Clinical Intake Counselor - LSW, LPC, MFT

About Us

North Community Counseling Centers (NCCC) is a nonprofit mental health agency that has been providing essential services since 1968. We’re on a mission to assist people in the community and help them achieve their maximum potential by providing behavioral healthcare services in a healthy, comfortable, and safe environment. NCCC has four outpatient treatment locations, community and school-based programs, and a variety of programs including: substance disorder treatment, youth and adolescent programming, and medication management. We invite you to join our team and start changing lives today.

• North Community is looking for an LSW, LPC, or MFT for our Assessment Specialist position.
• This role completes intakes, diagnostic assessments, and individual service plans for NCCC clients.
• The Assessment Specialist is a key role for the agency and is the first point of contact for hospital, ADAMH, and community partner referrals.
• This position represents NCCC in the community and is responsible for building positive therapeutic rapport with new clients, established clients, and community partners.
• This position requires travel to Twin Valley Behavioral Health and local inpatient hospitals and possible client transport.
• This individual must have an LSW, LPC, MFT license or higher.

Responsibilities

• & Duties:
• Works closely with hospital staff including discharge planners, physicians, social workers, case managers, inpatient units and administration to provide direct and indirect care to clients.
• Works with hospital social worker to begin the housing process if needed.
• Develops and maintains new and current relationships with assigned hospital(s).
• Provides initial an on-going diagnostic assessments of both hospital and agency clients in the hospital and for the agency and completes the Hospital ISP.
• Provides BH counseling and CPST for clients through home, office and hospital visits.
• Continues to work with clients for up to three months upon discharge to ensure proper and complete linkage with resources and continuity of care.
• Attend treatment team meetings.

Qualifications

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• Must have an LSW/LPC/MFT license or higher. Required.
• Previous experience in social work or counseling