S420 - ACT - Counselor II - Sptbg

Job Responsibilities

With our Agency's mission to support the recovery of people with mental illnesses, we provide a complete array of medical and support services for children, adults, and families throughout South Carolina.

This position is located at the Department of Mental Health, Spartanburg Office, 250 Dewey Avenue, Spartanburg, SC 29301

Under general supervision, serves on the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team who provides evidenced based services in an intensive non - residential treatment and rehabilitative services in accordance with the fidelity model. This is a single fixed point of responsibility, and support needs for patients with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) who require higher levels of community care and have not been well supported in lower level of care options.

Responsibilities of the Counselor II include but are not limited to:

• Engages patients who receive services from ACT Team and establishing trusting, collaborative relationships directed toward the goal of competitive employment in integrated, community job settings.
• Manage a caseload of up to 20 patients and maintain medical record documentation standards in accordance with all Center, QA DMH, and CARF, policies and procedures.
• Provides benefits counseling directly as well as connects beneficiaries to expert for more extensive benefits counseling as needed.
• Provides interventions, outreach and on the job site support to promote stability and ensure success.
  
  

Minimum And Additional Requirements

State Minimum Requirements:

A bachelor's degree in guidance, counseling or the social sciences and professional experience in human services or social services programs.

Agency Minimum Requirements

A bachelor's degree in guidance, counseling or the social sciences and professional experience in human services or social services programs.

Internal: At least one years' experience working with SMI and at least 6 months providing employment and educational support.

Note: If any Agency Requirements are listed above applicants must also meet those requirements to be considered for the position.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with Serious Mental illness.

Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.

Additional Comments

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Agency. We provide affirmative action and equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex – including the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, national origin, age, religion, or disability.

South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

Please complete the state application to include ALL current and previous work history and education. A resume may be attached, but not substituted for a completed employment application. The employment application will be considered incomplete and not forwarded if only a resume is provided and/or supplemental questions are not answered. Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. If you DO NOT answer the supplemental questions, your application is incomplete and will not be reviewed.

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
• 15 days Annual (Vacation) leave per year
• 15 days Sick Leave per year
• 13 Paid Holidays
• State Retirement Plan and optional Deferred Compensation Programs
  
  

Supplemental questions are considered part of your application. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume may be attached, but not substituted for completing work history and education sections of the employment application. The employment application will be considered incomplete and not forwarded.

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Agency. We provide affirmative action and equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex -including the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.