Are you looking for an exciting new venture that can truly make a difference in people's lives?

Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities is your place.

The Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities (MHID) is dedicated to helping the residents of Nueces County who are living with mental illness and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve over 10,000 people each year with psychiatric and behavioral health care outpatient services, counseling, training, employment assistance, housing support, homeless outreach, children's mental health care and more.

*This position will remain open until filled. Posted 12/16/2025

Salary/Exempt: $67,104.59- $69,453.25

Full-Time, 40 Hour Work Week, Paid Bi-weekly

General Description

Provides screening, assessments, clinical, and managerial oversight of the Jail Based Competency Restoration Program (JBCR) and Outpatient Competency Restoration (OCR), reporting to the courts as required under article 46B.079.

Competency restoration programs provide competency restoration services, which include mental health and substance abuse treatment services, as well as legal education, for individuals found Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST). The program is designed to:

1. Reduce the number of individuals determined to be IST with mental illness or co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders on the State Mental Health Hospital clearinghouse waiting list for in and out patient competency restoration services;
2. Increase prompt access to clinically appropriate services for individuals determined to be IST who do not require the restrictiveness of a hospital setting;
3. Reduce the number of bed days in State Mental Health Hospitals used by forensic patients from Contractor's local service area.

Services to be provided include Screenings and/or assessments may be administered at the facility or at any place deemed necessary by the center and or /courts. Responsible for providing class instruction of HHSC approved curriculum, maintaining documentation, provide reports to the judicial system. Ensures clinical documentation is in compliance. Maintains compliance of standards (Joint Commission, Medicaid, OPM, and HHSC)

Minimum Qualifications

A minimum of a Masters or advanced degree from an accredited college or university with a major in a social, behavioral, or human service field including, but not limited to, psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human development, gerontology, educational psychology, and education. Must be licensed in the state of Texas or a reciprocity state as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Psychologist or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.3 or more years' experience in behavioral health services. Must have reliable transportation. May use personal vehicle to conduct business. Must have reliabletransportation. May use personal vehicle to conduct business. Must have a valid driver's license at all times, liability insurance and a good driving record.

Preferred: 2 or more years supervisory experience in behavioral health

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

1.) Ability to plan, develop, and implement clinical programming.

2.) Ability to analyze behavioral deficits; to develop plans for implementing and monitoring rehabilitation activities in skill acquisition and behavior management; to communicate effectively; and to plan, assign, and/or supervise the work of others.

3.) Ability to provide clinical services and oversight; Ability to establish goals and objectives, to devise solutions to administrative problems, to develop and

4.) evaluate administrative policies and procedures, to prepare concise reports, to interpret regulations, to communicate effectively, and to assign and supervise the work of others;

5.) Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with a variety of professionals and non-professionals;

6.) Knowledge of client advocacy;

7.) Ability to organize work efficiently and prioritize schedule. 

  In the course of being employed, understands and implements trauma informed care practices.

We offer a very competitive benefits package

• excellent health, hospitalization, dental and vision insurance plans
• life Insurance, $25,000 provided at no cost to employees
• very generous retirement plan- MHID contributes 6% of employee annual salary on the first day of employment and the employee contributes 1%
• employee referral program
• 16 hours of paid time off (PTO) each month, with increases
• 10 holidays plus 2 personal holidays each year
• career ladder incentives/opportunities
• mileage reimbursement if personal vehicle is used for work

• employee appreciation events and annual employee recognition banquet
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)

Student Loan Repayment

• MHID is a qualified employer for the PSLF program to repay student loans https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

Education

• MHID offers flex scheduling for educational assistance to full-time employees
• Free LPC-A supervision

We are a tobacco free workplace
EOE/AA

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters