Lead, Counselor, Gambling Services

At Signature Health, our purpose is to provide integrated healthcare for our community specializing in patients with mental illness and/or addiction because we want people to realize their highest potential. If you align with our core values, putting people first, striving for excellence in the work you do each day and have a can-do mindset, then Signature Health is the best place for the next step in your rewarding career. As a full-time employee, you will have access to the following employer/employee paid benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k match, HealthJoy - a no cost medical and mental health online resource available Day 1, and much more
• Robust earned paid time off program (PTO)
• Federal Loan Forgiveness Program (available on eligible roles)
• Professional Development Support

SCOPE OF ROLE

Reporting to the Manager, Behavioral Health Services, the Lead, Counselor, Gambling Services will provide counseling services to both adults and children who are experiencing gambling related behavioral and emotional difficulties. The scope of services may be provided either in an individual, group, or family setting; utilizing a team-focused treatment plan approach to provide clients with exceptional therapeutic intervention services. The Lead, Counselor, Gambling Services will provide clinical consultation and training supervision for staff developing gambling treatment competency for Signature Health’s Problem Gambling Treatment and Prevention services. The Lead, Counselor, Gambling Services supports problem gambling service integration within a multidisciplinary team (counseling, case management, peer support, and prevention), ensures high-quality, compliant, and accessible care, and leads the planning and delivery of grant-funded treatment and prevention initiatives. This role serves as a community-facing subject matter resource, supporting high-quality training and community education, strengthening community engagement and referral pathways, and integrating problem gambling into broader programming.

HOW YOU’LL SUCCEED

• Conduct individual, group, or family therapy for both adults and children.
• Actively engage in supervision with your BH Manager.
• Assist clients in preparing and presenting treatment program work material.
• Maintain client charting in accordance with Medicaid, JCAHO, ODADAS, ODMH, CARF and professional standards.
• Demonstrate the ability to work efficiently, meeting workpace expectations (i.e.: productivity, client visits completed weekly, and service hours completed weekly including training supervision, consultation, and/or community partnership events.  
• Prepare all documentation for discharge and aftercare referral.
• Assist in community outreach.
• Acts to understand and safeguard the welfare of others. 
• Actively consults with supervisor to act upon ethical and legal aspects of the organization.
• May be required to perform telehealth services as determined by Signature Health.
• Responsible for and completes all productivity/documentation requirements.
• Provide monthly group and individual (as needed) clinical consultation, training supervision for gambling competency development, and clinical direction to 20+ clinicians across all SH Locations for evidence-informed screening, assessment, referral, and treatment. 
• Conduct screenings, assessments, and therapy (individual, group, family) for adults and children; manage referrals, waitlists, and outcomes reporting. 
• Plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate training, community education, and treatment initiatives informed by agency and community needs; expand education programs and training resources. 
• Represent Signature Health in coalitions and partnerships; build relationships with schools, jails, and community organizations to broaden prevention reach. 
• Collaborate on outreach strategies (press releases, brochures, mailings, speaking engagements) to increase awareness and engagement. 
• Support grant-funded treatment programming; ensure deliverables, compliance, and reporting timelines while remaining within approved budget; identify and support new funding opportunities. 
• Support grant writing, data collection, reporting accuracy, and budget performance. 
•  Represent Signature Health in coalitions and partnerships; build relationships with schools, jails, and community organizations to broaden treatment and program reach. 
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree required.
• Valid unencumbered LISW-S, LPCC-S, LIMFT-S or LICDC-CS License in the state of Ohio required.
• Valid unencumbered Ohio driver’s license and proof of driver’s insurance required. 
• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Demonstrated competency in the treatment of gambling, mental health, and substance use disorders within the context of individual, group, couples and family systems therapy. Gambling Trained status or higher required.  
• Experience collaborating with other team members to optimize outcomes clients.
• Familiarity of state and federal healthcare regulations.
• Awareness of community and state support resources for population served.
• Experience in public speaking or training preferred. 

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office/clinical work environment.
• While hours of operation are generally standard, flexibility to work evenings and extended hours may be required.
• Requires periods of sitting, standing, telephone, and computer work.  
• Hearing: adequate to hear clients or patients in person, over the telephone or through telehealth technology.
• Speaking: adequate to speak to clients or patients in person, over the telephone or through telehealth technology.
• Vision: Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens.
• Physical effort required: occasional lifting and carrying items weighing up to 15 pounds, unassisted.
• Possible exposure to blood borne pathogens while performing job duties.
• Frequent bending, reaching, and repetitive hand movements, standing, walking, squatting and sitting, with some lifting, pushing and pulling exerted regularly throughout a regular workday.
• Sufficient dexterity to operate a PC and other office equipment.

This Success Profile is not an exhaustive list of all functions or requirements that you may be required to perform; you may be required to perform other job-related assignments as requested by your supervisor or the company. You must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily; however, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable you to perform the essential functions of this job, absent undue hardship. Signature Health may revise this Success Profile at any time, with or without advanced notice.

All employees of Signature Health are required to comply with the Signature Health Annual Influenza Vaccination Policy. This policy requires employees to obtain an annual flu vaccination. A medical and/or religious exemption may be submitted for review by the Signature Health Review Committee. Exemption requests are not guaranteed to be approved. Signature Health is a drug-free workplace. After receiving a conditional job offer, all applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen.