Organizational Overview:
CarePlus New Jersey continues to be a leader in mental health and a pioneer in integrated care in Northern New Jersey for more than 45 years. CarePlus strives for excellence in mental health, addiction recovery, and community-based services. Our goal is to offer affordable, accessible, and holistic-centered care that empowers individuals to reach their full potential and enhance their quality of life.

Job Summary:
You will responsible and accountable for providing direct behavioral healthcare services for children, adolescents, and adults; including assessments, treatment planning, individual and family therapy, client and family education, and discharge and aftercare planning.

What You Will Do:

• Assesses/evaluates of clients at intake/admission, during ongoing treatment/service delivery, and at discharge/transfer
• Functions within an interdisciplinary team in the assessment/evaluation of clients, and articulates verbally and in written documentation the integration of client history and assessment information
• Formulates of psychosocial treatment plans, with relevant goals, behaviorally-measurable objective that serve as indexes for evaluating treatment progress, and realistic time frames for achievement
• Problem- solves individual and family member treatment and supportive interventions
• Documents assessments, treatment plans, progress reports, and discharge summaries in the clinical record, with all entries authenticated and time/dated
• Plans for communicating, and documenting discharge/aftercare/transfer plans for clients completing treatment and/or accessing other services in the continuum
• Provides educational/supportive group presentations and discussions with clients and/or family members focused on mental illness, chemical dependency/addictions, and/or dual diagnosis
• Collaborates as a member of an interdisciplinary clinical team meetings, providing clinical support for team colleagues, and engaging in program- related performance improvement processes and activities, participates in assuring adequate staff coverage as directed by supervisor
• Assists client with concrete services and advocacy, interfaces with other system on behalf of client, provides and follows up on referrals when indicated by initial and on-going assessment
• Supervises students or junior staff as assigned by supervisor, document supervision as required

What We Need to See:

• Master's degree in a behavioral health discipline from an accredited college or university
• 1-2 years of clinical experience in the mental health field, including but not limited to internships, community-based services, case management, etc.
• Must have the ability to respond to clients for crisis intervention.
• Provisional/Professional Licensure to practice counseling/clinical social work (LAC, LSW, LPC, LCSW, LMFT)
• A valid driver's license and you must be insurable by the agency's automobile insurance

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to obtain clinical hours toward LCSW and LPC licensure
• Provide access to clinical training to help expand professional experience and obtain CEUs
• 401K
• High-plan insurance at a generous cost
• Union benefits
• Per diem opportunities
• Referral Bonuses
• Wellness Plan including Peloton membership and Hello Fresh

About Care Plus New Jersey:
CPNJ embraces diversity and inclusion in all of its policies and procedures. Care Plus follows Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, et seq and NJ Law Against Discrimination. We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by Federal and State laws.