Community Based Counselor - Lynchburg

## Description

**This position requires you to be registered with the Board of Counseling as a QMHP-T or QMHP. For more information, please visit:** [**<https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/counseling/counseling_QMHP.htm**>](https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/counseling/counseling_QMHP.htm)

If you are experienced or a recent graduate and are **QMHP certified or in training as a QMHP-T**, don’t miss this rewarding opportunity to join an organization who provides the highest level of person-centered mental and behavioral health support for individuals that live within the communities. Be part of an award-winning accredited organization that offers competitive pay including a $1,000 Retention Bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefit package with a flexible schedule!

**Dominion Care** is a premier provider in which our passionate and innovative team will deliver sustainable, quality, whole-person care through a full continuum of therapeutic services to empower individuals in the development of skills necessary for success. We envision a society in which all people achieve their full potential for health, education, and well-being across the lifespan. #hotjob

**As a Dominion Care employee, you will enjoy:**

• **Competitive Pay!** $19.00 - $24.00 Base, *dependent on licenses and experience.*
• **$1,000 Retention Bonus for full-time employees!**
• **Flexible Schedule providing a work life balance!**
• **Dominion Care Employee may be eligible for the following Perks & Benefits:**
• College Tuition Reimbursement
• Millage Reimbursement
• Dental & Vision
• Medical insurance
• PTO
• Professional Development Training
• AAA Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 15K Life Insurance Policy
• 401K
• Optional Pet Insurance
• **Award Winning Company:** Dominion Care won Top Workplaces in the Healthcare Industry!
• **Accreditations:** Dominion Care Academy and the Dominion Care ABA Therapy and Education Center, schools of Dominion Care are accredited by VAISEF (Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Education Facilitates). Dominion Care is accredited by CARF (Commission of Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities).
• **Core Values: TRACK**
• **T**eamwork
• **R**elationship Building & Communication
• **A**ccountability
• **C**ustomer/Client Focus
• **K**now Yourself

**REQUIRED EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:**

• Bachelors degree with a concentration in psychology, social work, human services, special education or counseling; Masters degree preferred but not required
• Minimum 1 year experience working with individuals with a mental health diagnosis
• Clean driving record
• Basic computer and documentation skills
• Flexibility

**This position requires you to be registered with the Board of Counseling as a QMHP or QMHP-T. For more information, please visit:**[**<https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/counseling/counseling_QMHP.htm**>](https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/counseling/counseling_QMHP.htm)

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:**

• Engage in Intensive-In-Home, Mental Health Skill Building, Community Stabilization, Mobile Crisis Response, and/or Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services.
• Makes contact with individual/family and referral source within 24 hours of accepting referral.
• Engage individuals in individual and/or family sessions while providing psychoeducation, behavioral support, and therapeutic interventions.
• Utilize verbal de-escalation techniques and strategies to assist the individual with maintaining self-control. Educate the individual on and assist them with utilizing coping skills to manage behaviors and emotions.
• During IIH Services, engage in services specifically designed to improve family dynamics, provide modeling, and the clinically necessary interventions that increase functional and therapeutic interpersonal relations between family members in the home. Promote psychoeducational benefits in the home setting to assist the individual and family with avoiding an out-of-home placement or assist with transition home from an out-of-home placement.
• During MHSS, engage the individual in goal directed training in the following areas: functional skills and appropriate behavior related to the individual&rs