
• Proficient in the use of Office 365 and Electronic Health Record systems (Valant experience a plus!)
  
  
  

Independent franchisees are Equal Opportunity employers committed to diverse and inclusive workforces. Franchisees are independent business people and not employed by Ellie Family Services, PLLP, d/b/a “Ellie Mental Health”, Ellie MSO, LLC, or Ellie FAM LLC. Thus, each franchisee and each franchisee clinic is unique and the franchisee is alone responsible for all employment matters in their clinic, including the terms and conditions of employment for their employees, such as hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing and scheduling. Depending on the clinic location you select, the job for which you apply may be in a clinic owned and operated by an independent franchisee, and not with the corporate-owned clinics, which are based in Minnesota. This means the franchisee, not Ellie Family Services, PLLP, is responsible for all employment matters at the clinic. If you are hired for the job, the franchisee will be your employer, not Ellie Family Services, PLLP or any of its affiliated entities. For franchisee clinic locations, please contact the franchisee organization directly to the extent you need assistance in completing forms or otherwise participating in that franchisee’s application process.

Ellie Mental Health is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change or adjustment to a job or work environment that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the operation of the business.

Flexible work from home options available.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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