With our Agency's mission to support the recovery of people with mental illnesses, we provide a complete array of medical and support services for children, adults, and families throughout South Carolina.

This position is located at the SC Dept. of Mental Health at Santee-Wateree Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) in the Camden Clinic located on 2611 Liberty Hill Road, Camden, SC.

Responsibilities for this Mental Health Professional I, includes but are not limited to:

• Assign a diagnosis in accordance with the criteria set forth in the DSM-IV TR. Makes appropriate referrals for additional consumer services both internally and externally.
• Screen consumers who wish to initiate or resume services.
• Provide outpatient clinic-based individual and family psychotherapy services as well as crisis management interventions
• Develop and conduct group therapy with consumers and/or family members.
• Develop treatment plans based on assessment of treatment needs conducted by clinician, psychiatrist, and nursing staff.
• Participate in required SCDMH/SWCMHC in-service training and other professional training opportunities to develop and enhance clinical skills and professional knowledge.
• Provides back-up services for emergencies and provides other clinic services as needed. Travel throughout the Santee-Wateree catchment area as directed.

State Min. T&E – A master’s degree and professional experience in human services or social services program.
DMH Min. T&E (Internal) – A master’s degree in guidance, counseling, or the social sciences.

Note: If any Agency Requirements are listed above, applicants must also meet those requirements to be considered for the position.

Prefer candidates licensed/ eligible to be licensed as LPC, LMSW, LISW, LMFT, and/or CAC-I/II Certification.

Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus


Santee-Wateree Community Mental Health Center is part of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. Santee-Wateree CMHC provides mental health services to individuals in Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter Counties.To support the recovery of people with mental illnesses within our communities.

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Agency. We provide affirmative action and equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, or disability– including the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions,.

South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application.

Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume may be attached, but not substituted for completing work history and education sections of the employment application. The employment application will be considered incomplete and not forwarded. All applicants must apply online.
Please attach an unofficial transcript to your application.
Santee-Wateree CMHC is also an approved site of the National Health Service Corps, (NHSC), which offers student loan repayment of up to $50,000 to employees of NHSC-approved sites. You must be a US citizen, you must be licensed to practice independently in the state where you are hired, and you must have unpaid government or commercial school loans. There is a two-year service commitment required as well. Confirmation of qualifying for this loan repayment program is the responsibility of every applicant - we cannot guarantee your qualification.