Mental Health Counselor - ACCS
Listed on 2025-12-01
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Healthcare
Mental Health, Healthcare Nursing
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The ACCS Mental Health Counselor is responsible for providing daily monitoring and support to clients admitted to the ACCS. The Mental Health Counselor will also work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, to provide immediate short-term support to individuals suffering from an acute psychiatric episode.
Child and Family Services recognizes the power in Diversity and believes that Equity is a Human Right.
Available Shifts
- Monday 3-11pm
- Tuesday 3-11pm
- Wednesday 7-3pm
- Friday 7-3pm
$1 per hour Language Differential! (eligible languages include: Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish or ASL)
Job Responsibilities & Essential Functions
- Participates in treatment planning under the direction of clinical and nursing staff
- Participate in discharge planning by identifying needed referrals and completing them
- Maintains client confidentiality at all times
- Assist in assessment of client behavior
- Run both activity and therapeutic groups during their shift
- Assist in both the admission and discharge process
- Records progress notes in client’s charts every shift
- Assist clients in activities of daily living, as necessary
- Assist in meal preparation
- Help client in filling out MBY/Disability forms
- Provide daily upkeep to the unit
- Ability to move quickly in responding to emergencies
- Cross-trained in the policies, procedures and working with youth on YCCS to assist as needed with programmatic needs
Base pay range
: $19.00/hr - $22.50/hr
Seniority level
:
Entry level
Employment type
:
Full-time
Job function
:
Health Care Provider
Industries
:
Mental Health Care
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