Fully Licensed Therapist (LPC, LCSW, LMFT)

Georgia Families in Transition is looking for individuals to join our community-based mental health team!

The  Therapist  position is focused on providing individual / family mental health counseling using evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches of care for children, adolescents, and adults in the  clients county location . GFIT strives toward a company culture based in collaboration, teamwork, honesty, and promotion of self-care and is looking for members of our mental health team who share this vision.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Providing individual / family mental health counseling using evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches of care.
• Timely documentation submission
• Commitment to providing consistent, ongoing services to clients
• Provide crisis intervention as necessary to enhance and restore functioning
• Participate in coordination of care with a multi-disciplinary treatment team
• Meet or exceed agency required productivity and documentation standards
• For this role, services are either provided  in person or via Telehealth , depending on the client’s  authorization and clinical needs . For clients seen  in-home , case assignments are organized by  county location , typically within  an hour or less of travel .
• Other duties as assigned

Core Competencies

Interpersonal Skills & Communication :  Demonstrated emotional intelligence with an ability to balance an empathy-forward response with families and throughout the organization. Enjoys working closely with others to understand their concerns and seeks out ways to improve the workplace. Able to use storytelling to advance concepts or ideas.

Professionalism :  Confidence, articulation, ability to receive criticism and feedback well, ability to resolve conflicts.

Organization & Time Management :  Organizes work, effectively prioritizes, and sets goals and strategies to achieve them. Aligns communication, people, processes, and resources to drive success. Organizes information and data to identify / explain trends and problems.

Teamwork & Collaboration :  Contributes to common goals, maintains open communication with team members, asks for help when necessary, encourages involvement.

Diversity & Inclusion :  Self-aware, attentive listener, people-oriented, cognizant of bias and cultural intelligence; demonstrates respect for divergent viewpoints; awareness of and sensitivity to cultural diversity, contributing to an equitable, inclusive, and cooperative environment.

Flexibility :  Adapts effectively to change with optimism, readily accepts new technology and uses it to improve efficiency and quality of work.

Requirements

Preferred Certification :  While not a requirement, possessing a  CADC (Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor)  credential is considered a  strong plus . This certification demonstrates advanced knowledge and competency in substance use disorder treatment and will be highly valued in this role.

Additional Information

Job Type :  Full-time contractual position

Location Requirement :  Must reside in or have reliable transportation to provide in-person services within  Atlanta / Metro Atlanta County, GA

Flexible for  both in person and telehealth

Schedule Requirements :  Must be flexible to work afterschool hours and weekends in order to accommodate the needs of the clients served. With availability to provide services during  morning, afternoon, and / or evening hours .