APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Send letters of intent and resume via email to the HR Department; Attention: Stephanie Reents, HR Generalist.

Positions: Behavioral Health Clinician's to provide services in residential setting. Salary $: Full time with competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Location: Riverbend Center

Overview:

Must be committed to COMPASS’ Core Values of treating everyone with dignity and respect; being ethical, honest and having integrity; being team-oriented with a commitment to excellence; being engaged, supportive, and resilient; and being accountable and responsible to persons served, COMPASS and Community.

This position performs duties in an extremely welcoming, friendly and non-judgmental manner and yet is a very persuasive communicator. The focus of this position is working with and through others, building and maintaining relationships, and working closely and accurately within established guidelines. Must be an effective communicator, someone who is able to stimulate and motivate others while being aware of and responsive to their needs and concerns. The person in this position must be friendly and genuinely interested in the business, agenda, and needs of others, including COMPASS’ management, the team and clients. A persuasive, teaching style of communication is required to communicate the company's policies, programs, and systems. A faster-than-average pace will be the norm for this position. Detail work is a major focus of the job, and those details need to be handled quickly, correctly, and efficiently. This portion of the work will often focus on relationships with others; correct handling of details dealing with others is necessary to maintain and grow relationships. General Duties:  Complete assessments of client behavioral health and substance use history and current status.  Engagement strategies to develop trusting relationships to enhance successful behavioral health/substance use outcomes providing educational, behavioral, motivational, and relapse prevention interventions.  Demonstrate mental health and addiction counseling competencies.  Assist in coordinating individual treatment planning including aftercare and recovery support services.  Participate in engaging and motivating all team clients in all treatment goals, especially and specifically those related to behavioral health issues.  Assist clients receiving behavioral health and substance use recovery to become engaged in self-help groups.

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 Assist clients receiving behavioral health and substance use treatment in developing and maintaining

social support networks

 Assess need for inpatient treatment and coordinate such.

 Provide individual and group counseling specific to behavioral health and substance abuse.

 Provide interventions aimed at client recognition of relationships between substance use, mental

illness, medications.

 Collaborate with other team members on individual cases.

 Provide training to other team members on signs, symptoms and early identification of behavioral

health and substance use disorders.

 Develop and implement person-centered individual treatment plans and subsequent documentation of

services.

 Provide direct service, including social, emotional and instrumental support to all team clients as

integrated staff member.

 Maintain specified impact ratio standards.

Qualifications: Mental Health credentials: LPC or LSW are required with LISW or LPCC preferred.

Chemical Dependency credentials (LICDC/LCDC) and or extensive experience is a plus.

Education/Experience: Minimum of Master’s degree in clinical counseling, social services, human

services. Minimum of three (3) years’ experience providing mental health and substance use disorder

treatments. Experience working with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness and substance abuse population.

Requirements: Criminal background check; Pre-employment Drug Screen; Clear driving record; CPR

Training required; TB test.

Physical Requirements: Normal activity, potential exposure to blood borne pathogens.

Miscellaneous: Knowledgeable of various community resources. Will work as part of an integrated team.

Transportation of clients may be necessary and willingness to work within the community including

clients’ homes.

Exempt: Not eligible for over time