Psychosocial Rehabilitation Counselor

Destiny Services Job Posting – Psychosocial Rehabilitation Counselor

Are you a direct care provider, looking to find more meaning and fulfillment in your work? Are you looking to acquire additional Counseling Skills? Do you take pride in caring for, educating and encouraging others? If so, please read on!

Destiny Services seeks a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Counselor to join our Petersburg, VA team. You’ll provide training and support to individuals with mental illness in a group setting, including instruction and assistance in daily living skills, medication management, health monitoring, socialization skills, and access to community resources. Additionally, you’ll develop treatment plans, complete quarterly reviews and maintain documentation.

At Destiny Services, our mission is to advance the availability and practice of Mental Health, Intellectual Disability, and Substance Abuse Prevention and Family Services, and to provide recovery oriented education and treatment to individuals with psychiatric disabilities or major life challenges, so that they can have access to the support and services they need. To achieve this mission, our team of compassionate professionals provide person-centered services, empowering and supporting each individual in defining the direction for his life; and promoting self-determination, community involvement, and recovery.

Cultivating the past / Pioneering the future of mental health, prevention and family services.

Why you want to work for Destiny Services

Destiny provides a dynamic environment to grow and learn. We are committed to quality, professionalism and service, and strive to empower all of our team members to provide meaningful contributions and take pride in their work. We are a close knit and collaborative team that provides an excellent opportunity to quickly grow in your career.

Destiny offers competitive benefits and paid training to maintain qualifications.

About you:

• You have excellent interpersonal, crisis response and communication skills.
• You have a knack for building professional relationships at all levels.
• You enjoy challenges, while prioritizing, attending to details and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced, multi-task environment.

What we are looking for in your background:

· Associates Degree (Bachelor’s preferred) in human services (social work, gerontology, psychology, psychiatric rehabilitation, special education, sociology, counseling) and at least one year of clinical experience providing direct services to individuals with a diagnosis of mental illness; or

· Bachelor's Degree with 15 credits in a human services field and at least three years of clinical experience providing direct services to individuals with a diagnosis of mental illness; or

· Completion of a 12 week QMHPP training approved by DBHDS and at least one year of experience (including the 12 weeks of supervised experience) providing direct services to individuals with a diagnosis of mental illness

Please download our application. Submit completed applications and resumes by fax to (804) 805-2152. This is an on-going recruitment effort; therefore, interviews are conducted as qualified applicants apply.

Destiny Services, Inc. is committed to developing a multi-cultural workplace. Minorities and persons with disabilities seeking career advancement are encouraged to apply. EOE

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $18.00 - $19.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 29 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program

Medical Specialty:

• Geriatrics

Schedule:

• Choose your own hours

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $19