Lead, Counselor, Gambling Services

About the Role

Reporting to the Manager, Behavioral Health Services, the Lead Counselor for Gambling Services will provide counseling services to adults and children experiencing gambling-related behavioral and emotional difficulties. Services may be delivered in individual, group, or family settings using a team-focused treatment plan approach. This role includes clinical consultation and training supervision for staff developing gambling treatment competency, supporting problem gambling service integration within a multidisciplinary team, and leading grant-funded treatment and prevention initiatives.

The Lead Counselor serves as a community-facing subject matter resource, supporting training, community education, and strengthening referral pathways while integrating problem gambling into broader programming.

Responsibilities

• Conduct individual, group, or family therapy for adults and children.
• Engage in supervision with the Behavioral Health Manager.
• Assist clients in preparing and presenting treatment program materials.
• Maintain client charting in accordance with Medicaid, JCAHO, ODADAS, ODMH, CARF, and professional standards.
• Meet productivity expectations, including weekly client visits and service hours (including training supervision, consultation, and community partnership events).
• Prepare documentation for discharge and aftercare referrals.
• Assist in community outreach and safeguard client welfare.
• Consult with supervisors on ethical and legal aspects of the organization.
• Perform telehealth services as required.
• Complete all productivity and documentation requirements.
• Provide monthly group and individual clinical consultation, training supervision, and clinical direction to 20+ clinicians across all Signature Health locations for evidence-informed screening, assessment, referral, and treatment.
• Conduct screenings, assessments, and therapy; manage referrals, waitlists, and outcomes reporting.
• Plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate training, community education, and treatment initiatives based on agency and community needs.
• Represent Signature Health in coalitions and partnerships; build relationships with schools, jails, and community organizations to broaden prevention and treatment reach.
• Collaborate on outreach strategies (press releases, brochures, mailings, speaking engagements) to increase awareness and engagement.
• Support grant-funded treatment programming, ensuring deliverables, compliance, reporting timelines, and budget adherence; identify and support new funding opportunities.
• Support grant writing, data collection, reporting accuracy, and budget performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree required.
• Valid unencumbered LISW-S, LPCC-S, LIMFT-S, or LICDC-CS License in Ohio.
• Valid unencumbered Ohio driver’s license and proof of driver’s insurance.
• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Demonstrated competency in treating gambling, mental health, and substance use disorders within individual, group, couples, and family systems therapy.
• Gambling Trained status or higher required.
• Experience collaborating with team members to optimize client outcomes.
• Familiarity with state and federal healthcare regulations.
• Awareness of community and state support resources for the population served.
• Public speaking or training experience preferred.

Working Conditions

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office/clinical environment.
• Flexibility to work evenings and extended hours may be required.
• Requires periods of sitting, standing, telephone, and computer work.
• Hearing: Adequate to hear clients in person, over the telephone, or through telehealth technology.
• Speaking: Adequate to speak to clients in person, over the telephone, or through telehealth technology.
• Vision: Adequate to read printed materials and computer screens.
• Physical effort: Occasional lifting and carrying of items up to 15 pounds unassisted.
• Possible exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
• Frequent bending, reaching, repetitive hand movements, standing, walking, squatting, and sitting; some lifting, pushing, and pulling may be required.
• Sufficient dexterity to operate a PC and other office equipment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401k match.
• HealthJoy: A no-cost medical and mental health online resource available from day one.
• Robust earned paid time off (PTO) program.
• Federal Loan Forgiveness Program (available for eligible roles).
• Professional development support.

Signature Health is a drug-free workplace. After receiving a conditional job offer, all applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen. All employees are required to comply with the Signature Health Annual Influenza Vaccination Policy, with exemptions reviewed for medical or religious reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform essential job functions, absent undue hardship.