Licensed Mental Health Therapist (Foster Care)

Overview

Carolina Therapeutic Services, Inc. (CTS) is hiring a Mental Health Therapist to provide prevention-focused counseling for individuals, families, and groups within programs including Therapeutic Foster Care, Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC), Rapid Response, etc. You will help clients work through:

- substance use and addiction;

- family, parenting, and relationship issues;

- stress, self-esteem, and suicide risk;

- aging-related and emotional health concerns.

This role is available in our home office location, Gastonia, NC , and our new office location, Charlotte, NC . Candidates in or near these areas are welcome to apply!

What youll do

Counseling and Treatment Planning

- Maintain a billable caseload of approximately 12 consumers per week.

- Provide individual, family, and group counseling to build insight, coping skills, and healthy change.

- Plan and lead structured therapeutic, social, and recreational group programs.

- Support clients with discharge and aftercare planning.

- Conduct clinical assessments and behavioral screenings through interviews, observation, testing, and record review.

Care Coordination and Advocacy

- Develop, implement, and update treatment plans, in collaboration with the clinical team.

- Track client progress toward treatment goals and adjust approaches as needs change.

- Facilitate Child and Family Team (CFT) meetings with families, probation officers, law enforcement, and other partners.

- Advocate for clients, coordinate services, and respond to crises.

- Refer clients and families to community resources and specialists.

- Monitor medication adherence and coordinate with prescribers.

- Provide clinical oversight for your assigned location/caseload.

- Maintain accurate, timely treatment records, notes, and reports.

Qualifications

Education/Qualifications/Experience

- Currently possess and maintain licensure requirements with board of applicable counseling.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Associate-level (LCSW / -A)

- Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor or Associate-level (LCMHC / -A)

- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist or Associate-level (LMFT / -A)

- Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist or Associate-level (LCAS / -A)

- Licensed Psychologist or Licensed Psychological Associate (LP / LPA)

- Masters degree in human service field

- Meets Qualified Mental Professional status.

3+ years of experience with the population served.

- 1 year of residential experience, or demonstrated sound clinical knowledge of the service

- Experience with Medicaid and other third-party billing.

- Cultural competency and the ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds in a community-based setting.

- Employment is contingent on a criminal record check, fingerprinting, and an NC Health Care Personnel Registry (HCPR) check with no substantiated findings of abuse or neglect.

Additional Requirements

- Reliable transportation, valid drivers license, clean driving record, and proof of auto insurance.

- Proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, and electronic health records or other databases.

- Maintain the required level of professional insurance, as needed.

- Flexible scheduling, including 24-hour on-call coverage as client needs require.

Training and certifications (obtain after hire if not current)

- Within 30 days of hire:

CPI / NCI+ / alternatives to restrictive interventions

- CPR and First Aid

- Bloodborne pathogens

- Medication management

- System of Care

- Crisis response

- Service definition training: Outpatient Therapy (OPT) and IAFT.

- Required training:

HIPAA, client rights, and confidentiality

- Cultural competency

- Workplace violence prevention

- Case management

- Customer service and professionalism

- CTS orientation and credentialing/privileging