Behavioral Health Clinician - BARC Admissions

Behavioral Health Clinician - BARC Admissions

Salary

$65,401.26 - $104,381.37 Annually

Location

HS- BARC Central, 325 SW 28th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

1414526

Department

Human Svcs BARC Detox

Opening Date

07/07/2026

Closing Date

7/21/2026 5:00 PM Eastern

Veterans Preference Notice

Under Section 295.07, Florida Statutes, certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment with Broward County and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.

International Degree Verification

International degrees must be evaluated by an approved member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) www.naces.org/members or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE) https://aice-eval.org/endorsed-members. Candidates are responsible for all evaluation expenses. Completed evaluations do not guarantee employment and are subject to approval by Broward County Human Resources.

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REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for the Behavioral Health Clinician (BARC Admissions) position with the Human Services Department - Broward Addiction Recovery Center.

The Human Services Department is seeking a compassionate and skilled Clinical Support Specialist to provide comprehensive client-centered services across hospital, community, and crisis-response settings. This role is vital in ensuring individuals and families receive timely, coordinated, and trauma-informed support throughout their treatment and recovery journey. The Clinical Support Specialist conducts clinical screenings, interviews, and biopsychosocial evaluations; facilitates individual and group counseling sessions; develops treatment plans; and maintains accurate, confidential documentation using electronic systems. The position coordinates care with community partners, service providers, law enforcement, and governmental agencies to ensure continuity of services. Additional responsibilities include completing home and community visits, responding to after-hours hotline calls, providing advocacy during sensitive examinations, supporting crisis intakes, and linking families to essential community resources such as housing, childcare, and food assistance. The specialist also assists clients with completing applications, prepares clear and timely reports, participates in staff meetings and training, and supports special projects as assigned. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong clinical judgment, excellent communication skills, and a deep commitment to serving individuals facing substance use, trauma, and co-occurring challenges. This role is perfect for professionals who thrive in dynamic environments, value multidisciplinary collaboration, and are driven to make a meaningful and lasting impact on the well-being of vulnerable individuals and families.

2026 Benefits of Broward County Employment

Eleven (11) paid holidays each year

Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year

Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)

Up to 40 hours of Job Basis Leave for eligible positions

Paid Parental Leave

Health Benefits

High-Deductible Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums: Employee $10.90 / Family $80.79

Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2,000 Annually

Consumer Driven Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums: Employee $82.58 / Family $286.79

Florida Retirement System (FRS) - Pension or Investment Plan

457 Deferred Compensation County matches up to $2,000 a year

This is a grant funded position with a salary range of $65,401.26 to $82,000.

This position schedule is as follows: Tuesday through Saturday from 3:00PM to 11:30PM.

General Description

• Counseling screening, assessment, and intervention to individuals and families.
• Works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Requires a Masters degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in social work, gerontology, psychology, or closely related field. Requires one (1) year of social services casework, counseling or closely related field. Depending on the area of assignment, six (6) months of clinical case management may also be required.

Special Requirements

• Depending upon area of assignment, may be required to work nights/weekends/holidays.

Special Certifications and Licenses

• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida drivers license.

Preferences

• Doctoral Degree in social work, gerontology, psychology, counseling or closely related field (Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Counseling, Counseling Education).
• Masters Certified Addiction Professional (MCAP), Certified Addiction Professional (CAP) or Other Qualified Professional through the Florida Certification Board
• Licensed professional (LCSW, LMFT, LMHC)
• 1+ year performing as a Qualified Supervisor as approved by the Florida Department of Health (requiring periodic re-certification)
• Bilingual

SCOPE OF WORK

Duties and Responsibilities

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.

• Conduct clinical screenings, interviews, bio-psychosocial assessments, ASAM assessments, and treatment reviews in accordance with program, licensing, and regulatory requirements.
• Responds to client crises; conducts risk assessments (suicidal, homicidal, and substance-use risk); and develops crisis and safety plans as needed.
• Provides individual and group counseling, including intermediate and advanced sessions addressing substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, and complex client issues.
• Develops and updates treatment plans with participants and/or their families; confers with clients, caregivers, and family members regarding treatment needs.
• Conducts home and community visits to deliver counseling, follow-up care, and support services to participants and families.
• Observes, evaluates, monitors, reports, and documents client status and progress using paper and electronic health record systems. Maintains timely, accurate, and clinically compliant documentation in accordance with agency policy, Medicaid/insurance requirements, HIPAA, and 42 CFR Part 2.
• Coordinates treatment and continuity of care with internal and external providers, including medical and psychiatric professionals, probation/parole, case managers, and community agencies.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings, case consultations, clinical staffing, and Performance Improvement Committee meetings to support quality and continuity of care.
• Ensures compliance with audits, treatment plan deadlines, quality assurance standards, licensing expectations, and clinical regulations.
• Provides advocacy services by greeting families, obtaining consent for medical exams, walking clients to examination rooms, offering emotional support, and ensuring needed referrals are provided.
• Acts as an advocate and liaison between families and law enforcement, the State Attorney's Office, and child protective services to ensure client needs and concerns are addressed.
• Links clients and families to community resources including housing assistance, childcare, food banks, and other supportive services; assists with completing applications.
• Tracks and documents progress notes and daily reports to ensure complete and accurate clinical documentation.
• Prepares accurate and timely written reports on caseloads, treatment progress, and work completed.
• Participate in staff meetings, required training, ongoing professional development, licensure requirements, and clinical supervision. May be required to testify at depositions, hearings, or trials.
• Upholds trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and ethical care standards in all client and staff interactions.
• Assists with special projects assigned by the supervisor
• Performs related work as assigned.

