Salary: $65,063.00 AnnuallyLocation : VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN FULTON COUNTY, GAJob Type: FULL-TIMEDepartment: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIESOpening Date: 12/06/2024Closing Date: 12/11/2024 11:59 PM EasternPay Grade:: 19UNCLASSIFIED FULL-TIME GRANT FUNDED POSITION LOCATED IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Minimum Qualifications:Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychiatry; supplemented by two years of experience in providing behavioral health services; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.Specific License or Certification Required: Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver's license. Must possess a state of Georgia license or eligibility for a license as a professional counselor, clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, rehabilitation counselor; or Certification in Special Education or Addiction Counseling (CAC II or CADC II) (as required by position assignment). Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities: Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all county or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position. Examination:The examination will consist of an evaluation of education and experience, accomplished by analysis of the application. Application must document that the applicant possesses the minimum knowledge, skills, education and experience as listed to be rated as qualified. If selected, an official, accredited college transcript is required, at time of employment, for all degrees/course work used to qualify for this position.ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL BEFORE THEY ARE SUBMITTED. PLEASE REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS FOR ACCURACY AND MAKE ALL CORRECTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTAL BECAUSE ERRORS CAN RESULT IN NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.Purpose of Classification:The purpose of this classification is to perform process duties related to managing mental health, substance abuse, and/or developmentally disabled clients including interviewing clients; developing treatment plans; providing individual, family, and/or group behavioral health therapy; and evaluating client's progress toward attainment of goals. Behavioral Health Clinician I is distinguished from Behavioral Health Clinician II in that the former provides behavioral health therapy for clients and serves as a licensed or license-eligible professional, whereas the latter provides behavioral health therapy to clients and serves as a fully licensed professional clinician.Essential Functions: The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.Provides individual, family, and/or group behavioral health therapy.Coordinates client and case management services.Evaluates and documents client's level of functioning and progress toward attainment of goals.Monitors client's stability and level of functioning in the community.Performs diagnostic assessments of clients.Additional Functions:Performs other related duties as required.Performance Aptitudes:Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide specialized or professional level counseling and medical treatment to others that typically requires certification and/or a bachelor's degree in a specific field.Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.It is the policy of Fulton County that there will be equal opportunity for every citizen, employee and applicant, based upon merit without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, genetics, disability or sexual orientation.01 The answers you provide to the supplemental questions will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Your responses pertaining to specific work experience and education must be clearly shown in the areas for work history and education on your application. Your application must be completed in full before it is submitted. Please review all applications for accuracy and make all corrections before submittal because errors can result in not meeting the minimum qualifications. We do not accept additional information after your application has been received by the Department of Human Resources Management. Do you accept these conditions?
02 What is your highest level of education completed?
- High School Diploma or G.E.D. Equivalent
- Some College
- Associate Degree
- Bachelor Degree
- Master Degree
- Doctoral Degree
- None of the Above
03 In what field of study related to this position do you possess an Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctorate's Degree or have earned college credits?
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Human Services
- Counseling
- Special Education
- Psychiatry
- None of the Above
04 If you have received some college credits related to this position, but DID NOT receive your degree, how many college credits did you earn?
- 0 - 29 Semester Hours
- 30 - 59 Semester Hours
- 60 - 89 Semester Hours
- 90 -119 Semester Hours
- 0 - 44 Quarter Hours
- 45 - 89 Quarter Hours
- 90 - 134 Quarter Hours
- 135 - 179 Quarter Hours
- Does not Apply
05 Do you possess a valid State of Georgia license as a professional counselor, clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, rehabilitation counselor; or certification in special education or addiction counseling (CAC II OR CADC II)?
- Yes
- No
- Yes, in the past but not at this time
06 How many months/years of work experience do you have providing behavioral health services?
- 0 to 5 months
- 6 months less than 1 year
- 1 year less than 2 years
- 2 years less than 3 years
- 3 years less than 4 years
- 4 years less than 5 years
- 5 years less than 6 years
- 6 years less than 7 years
- 7 years less than 8 years
- 8 years or more
- I have no experience.
07 Will you accept a grant funded position?
08 How would you describe your experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)?
- Beginner
- Proficient
- Expert
09 Have you ever worked in a therapeutic environment that provides individual and group therapy for individuals with substance use and/or co-occurring disorders?
Required Question