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Mental health professional job description

Updated March 14, 2024
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A mental health professional is an individual who specialises in a field of medicine relating to the mental health of people. Their duties may vary from one position to another but most often they are tasked with assisting patients with their mental health, from diagnosis to treatment and sessions.

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Example mental health professional requirements on a job description

Mental health professional requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in mental health professional job postings.
Sample mental health professional requirements
  • Licensed Mental Health Professional in the state of employment
  • Master's Degree in psychology, social work, or related field
  • Clinical experience in mental health assessment and treatment
  • Expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders
  • Knowledge of evidence-based therapies
Sample required mental health professional soft skills
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to empathize with clients
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Ability to work independently and as a part of a team

Mental health professional job description example 1

Management & Training mental health professional job description

Pay: $84,000/annual salary

A few of your primary duties include:

  • Develop and implement treatment and therapeutic programs for identified detainees;
  • Assist in managing the detainee population including the application of crisis intervention techniques to include suicide prevention, recognizing abnormal behavior, and taking appropriate action to prevent or diffuse potentially disruptive situations;
  • Conduct assessments and evaluations to determine needs, establish goals and develop plans; make referrals to other professionals for other services;
  • Prepare progress reports; provide recommendations regarding discharge plans; make case presentations; and assist administrative and medical staff in development of statistical reports.

Education & Experience Requirements: Master's degree in marriage and family therapy, psychology or counseling or clinical social work required. Current license in counseling specialty (LPC, LISW, LMFT, etc.). Two (2) years previous work experience preferred.

WHAT WE OFFER

Career Advancement through training and development. At MTC, you can have a good job that can grow into a career. Just ask our executive team, ALL of whom have come from one of our sites!

Financial Security through competitive wages, affordable health, dental, and prescription drug insurance, 401k, and education tuition assistance.

Work/Life balance in the form paid time off, paid holidays, and flexible schedules and shifts where possible.

Stability with strong leadership, financial performance and history of being active in all the communities in which we find ourselves.

Robust benefits package - Our team members enjoy competitive wages, affordable health, dental, and prescription drug insurance, education and tuition assistance, paid time off, 10 paid holidays, flexible schedules, 401(k) with company match, and a chance to make a difference every day!

Management & Training Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

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Mental health professional job description example 2

The Mentoring Alliance mental health professional job description

EMS of Virginia is seeking a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) registered with the Board of Counseling to provide Intensive In-home and Mental Health Skill Building Services in the greater Richmond area (city of Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, Petersburg, Hanover, and surrounding areas). EMS of Virginia has been in business since 2005 serving the mental health needs of the Tri-Cities area. We pride ourselves in being a "boutique" style agency. While you may find other agencies that provide IIH and MHSS, we consider ourselves to be more than "just another one of those agencies". We are constantly looking for ways to be different, to provide services to clients in a way that tailors to their specific needs, and to provide a positive, comfortable, and fun work environment for our team members. We expect hard work, but hard work pays off at EMS of Virginia!

Duties include (but are not limited to):

  • Seeing clients in the community such as the client's home
  • Providing 1-1 mental health counseling related to goals
  • Providing skill building to adults with serious mental illness
  • Taking adult clients to appointments
  • Taking adult clients to link with resources in the community
  • Case Management to ensure client's basic needs are met
  • Providing individual and family counseling to children and adolescents
  • Completing individualized services plans
  • Completing quarterly reports
  • Completing progress notes for each session with a client
  • Providing information for authorization of services
  • Meeting regularly for supervision
  • Attendance at team meetings

EMS of Virginia has been in business for 16 years. We strive to hire invested individuals who are willing to help the company reach our goals so that we can help you reach your goals. In addition to a competitive hourly wage, we offer health insurance to full-time team members, accrued PTO, flexible schedules, incentives for client referrals, and incentives for referring skilled team members. We also have a tenured tier system that rewards team members the longer they are with us.

We pride ourselves in being able to provide good clinical work to clients and seek to hire individuals who are licensed or licensed-eligible as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). If you are on this path, we will work with you to provide your supervision experience toward licensure. If you are QMHP with experience with children and/or adults, we also want to hear from you! Please visit our website: www.emsofvirginia.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram to get a sense of who we are!

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Mental health professional job description example 3

KIPP Austin Public Schools mental health professional job description

Every member of the Team & Family at KIPP Texas Public Schools plays a critical role in ensuring our students have the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career and beyond. Our educators are passionate advocates for their students and their families, working tirelessly to ensure that our students have access to opportunity. In our classrooms and across the KIPP family we embrace, honor and celebrate our differences across several characteristics that construct our unique identities in our little and big KIPPsters. We are especially committed to attracting and developing individuals who share the life experiences of our students because we believe the best work we do is grounded in the realities and experiences of our families and KIPPsters. The primary role of the Licensed Mental Health Professional is to identify and assist students, families and school systems in overcoming barriers that interfere with learning through the use of assessment, counseling, consultation, and coordination of school and community resources. The Licensed Mental Health Professional utilizes knowledge of human behavior, social and emotional competencies, and community systems to guide service delivery.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

· Conduct assessments of individuals and families with the goal of improving student social, emotional, behavioral and academic outcomes.

· Conduct reliable and valid assessments of students and families to inform the design of interventions to remove barriers to learning.

· Complete assessments of campus needs to prioritize service delivery

· Provide consultation to school personnel, parents/guardians, and community partners for the purpose of enhancing their understanding of student needs, developing effective interventions, and building school capacity.

· Act as a liaison with community agencies to ensure continuity of services.

· Facilitate crisis response and provide follow up crisis counseling and referrals to appropriate providers.

· Demonstrate the use of evidence informed practices in their interventions

· Utilize data in assessing needs of, planning interventions for individual students, groups, and/or whole school population.

· Maintain accurate, complete and punctual records, as well as safeguard the privacy and confidentiality of information as required by law, District policy, and licensing requirements.

· Demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethics of the individual's professional code of ethics.

· Meet the minimum professional development requirements as set forth by the licensing board.

· Adhere to state and District mandating reporting requirements as they pertain to safety concerns.

· Ensure that students and their families are provided services within the context of multicultural understanding and competence.

· Utilize evidence-informed practices, skills, and techniques that reflect the understanding of the role of culture in the helping process.

· Empower students and families to gain access to and effectively utilize school and community resources.
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Updated March 14, 2024

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