Competencies

• Business Insight: Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organizations goals. Has a sophisticated grasp of business drivers, finds new ways to increase own contribution. Stays attuned to business and industry changes, ensures own activities remain aligned to key objectives.
• Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Consistently looks at complex issues from many angles; obtains a rich and deep understanding; swiftly cuts to the core issue; skillfully separates root causes from symptoms.
• Plans and Aligns: Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. Strengthens alignment and coordination between own work and others, providing well-sequenced activities and exact time frames. Foresees and resolves many potential bottlenecks and delays.
• Ensures Accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. Accepts responsibility for own work, both successes and failures. Handles fair share and does not make excuses for problems. Usually meets commitments to others.
• Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Tailors communication content and style to the needs of others. Pays attention to others input and perspectives, asks questions, and summarizes to confirm understanding.
• Persuades: Uses compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others. Positions and packages ideas so that they will resonate strongly with a wide variety of stakeholders. Uses strong logic and compelling evidence. Works with others to find creative win-win solutions; achieves consensus through compromise.
• Manages Ambiguity: Operates effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear. Sees and seizes possible opportunities in unknown situations. Steers others skillfully with a stabilizing presence and clear targeted coaching in order to make significant progress.
• Nimble Learning: Learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder. Ensures that the organization gathers, shares, and benefits from lessons learned across the organization. Strongly champions and rewards exploration and learning and emphasizes their importance.
• Situational Adaptability: Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations. Sees even subtle cues to adapt; deploys a wide range of behaviors to stay effective. Exemplifies flexibility and resourcefulness; responds deftly to a variety of challenges and situations.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Physical Demands

• Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

• Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time or sustained keyboard operations.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)

• Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

• Involves routine and frequent exposure to traffic; moving machinery.

SPECIAL INFORMATION

County Core Values

All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the Countys four core behavioral competencies.

• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance

Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at 954-357-6500 or email Profstandards@broward.org to make an accommodation request.

County-wide Emergency Responsibilities

Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.

County-wide Employee Responsibilities

All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward Countys Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.

All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.

Broward is a dynamic county that offers an exciting, stable career with incredible employee benefits such as 11 annual holidays, accrued annual/vacation and sick leave, FRS retirement, $50,000 of County-paid life insurance, training and development, and participation eligibility in a deferred compensation (457) plan with a match up to $2,000. In addition, Broward County offers 2 health plans, a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a County-funded Health Savings Account (HSA), and a Consumer Driven Health plan (CDH), Dental insurance, Vision insurance and Section 125 Flexible spending accounts for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care. Employees who are hired into a full-time, or part-time position working 20 hours per week, are considered benefits-eligible. Benefits become effective on the first of the month following 30 days of employment. Additional information about Broward County Benefits.

01

What is your highest level of degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in social work, gerontology, psychology, counseling or closely related field (Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Counseling, Counseling Education)?

• No degree
• Associates degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Doctoral degree

02

How many years of experience do you have in social services casework, counseling, and/or substance abuse/mental health and/or crisis intervention including six (6) months of clinical case management?

• Less than 1 year
• 1+ or more years

03

Are you able to work a Tuesday through Saturday schedule from 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM?

• Yes
• No

04

If hired, would you be able to secure a valid Florida driver's license as required for this role?

• Yes
• No

05

Describe your experience with providing case management in behavioral health, social services, or treatment setting.

06

Describe your experience supporting clinical, nursing, or professional staff in behavioral health, social services, or treatment setting. Include the types of tasks you assisted with and any direct interaction you had with program participants.

07

Describe your experience documenting client or participant information. Include the types of records you maintained, any data entry responsibilities you held, and your familiarity with agency or mandated software systems.

08

Describe your experience providing non-clinical support to individuals with substance use, mental health, or behavioral challenges. Include examples of how you motivated participation, supported treatment or recovery plans, or interacted with families.

09

Describe your experience facilitating or assisting with groups, trainings, or educational activities. Include the types of groups you led or supported and the audiences you presented to.

10

Describe your experience with making referrals to external services for clients such as mental health services, food stamps, transiting to a halfway house etc.

Required Question

Employer Broward County

Address 115 S. Andrews Ave.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301-4800

Phone (954) 831-4000

Website http://www.broward.org/careers