Behavioral Health Counselor - FBC
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Job Description
- Job Location: Greensboro, NC 27405
- Position Type: Full Time
- Education Level: High School
- Job Shift: 2nd shift
- Job Category: Direct Care Join Our Team as a Behavioral Health Counselor Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children?
Do you thrive in a supportive and inclusive work environment? If so, we want you to be part of our team. Get to know Alexander Alexander Youth Network is passionate about helping children overcome their mental health challenges.
Our teams are committed to creating an environment that empowers every individual to thrive and make a difference. We offer career development opportunities, mentorship and coaching, and pathways for advancement.
Our teammates enjoy amazing benefits including tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, 401K, paid time off, mileage reimbursement, a comprehensive health plan that prioritizes your well-being and much more.
What You'll Do: Provide, coordinate, and monitor a variety of direct care activities for the clients in our treatment environment. Develop, implement, and facilitate therapeutic activities consistent with the agency's Model of Care.
You'll offer appropriate interventions to assist in maintaining consumer baseline behaviors. As a Behavioral Health Counselor, you'll ensure the safety of consumers and maintain the cleanliness of our Facility Based Crisis Center.
You will provide continuous monitoring of clients in crisis and report behaviors to therapeutic and medical staff. You will also participate in 1 to 1 monitoring of clients when deemed appropriate. You will assist in facilitating and monitoring phone calls and visitation to the FBC. A full job description can be provided to interested/qualified candidates.
Qualifications
Education and Experience High school diploma is required. B.A./B.S. in a related human service field is preferred. Four years of experience in Mental Health is preferred. Ability to solve practical problems and address various concrete variables in situations with limited standardization. Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Key Responsibilities
The counselor will provide, coordinate, and monitor direct care activities for clients in the treatment environment, developing and facilitating therapeutic activities consistent with the agency's Model of Care. Responsibilities also include ensuring client safety, maintaining facility cleanliness, and reporting behaviors to therapeutic and medical staff.
Requirements
A high school diploma is required for this position, although a Bachelor of Arts or Science in a related human service field is preferred. Four years of experience in Mental Health is also preferred for qualified candidates.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Behavioral Health — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 36% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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