Job description

Description:One of Georgia's largest behavioral healthcare providers, Highland Rivers provides compassionate, professional treatment and recovery services to adults, children, families and veterans affected by mental health issues, substance abuse and addiction, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our purpose is to help every individual recover and live independent, successful and fulfilling lives.

Highland Rivers Health is seeking a Forensic Treatment Specialist for the Gilmer County area.

Job Description:

• 6 hours weekly providing assessments, crisis intervention, individual counseling, and transition/aftercare planning within the Gilmer County Jail.
• Coordinate with Gilmer outpatient staff in addressing 1013, 2013, or other crisis intervention needs within the Gilmer County jail to ensure appropriate crisis response.
• Assist Gilmer outpatient staff in coordinating linkage to services following discharge from Gilmer County jail.
• Assist Forensic Treatment Specialist South in covering treatment services in the Paulding County jail when needed.
• Liaison and coordination services with Drug Courts, Mental Health Courts, and/or Veteran's Courts for the Conasauga Court Circuit (Whitfield, Murray) which may include court staffing attendance, participant reporting, and court review attendance.
• Single point of contact for accountability court coordinators to facilitate scheduling, intake appointments, and service linkage as needed.
• Maintain positive working relationship with community shareholders such as court judges, court coordinators, detention center staff, etc.
• Tracking of accountability court participants to verify financial obligations of the courts per MOU/Contract and collaborate with supervisor to ensure invoices are correct and delivered on a timely basis.
• Provide behavioral health assessments, individual counseling, group counseling, either in clinic or out of clinic, as needed for the accountability courts.
• Attend treatment court specific trainings such as MRT, Thinking For A Change, CBT-SA, etc.
• Maintain high degree of responsiveness with accountability court coordinators and provide regular service plan updates to ensure evidence of continuum of care.
• Monitor participant electronic records to ensure up-to-date documentation (Releases of information, safety planning, treatment planning, consents, etc)
• Assist catchment-area outpatient clinics in open access interventions as needed and as schedule allows

NOTE: A pre-employment drug screen, random drug screen, and state & federal criminal background investigation will be required of selected applicant.
Effective July 1, 2017 smoking or use of any tobacco products are prohibited on company premises.

All applicants may not be contacted for an interview. Applications will be screened based on preferred qualifications. This position will be filled when qualified applicant is found.
Applications/resumes should be filled out carefully and completely. Attach documentation to support education/training/licensure certification. If your application/resume is not complete you may forfeit the opportunity of an interview.

Due to the volume of applications/resumes received by this office we are unable to provide information your application/resume status over the phone. Applicants who are selected for an interview will be contacted for an interview.
Applicants who have a disability, which require special accommodations should contact the Human Resource Department.

Ascend Community Staffing Partners, LLC does not discriminate with regard to employment, compensation, place of work, or promotion because of race, color, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, age or national origin.
English-Spanish bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply.
Requirements:Requirements:

• Minimum Requirements: Master's Degree, Associate Licensed Clinicians as per the State of Georgia: LAPC or LMSW with full licensure within 1 year.
• Two years of counseling experience
• Preferred: Fully Licensed Clinician as per the State of Georgia: LPC or LCSW
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check, drug testing and have a clean 7 year motor vehicle report

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

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