Behavioral Health Counselor - Crisis Center

Behavioral Health Counselor – Crisis Center

Join our team at Avita Community Partners in Gainesville, GA. We provide a high quality, evidence‑based environment where clinicians support adults in crisis and subsistence detoxification.

• Conduct clinical assessments for individuals entering the crisis walk‑in center and the temporary observation unit.
• Develop and implement treatment and safety plans for adults in the temporary observation unit.
• Coordinate follow‑up care and admissions to the temporary observation unit, crisis stabilization unit, or hospitals.
• Participate in daily clinical care team meetings and bi‑monthly evidence‑based training sessions.

Full time – 40 hours per week.

Hourly rate based on licensure:

• Unlicensed with a Master’s degree – $21.63 per hour.
• Associate level licensure (LAPC, LMSW, LAMFT) – $25.00 per hour.
• Full license in Georgia (LPC, LCSW, LMFT) – $30.00 per hour.

• Licensed or eligible for licensure in Georgia as instructed (LAPC, LMSW, LAMFT, LPC, LCSW, LMFT).
• Master’s degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
• Ability to become licensed at the associate level within six months of hire.
• Experience in crisis care, detoxification, or short‑term residential settings is preferred.

• 20 days of paid time off per year with full “cash out” for unused PTO.
• 9 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday, and a birthday holiday.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, short‑term and long‑term disability insurance.
• 401(k) with 3.5% employer match.
• Evidence‑based CEU training and monthly clinical team meetings.

Avita Community Partners is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.