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The State of New Hampshire is seeking a Counselor Aide and Counselor to join our team at Hampstead Hospital. As a Counselor Aide, you will provide basic direct patient care and support services to patients, developing counseling relationships under the direction of the Milieu Supervisor within a therapeutic environment in the Psychiatric Unit. As a Counselor, you will establish therapeutic relationships with assigned patients and facilitate maintaining the therapeutic environment in the Psychiatric Unit, providing progressively basic-to-complex patient care services, increasing independence with experience and skill.

• Contributes to patient care and recovery by supporting skill-building and involvement in enriching, integrative therapeutic activities.
• Assists with routine activities of daily living, such as bathing, showering, and other hygiene needs, aligning them with the patient's recovery goals.
• Maintains a safe and orderly work environment to ensure the best possible care for our patients.
• Follows established individualized care and counseling plans developed by the HHRTF treatment teams that are patient-centered around resiliency and recovery.
• Receives guidance and mentoring from Counselor II and Senior Counselors in facilitating activity groups and in providing patient support and education.
• Consults and communicates appropriately with other professional treatment staff regarding various treatment interventions, psychosocial and environmental influences, the availability of community resources, and needs for transition to the community.
• Satisfactorily updates and maintains medical records and other documentation in accordance with all Joint Commission, State Licensing, and Medicare standards as applicable.

• Counselor Aide: Associate's degree from a recognized college or university with a major study in counseling, human services, social science, special education, or any of the behavioral sciences professions.
• Counselor: Bachelor's degree from a recognized college or university with major study in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related behavioral science area.
• Three years of experience in mental health care or counseling in a psychiatric facility or clinical setting for Counselor Aide, and three years' experience in social work, clinical mental health counseling, or related field in a psychiatric in-patient or clinical environment for Counselor.

• Demonstrated proficiency in the assessment, treatment, and adaptation of care to meet the need of one or more of the following populations: pediatric, adolescent, special needs children and adolescents, adult.
• Preferer candidate to have a license or be eligible for licensure through reciprocity as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in New Hampshire.

The State of NH total compensation package features an outstanding set of employee benefits, including HMO or POS Medical and Prescription Drug Benefits, Dental Plan at minimal cost for employees and their families, Flexible Spending healthcare and childcare reimbursement accounts, State defined benefit retirement plan and Deferred Compensation 457(b) plan, Work/life balance flexible schedules, paid holidays and generous leave plan, $50,000 state-paid life insurance plus additional low cost group life insurance, Incentive-based Wellness Program (ability to earn up to $500), and more.