Mental Health Counselor - Men's services - Atlanta (TSI)
- Employer
- Atlanta Mission
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Closing date
- Jul 17, 2019
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- Focus Areas
- Housing / Shelter, Human Services
- Job Function
- Social Work / Counseling
- Position Type
- Full Time
- Degree Level
- Masters
Mental Health Counselor - Men's Services - Atlanta (TSI)
Level Experienced
Job Location The Shepherd's Inn - Atlanta, GA
Position Type Full Time
Education Level Master's Degree
Travel Negligible
Job Shift Day
Job Categories Nonprofit - Social Services
Description
Do you feel called to work in a Christian Ministry?
Do you want to work where you make a difference in the lives of others?
Join us at the Atlanta Mission, where we make a difference in the lives of over 1000 men, women, and children every day by providing food, shelter, clothing, counseling, vocational and spiritual guidance. We get to witness radical life transformations.
The Mental Health Counselor is a critical member of our ministry, serving by providing counseling services based upon client’s personalized service plan goals and objectives.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conducts clinical evaluation, screening, assessment, and recommends emotional services
- Manages initial and ongoing personalized service planning for emotional needs
- Facilitates therapeutic group sessions with clients and members of clients’ support system
- Lead Psycho-Ed groups on various topics related to substance use recovery
- Recommend goals for service planning that addresses recovery outcomes
- Provides 1013 recommendations and guidance during crisis intervention
- Consults during Crisis situations
- Facilitates classes for clients and their family members
- Collects, records, and analyzes documentation and referral sources while determining suitability for service needs
- Orients clients to the counseling process, guidelines, and expectations
- Inputs, tracks, and reports client outcome progression and client engagement data
- Ensures accuracy of client data
- Provides counseling services that include individual, group, and family
Qualifications
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Strong desire to work in a Christian ministry and passion for serving those experiencing homelessness
- Strong relational skills – ability to reach people from diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Crisis intervention skills
- Team player attitude and approach and an ability to genuinely relate to clients
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Organization and time management skills
- Strong computer literacy using the Microsoft Office applications (excel, word, power point, outlook); experience working in a donor database, Salesforce experience preferred
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Master’s degree (M.A. or M.S.) in Counseling, Marriage and Family, or Clinical Social work or equivalent
- Eligible for license or hold a LMSW, LPC or LAPC
- Certified by the Alcohol and Drug Certification Board of GA (ADACB-GA)/International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol (IC&RC), or the Georgia Addiction Counselor's Association as a Certified Addiction Counselors preferred
- CADC-II (or its equivalent) preferred
- Proven ability to effectively teach/facilitate a class of adult learners
- Demonstrated track record of dealing with difficult and challenging people in a teaching, pastoral, ministerial, counseling or other related capacity
Employer PAID benefits: Term Life and AD&D Insurance - Short-Term Disability - Long-Term Disability - Travel Assistance Program - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Employee Advocacy Services - Dental Insurance (If participating in medical plan)
Employer CONTRIBUTED Benefits: Medical and 403b Retirement Plan
MISSION
Atlanta Mission transforms, through Christ, the lives of those facing homelessness. We are a community united to end homelessness . . . one friend at a time.
OUR PURPOSE
Atlanta Mission has been called by God to serve the city of Atlanta.
Since its 1938 beginnings, this Christian nonprofit ministry has grown from a small soup kitchen to a multi-facility organization serving Metro Atlanta's large homeless population. Today, Atlanta Mission provides emergency shelter, rehab and recovery services, vocational training, services, and transitional housing. We serve more than 1,000 homeless men, women, and children every day.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Atlanta Mission meets each person where they are, in their unique circumstances, to provide customized services to help them overcome the cause of their homelessness.
We believe that a relationship with Christ is the key to restoration, redemption, and sustainable change for everyone. We invest in the spiritual, personal, and professional development of people, restoring and equipping them to intentional living. We believe that in empowering and coaching people toward excellence, we impact the quality of all we do.
Various factors lead to homelessness job loss, eviction, family tragedy, addiction, domestic violence, a major health condition, and more. The common denominator is a major crack in their life foundation. Our programs are multi-pronged and multi-layered, designed to meet people where life has led them.
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