Behavioral Health Counselor - Hall County Schools

Join our team and grow with us!  Are you looking for a career with meaning?  Do you want to be part of a team who strives to improve the quality of a person’s life?

Avita Community Partners gives you the opportunity to live out your passion, in an organization known for high quality care.  We value, reward & recognize hard working committed staff and want you to be surrounded by a healthy team and strong leadership.

Avita offers FREE supervision toward licensure & monthly Evidence Based Trainings with CEUs to enhance your skills/maintain your license.  Regular Clinical Care Team Meetings assist in wrapping the appropriate level of services around each individual you serve. 

We recognize our staff when they go above and beyond and provide support when needed.  Avita offers a great benefit package including options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short/long-term disability, and many more!  We understand that it’s difficult to save for retirement, so we contribute the equivalent of 3.5% of your salary into a 401k plan that will grow for you.

• 20 days Paid Time Off (PTO) per year with a full “cash out” for unused PTO
• 9 Paid Holidays, 1 Floating Holiday, plus Your Birthday as a Holiday just for you!

Job Description

Avita Community Partners is excited to announce a Mental Health Counselor opportunity in the Hall County or Gainesville City School system. This is a 12 month position and the person hired will work out of our Gainesville Behavioral Health Center during school breaks.

Provides mental health services to children, and adolescents in a school and outpatient setting. Will Provide individual counseling, diagnostic assessments, group therapy, family counseling.

Must be eligible for Associate License in Georgia (LAMFT, LAPC, or LMSW) within 6 months of hire

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, Psychology or a similar degree that will qualify the applicant for licensure as a LAPC, LAMFT, or LMSW within the first six months of employment. (38,000)

OR Associate Licensed ($40,000) Associate Licensure as an LMSW, LAMFT, or LAPC

OR LCSW, LMFT or LPC - Licensure with less than one year of post-licensure experience - $49,483.20, Licensure with one year of post-licensure experience - $52,500, Licensure with three years of post-licensure experience - $55,000

Preferred Qualifications:

Full Licensure as LMFT, LPC or LCSW

Eligible Employees are able to apply for loan repayment assistance through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment program. Avita is also an approved organization for the federal Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. 

Avita Community Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in its service practices or employment practices with regard to race color, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, age, or national origin.