Adult In-Home Therapist
Company: Carastar Health
Location: Montgomery
Posted on: February 15, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description This position involves providing
direct in-home intervention for individuals with Serious Mental
Illness or who are in immediate crisis. The employee will be a
member of a two- or three-person team that will provide time
limited, home-based services. The primary mission of home-based
intervention is to reduce a crisis, engage clients in intervention
services, and prevent out of home placement of the consumers.
Services are provided primarily as a team. DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Assess consumers and individuals in crisis and implement clinical
and care coordination services. Coordinate with Carastar team
members and community resources to link individuals to the
appropriate level of care. Provide direct in-home intervention
services to include individual and family therapy and case
management. Perform the function of a mental health therapist by
providing individual mental health services to each client on the
team’s caseload. Caseloads will not exceed 20 in-home consumers.
Services include evaluation/assessment, individual and group
therapy/counseling, medication monitoring and education, family
services, and other clinical services, focusing on mental
disorders, environmental stress, and family relationships. Team
must meet a combined team productivity requirement of 80% direct
services. Provide in-home services to consumers. Participate in
staffing of all assigned cases on a regular basis with other
treatment team members. Participate in clinical supervision as
required. Participate in training activities as required by
Carastar to increase and enhance professional and therapeutic
skills. Conduct initial intake interviews of clients according to
established procedure, assess the client's problems and needs, and
develop treatment plans using strength based, client-centered
interventions. Update treatment plans as appropriate and review
objectives, goals, and interventions. Ensure consumers are
transitioned to a lesser or greater restrictive level of care when
appropriate. Provide mental health consultation to other agencies
and providers assisting Carastar's consumers. Participate in
discharge planning within the crisis units as part of a warm
handoff to in-home team services. Document all services within the
Electronic Health Record. REQUIREMENTS: Considerable knowledge of
individual and group behavior with special emphasis on mental and
emotional disorders. Knowledge of principles and methods of
counseling. Knowledge of psychotropic drugs concerning their use,
misuse, desirable/undesirable effects, and research materials
available on these drugs. Knowledge of assessing the mental status
of individuals in need of mental health services. Considerable
knowledge of mental health services and available resources.
Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with
consumers, families, hospital staff, and community mental health
center employees. Ability to work in a proactive, assertive, and
energetic manner while fulfilling the duties of this position.
Ability to work effectively as a treatment team member. Must
complete and receive certification in DMH approved in-home and case
management training upon hire. Reliable transportation and
willingness to transport clients. Ability to interact and
communicate effectively with other professionals and other
agencies. Ability to organize and manage one's own activities with
a minimum of direct supervision. Ability to work a flexible
schedule, including evenings and weekends if necessary. Willing to
participate in on-call services. Willing to work in non-traditional
and in-home settings. Ability to quickly establish rapport with
clients. QUALIFICATIONS: Master's Degree in behavioral science from
a recognized college or university with a clinical practicum. ALC,
LPC, LGSW, or LCSW preferred (see note below) Some clinical
experience preferred. Degree and experience must meet requirements
for Approved Medicaid Provider status. Must hold a valid driver's
license and maintain a driving record that is acceptable to
Carastar's auto insurance carrier. Must maintain at least liability
coverage on personal vehicles. Must hold and maintain a current Red
Cross First Aid, CPI and CPR certificate. Licensure is not a
requirement of this position. If you do not hold one of the
licenses above, you may still apply Therapist Level Hourly pay rate
scale: Therapist I- Unlicensed Therapist- $16.78 - $25.53/hour
Therapist II- Provisionally Licensed (ALC, LMSW, etc.)- $17.20 -
$26.17/hour Therapist III- Fully Licensed (LPC, LCSW, etc.)- $19.23
- $29.26/hour
Keywords: Carastar Health, Dothan , Adult In-Home Therapist, Healthcare , Montgomery, Alabama
