Licensed In-Home Mental Health Counselor

Job overview

The Licensed In-Home Mental Health Counselor role is onsite in Buffalo, NY, providing services in clients’ homes and community settings across the Western New York area. The posting states a salary of $62,400 per year based on a 35-hour work week. Child & Family Services’ Home & Community Based Support Services programs aim to help children remain at home with their families through counseling, skill building, support, and linkage. The counselor assesses, diagnoses, plans treatment, and provides psychotherapy and individual, family, and group counseling. The role supports youth and families during crises, builds skills that promote stability and community living, collaborates with treatment providers, and completes required documentation. A rotating week-long on-call crisis phone assignment is part of the role.

What you'll do

• Provide mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and psychotherapy
• deliver individual, family, and group counseling
• provide interventions to build social, interpersonal, self-care, and independent-living skills
• guide families during and after crisis episodes
• participate in a rotating week-long on-call phone schedule
• collaborate with treatment providers
• complete progress notes and treatment plans
• participate in team meetings, supervision, and quality improvement.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

licensed mental health counselor

in-home counseling

youth and families

family counseling

psychotherapy

crisis support

home & community based services

buffalo ny

child & family services of erie county

$62,400/yr

rotating on-call

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid time off and holidays, employer-paid life insurance, medical, dental and vision plans, wellness program, HSA and FSA options, employee referral bonus, public service student loan forgiveness eligibility, and 403(b) with employer contributions after two years.

Why this role

The program focuses on keeping children at home with their families through home- and community-based support.

About the employer

Child & Family Services of Erie County is hiring for this role. Industry: Child and Youth Services. Sector: 62.