Clinical Counselor Senior - Behavioral Health

Job Posting Title:

Clinical Counselor Senior - Behavioral Health

Department:

Behavioral Health

Location:

5901 ZUNI RD SE

Pay Range:

$69,451.00 - $109,720.00

Close Date:

November 21, 2025

Employees at Bernalillo County enjoy the ability to team up with each other to build a high quality of life for our county residents, communities, and businesses. In addition to being an organization with a strong focus on work-life balance, building a culture of flexibility, learning, and belonging the County offers many benefits. Employees of Bernalillo County enjoy many thoughtful rewards such as, but not limited to generous leave accruals; career development opportunities; remote & flex-work options as appropriate; longevity pay; education assistance program; health benefits; lucrative retirement; and so much more.

The Clinical Counselor Senior provides addiction and mental health counseling services in accordance with scope of licensure to clients at various programs operated by the department. Position is responsible for delivery of treatment services in a manner consistent with the department’s treatment modalities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Gathers relevant client information though screening, assessments and the taking of case histories; evaluates informational findings to determine client treatment and intensity needs.
• Formulates Individual Service Plans that systemically and holistically addresses client treatment needs.
• Provides clinically based training/supervision to other clinicians and/or interns within the department on a variety of topics or as assigned.
• Provides therapeutic interventions as appropriate for clients in crisis situations.
• Based on assessed needs, refer clients to other treatment/supportive needs services, such as medically based providers, psychological evaluations and other treatment and/or support groups.
• Conducts individual and group counseling sessions as appropriate to licensure level and within the guidelines of the department’s clinical structure.
• Provides treatment oriented educational-based group facilitation following guidelines and protocols consistent with the department’s chosen treatment modality.
• Initiates and maintains accurate case files; documents notes relevant to provided care; maintains record of referrals and related forms.
• Maintains ethical standards of practice, professional competence, conduct and integrity, confidentiality, responsibility to clients and responsibility to the profession per New Mexico occupation and professional licensing board standards.
• Prepares documents for presentation; prepares detailed client progress reports as required.
• Attends staff meetings and team conference as assigned.
• Provides support to direct care services.

*The above information is intended to outline the general nature and scope of the duties required for this position. It is not an exhaustive list and may vary depending on specific job assignments and responsibilities. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Mental Health, Social Work or a related field.
• Minimum of one (1) year post-graduate, supervised related work experience in individual and group therapy for individuals with co-occurring substance misuse and mental health disorders.
• Current and valid New Mexico Licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) -or- a current provisional license from the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department in any of the above-mentioned license types may conditionally serve to satisfy the licensure requirement.
• The provisional license shall only serve in meeting the licensure requirement for as long as it remains valid. Failure to maintain an active licensure status shall violate the conditional employment and will result in re-assignment or termination.

SCREENING AND COMPLIANCE
The offer of this Bernalillo County position requires compliance with the following:

• Employee must successfully complete the post-offer employment medical examination and background investigation.
• This position is safety sensitive. Employment is subject to a pre-employment and random drug testing in accordance with all terms and conditions of federal and state rules and regulations regarding alcohol and/or drug testing.
• Pursuant to the criminal history screening for Caregivers Act, Section 29-17-1 through Section 29-17-5 NMSA 1978, new hires at the Department of Behavioral Health Services facility will be required to complete a caregiver criminal history sc