Substance Use Counselor

Overview

For over 50 years, MHMR has provided community-based services for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), mental health conditions, and substance use disorders, as well as babies and young children with developmental delays. MHMR employees use a person-centered approach to fulfill the mission:
We Change Lives! Using innovative approaches, MHMR partners with community organizations to provide services and a hopeful future.

Direct Care - Clinical Therapist/Social Work/Case Worker

Come change lives with MHMR’s Substance Use Disorder treatment services. As a SUD counselor, you can earn a competitive wage while making a difference in the lives of our patients who struggle with drugs and alcohol. You will assess potential patients for services; develop collaborative treatment plans that address the whole person; utilize your counseling skills to provide group and individual counseling sessions;

use evidenced based curriculum to provide psychoeducation; and work with cross-disciplinary teams to treat individuals in a holistic manner. Positions in residential and outpatient settings are available.

Associate degree with a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor Intern License; no minimum experience required! MHMR is a certified training institute in the state of Texas, so you can earn your intern hours toward full licensure while working with us, as well as receive free supervision. Master’s level (LPC-A and LMSW) clinicians can also earn hours and receive free supervision from the agency, provided they obtain their LCDC intern license.

Spanish-speaking a plus.

MHMR has proudly served Tarrant and adjacent county residents for over 50 years. As the second largest mental health community center in Texas, we are dedicated to serving adults and children living with mental illness, substance use disorder and intellectual and developmental disabilities and delays and empowering them to improve their lives through an accessible, integrated, comprehensive person-centered system of care.

MHMR is a mission-driven organization that fosters a culture of caring for employees and the people we serve. Our mission statement is We Change Lives
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We CARE :

We Connect People in Our Community

We Link People to Resources

We Empower People

Our values are based on the following beliefs:

Respect for people who are active in planning their services

Recovery is a life-long process of better health

Success as positive outcomes for each person

Participation of people and their families in the process

Inclusion in the community through services that promote growth and independence

Safe, ethical, and cost-effective services

Best practices in current research in medical, psychosocial and organizational fields

Collaboration with other organizations for better services

Benefits: MHMR offers an excellent benefits package that includes a retirement plan with company matching, generous PTO accrual, ten paid holidays, employee assistance programs, wellness programs, and more. MHMR is a participant in the Student Loan Forgiveness Program. We work diligently to provide excellent benefits to employees and their eligible dependents.

As part of our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices, MHMR offers maximum compensation for each position requirements based on candidates’ education, experience, and internal equities of the agency. This practice reduces potential for biases in compensation and assists hires and/or promotions on pay equity in their appropriate position(s) at MHMR.

MHMR is an equal opportunity employer. MHMR prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, covered veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, trans-gender, gender expression, gender identity or any legally protected characteristic.

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