MH Counselor (Chester House)

Salary: $59,053.00 - $79,720.00 annually

About the role

Mental Health Support Services (MHSS) is the provider of mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorder services for children and adults in Chesterfield County. Chester House is a psychosocial rehabilitation program with services intended to help people diagnosed with a serious mental illness return to their best functional level in order to maintain community tenure. As a Mental Health Counselor, you will work with members of a psychosocial rehabilitation program to provide coaching and skills training aimed at restoring an individual's ability to manage mental illness.

Responsibilities

• Develops service plans and maintains documentation in an electronic health record.
• Facilitates psychoeducational groups that promote an increase in knowledge of mental illnesses.
• Teaches daily living skills including financial management and health and wellness.
• Interviews potential clients and assesses their level of vocational readiness and interests, and assists clients in defining their needs and developing goals and objectives.
• Monitors, evaluates, and documents client progress toward achievement of goals and objectives.
• Provides advocacy, referrals, and linkages to enhance and facilitate community integration opportunities.
• Performs other work as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a human services field such as psychology, rehabilitation counseling, or sociology.
• One year of experience working with individuals with serious mental illness; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Registration with the Board of Counseling as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) preferred.
• One year of experience supporting individuals with serious mental illness in a psychosocial setting preferred.
• Experience in completing documentation according to Medicaid guidelines in a high-volume caseload preferred.
• Experience using an electronic health record preferred.

Skills

• Working knowledge of the etiology of mental illness; principles and techniques of counseling and crisis intervention, and casework management.
• Ability to conduct individual and group counseling for adults with serious mental illness; perform crisis management; operate a personal computer and related software and other standard office equipment; communicate effectively orally and in writing; develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Skills in the etiology of mental illness preferred.
• Skills in developing individual services plans and documentation of consumer services preferred.

Schedule

Monday - Friday; 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; occasional Saturdays and holidays.

Benefits

For information on county benefits, view the Employee Benefits Summary.