Clinical Specialist

If you want to make a living by making a difference, join Acenda as an

TherapistJoin #TeamAcenda as a Clinical Specialist to support the Program for Assertive Community Treatment in Gloucester County, New Jersey.Top Workplace in 2024 by the Philadelphia Inquirer. As a non-profit organization, we are solely committed to our mission of moving lives forward. Responsibilities: 

• Provide individual sessions to consumers through symptom assessment, management, and supportive counseling, as well as assistance to the consumer regarding Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP), and/or other crisis planning tools. 
• Support medication delivery and collaboration with PACT team to provide long term support to the consumer.  Assess consumer’s concerns, mental illness symptoms, and behavior in response to medication and monitor side effects during ongoing face to face contacts. 
• Attend daily morning meetings to address consumer and program needs. 
• Be available to provide crisis assessment and intervention 24 hours per day, seven days per week, including telephone and face-to-face contact as needed; on call responsibilities shared between PACT team. 
• Utilization of evident based tools including psycho-education, social skills training, cognitive-behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, and relapse prevention planning; 
• Demonstrates competent written and verbal communication with referral sources and external customers.
• Attentive and responsive to customer needs in a helpful, supportive and timely manner.
• Works collaboratively with coworkers and agency staff to effectively communicate and problem-solve.

 Requirements: 

• A master's degree in behavioral health science or counseling specialty from an accredited institution.
• Two years of post-bachelor's experience working with individuals with serious and persistent mental illness.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record 
• Must demonstrate initiative, creativity, be dependable, reliable and work well independently. 
• Must be able to exercise independent thinking and good judgment under all circumstances. 
• Must be able to analyze work, set goals, develop plans and utilize time effectively and efficiently. 

 Additional Information: 

• Base pay: $50,000-55,000; depending on licensure
• Sign-on Bonus: $750
• Bilingual Rate: You will receive an additional $3,120 added to your base rate if Spanish Proficient.
• Schedule: Day; Monday to Friday 8AM-4PM

We Provide:

• Mission-driven core
• Health, Vision and Dental coverage for you and your family
• 401(k) with up to a 5% employer match
• Generous time-off
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Year-end performance bonuses

Acenda's Equal Employment Opportunity CommitmentAcenda Integrated Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  Are you ready to join Team Acenda?Join Team Acenda and enjoy the remarkable opportunity to make an impact on the lives of those living right here in our community! To learn more about Acenda, please visit our website: https://acendahealth.org/

Department/Program

Program for Assertive Community Treatment - Glouc. (PACTG)