Job Description

Job Title: School-based Clinical Counselor

Hours: Full-time in School-based Clinic setting

Starting Pay: LSW/LPC: $48,000 (BSW) $52,000 (MSW) & LISW/LPCC: $62,000

Currently, we are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Clinical Counselor (LSW, LISW, LPC, LPCC) in our school-based clinic site working with students in grades 4 and 5.

Clinical Counselors at a community mental health agency fill a vital role in delivering mental health services, advocating for clients, and collaborating with a diverse team of professionals to promote overall well-being within the community. The counselor will have a strong commitment to ethical standards, cultural competence, and ongoing professional development. Clinical counselors will provide behavioral health diagnostic assessments, behavioral health counseling, psychotherapy, and other interventions to individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Your ability to flex communication style to multiple cultural environments is necessary while you meet with clients, their families, guardians, or agency representatives.

Essential Job Duties:

• Conduct thorough diagnostic assessments of clients' social, emotional, and environmental factors that may impact their overall health and well-being to evaluate clients' mental health and/or substance use concerns, identify their needs and develop appropriate treatment plans.
• Support clients in managing their mental health and/or substance use challenges and improving their quality of life by providing counseling and therapy. This could include individual, family or group counseling to clients dealing with a range of mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, trauma, or substance abuse.
• Develop comprehensive treatment plans to meet the unique needs of each client.
• Collaborate with other health care professionals within the health center such as doctors, nurses, and case managers to coordinate the client's care plan. This involves ensuing that clients have access to the necessary resources, such as healthcare referrals, social services, housing assistance or financial aid programs.
• Be prepared to provide immediate support and appropriate crisis intervention services for clients/communities in immediate distress or facing emergency situations. This may involve assessing suicide/homicide risk, managing safety concerns including those related to domestic violence and abuse, and connecting clients to appropriate crisis resources.
• Provides psychotherapy for individuals who qualify for services on site and or via telehealth.
• Creates positive relationship with clients, their families, guardians or agency representatives.

What We Offer:

Attending to your needs today:

• Your ideas, input, and contributions are valued and recognized.
• Excellent clinical, administrative, and management support
• Forward-thinking, collaborative, transparent, and inclusive company culture
• Employee Assistance Program
• Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• Competitive compensation
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness Reimbursement Program
• Tuition assistance

Protecting your future:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer contribution to a health savings account
• 403(b) retirement plan with match
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Employer-paid long-term disability

About Us:

Third Street is a patient-centered medical home driving change in the community. We adapt to the needs of those we serve while building services to fill gaps in care to invest in a healthier future for all. At Third Street, we provide high-quality care through the continual learning of our employees and by building a diverse team. We value our employees, communicate our expectations, and train our team on best practices.

Organizational Information:

• Established in 1994, Third Street Family Health Services is a regional not-for-profit community health center providing medical, dental, OB/GYN, pediatric, community outreach, and behavioral health services across eleven locations in Richland, Marion, Ashland, and Crawford counties. Our mission is to deliver comprehensive health and wellness care, accessible to all in the communities we serve. We believe that the health status of our community can be improved by providing accessible and affordable health care, advocacy, and community health initiatives.
• We provide patient-centered care and provide our services with respect, integrity, and accountability top of mind. For more information, visit tsfhs.org or find them on Facebook or Twitter.

Mission:

To deliver comprehensive health and wellness care, accessible to all in the communities we serve.

Qualifications

• State of Ohio CT/LSW/LPC/LISW/LPCC/LISW-S/LPCC-S License
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree
• Experience in counseling and crisis intervention, preferred.

Third Street is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the communities and patients we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, please direct your inquiries to hr@thirdstreetfamily.org or call 419-522-6191 ext. 2201 for Human Resources.

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