Behavioral Health Counselor - School Based - full-time - 1st shift - Mon-Fri

Community Mental Health Affiliates

Job Location:

Waterbury - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Why CMHA

Community Mental Health Affiliates Inc. (CMHA) is a private non-profit treatment provider headquartered in New Britain with seven locations throughout the city and in Waterbury. We partner with clients and the community to promote recovery from mental illness and substance use treating more than 7500 adults and children each year. CMHA is Connecticuts first fully Joint Commission accredited Behavioral Health Home and is a SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). Visit to learn more.

Internal mobility and career pathing is a focus at CMHA with many employees growing from individual contributors to leaders.

CMHA is looking to hire a Full-time 1^st shift Behavioral Health Counselor for our School-based outpatient Program. This position will be located at 255 Bank St. Waterbury CT. Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:00PM.

Compensation Range:The salary range for this position starts at $24.00 per hour.

Compensation for each position is determined not only by years of relevant experience education and skills but also by maintaining internal pay equity. CMHA also takes into consideration our benefits and paid time off package to provide a well-rounded and competitive approach to the applicants overall compensation.

Position Summary:The Behavioral Health Counselor serves as active part of a multidisciplinary team that provides school-based outpatient services in a structured therapeutic environment for children and adolescents who present with a wide range of significant behavioral health needs. Engages parents family members and other pertinent adults to support the child through the therapeutic process. Treatment is aimed at assisting individuals and families by helping them develop the skills necessary to improve their quality of life.

Essential Responsibilities:

Assesses diagnoses and recommends appropriate treatment for child and family and assists with appropriate referrals and linkage to other services.
Performs comprehensive intake assessment that results in diagnosis and recommendations for psychiatric and substance abuse treatment for children adolescents adults and/or families and assists with appropriate referrals and linkage to others services if appropriate.

Provide individual family and group therapy services to students assigned and referred by the district. Performs individual family and group treatment utilizing evidence based practices to facilitate positive strength-based change.
Completes assessment tools integrates pertinent information to establish diagnosis and analyzes data to create clinical formulation within designated timeframe.
While on-site at assigned schools Clinician will respond to students social and emotional needs when it is appropriate to intervene alongside school staff.
Facilitate debriefing for school staff students and their caregivers when appropriate following a behavioral incidence at school that may or may not have resulted in disciplinary outcomes or crisis interventions for the student.
Support students and their caregivers as well as school staff with transitioning student back to school following a behavioral health-related crisis intervention (i.e. ED visit hospital admission) or disciplinary outcome (i.e. suspension).
Provides clinical case management services such as communicating with schools pediatricians DCF juvenile court and other social service agencies
Develops achievable goals with client and family; with measurable and behavioral objectives within designated timeframes.
Monitors treatment progress and provides updates within identified timeframes and as necessary.
Collaborates with integrated CMHA clinical team to ensure all services provided are communicated with whole team to be an effective wrap around model.
Assures timely documentation is maintained in accordance with CMHA policies and procedures including but not limited to progress notes treatment plans authorizations program orientation consent to treat activity logs and case management notes.
Responds to crisis situations and triages appropriately communicating clearly with professionals internal and external to meet presenting client needs.
Secures reimbursement by obtaining authorizations providing accurate documentation and the submitting progress notes in a timely manner. Completes documentation within designated timeframes as established by CMHA and external regulatory agencies.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Valid DMV License.
Bachelors degree in behavioral health discipline.
Must be actively in a masters level program focusing on degree in behavioral health discipline.
Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred.
Successful experience working with the co-occurring population in individual and group treatment.
Beginner to intermediate experience with Microsoft Office products including Word and Outlook.

We care about our employees by offering benefits that strike a harmonious work-life balance. We also care about your future. CMHA offers:

Medical Dental and Vision Insurance packages.
403(b)-retirement savings plan with CMHA matching starting after 1 year of service.
11 observed holidays.
3 Wellbeing days off on a Friday throughout the year to extend a long weekend.
2 CHMA/Personal days to use throughout the calendar year.
Up to 24 days of PTO that increases with years of service.
Paid agency closure between Christmas and New Years (except 24/7 programs)*must be approved annually.
Company paid Life Insurance and Long Term Disability.
A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that offers counseling coaching and wellness resources for staff as well as members of their household.
Higher education tuition discounts at participating schools through the Alliances academic partnerships.
Free ongoing professional development opportunities and continuous access to Continuing Education Units (CEUs) featuring comprehensive training in Evidence-Based Practices such as EMDR DBT and CBT.
Employee discounts for shopping the New Britain YMCA travel and entertainment.
Free employee subscriptions to the calm app.
Annual Company Picnic.
CMHA-sponsored Loan Reimbursement Program and Scholarship Program.
FreeStudentLoan Wellnessfor eligible employees and their family members access to:
- Student loan consolidation and refinancing.
- Loan payoff projection dashboard.
- Coaching and support via chat email and phone.
- College cost calculator.
- College financial planning.
- 3 NHSC-approved sites for federal student loan repayment.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Enhancementfor eligible employees access to:
- Automated Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) form management for past and present employers.
- Automated reminders for annual (PSLF) recertifications to help you stay on track.
- Resources and ongoing communications that make PSLF understandable.
- The opportunity to receive the national average of $72000.00 in forgiveness.

Community Mental Health Affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer except in the case of a bon fide occupation qualification or as otherwise permitted or required by law does not discriminate of the basis of race color age disability sec childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical condition including by not limited to lactation sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran or military status religion national origin ancestry marital or familiar status genetic information status with regard to public assistance citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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Why CMHACommunity Mental Health Affiliates Inc. (CMHA) is a private non-profit treatment provider headquartered in New Britain with seven locations throughout the city and in Waterbury. We partner with clients and the community to promote recovery from mental illness and substance use treating more ...