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Crisis Counselor green card sponsorship follows the EB-2 or EB-3 employment-based path, requiring your employer to complete PERM labor certification with the Department of Labor before filing an I-140 petition. Behavioral health organizations increasingly sponsor foreign-trained counselors for permanent roles, particularly where licensed bilingual candidates are hard to recruit domestically.
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Law Enforcement Crisis Counselor / QP or LPC
Type: Regular
If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!
We are looking for a Qualified Professional or Licensed Professional Counselor. Seeking a Qualified Professional or Licensed Professional Counselor to serve as a Law Enforcement Crisis Counselor. This is an exciting initiative embedding a mental health professional with law enforcement, in order to co-respond to behavioral health calls and assist with de-escalation, assessment, and linkage to resources. Successful candidates must be at least a Qualified Professional and have a minimum of one year of crisis response experience.
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am - 5pm
Location: Burlington, NC Alamance County
Position Requirements: Must meet the requirements of a Qualified Professional in NC.
- Bachelor's degree (in Human Services field) & 2+ years full-time experience with population served
- Bachelor's degree (Not Human Services field) & 4+ years full-time experience with population served
- OR
- Master’s Degree or Higher & 1+ years full-time experience with population served.
- License, Provisional License, Certificate, Registration, Permit issued by governing board regulating human service profession.
Definitions:
- Human Service Degrees Include: Social Service, Sociology, Psychology, or other Human Service Degrees.
- Populations Served Include: Mentally Ill-Child, Mentally Ill-Adult, Substance Abuse-Adult, Substance Abuse-Child
Responsibilities:
- Provides support to individuals with mental health and/or substance use issues in home, school, workplace and community settings.
- Focus is on assisting individuals with living independently with interventions that are strength-based and focused on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achievement of the highest quality of life in the community.
- Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between the individuals served, the company, family, guardians, local agencies and the community.
- Minimizing the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with the person’s daily living and personal development, providing supportive counseling.
- Supporting the client in the development of various skill building activities, including: daily and community living skills, socialization skills, adaptation skills, and behavior and anger management.
- Performing Case Management functions of linking and arranging for services and referrals.
- Working closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and providing feedback, standardizing procedures and expediting service implementation.
Pre-employment screening:
- Complete criminal background
- Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
- Drug testing
- Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
- Proof of employment history or references (if required)
- Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.
We offer the following benefits to employees:
- Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
- Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
- Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
- Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
- 401(k) retirement savings program
- Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
- Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
- Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities
- Contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits
EEO Statement RHA is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.
About RHA:
At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.
For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.
If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.
We are hiring for:
Law Enforcement Crisis Counselor / QP or LPC
Type: Regular
If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!
We are looking for a Qualified Professional or Licensed Professional Counselor. Seeking a Qualified Professional or Licensed Professional Counselor to serve as a Law Enforcement Crisis Counselor. This is an exciting initiative embedding a mental health professional with law enforcement, in order to co-respond to behavioral health calls and assist with de-escalation, assessment, and linkage to resources. Successful candidates must be at least a Qualified Professional and have a minimum of one year of crisis response experience.
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am - 5pm
Location: Burlington, NC Alamance County
Position Requirements: Must meet the requirements of a Qualified Professional in NC.
- Bachelor's degree (in Human Services field) & 2+ years full-time experience with population served
- Bachelor's degree (Not Human Services field) & 4+ years full-time experience with population served
- OR
- Master’s Degree or Higher & 1+ years full-time experience with population served.
- License, Provisional License, Certificate, Registration, Permit issued by governing board regulating human service profession.
Definitions:
- Human Service Degrees Include: Social Service, Sociology, Psychology, or other Human Service Degrees.
- Populations Served Include: Mentally Ill-Child, Mentally Ill-Adult, Substance Abuse-Adult, Substance Abuse-Child
Responsibilities:
- Provides support to individuals with mental health and/or substance use issues in home, school, workplace and community settings.
- Focus is on assisting individuals with living independently with interventions that are strength-based and focused on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achievement of the highest quality of life in the community.
- Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between the individuals served, the company, family, guardians, local agencies and the community.
- Minimizing the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with the person’s daily living and personal development, providing supportive counseling.
- Supporting the client in the development of various skill building activities, including: daily and community living skills, socialization skills, adaptation skills, and behavior and anger management.
- Performing Case Management functions of linking and arranging for services and referrals.
- Working closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and providing feedback, standardizing procedures and expediting service implementation.
Pre-employment screening:
- Complete criminal background
- Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
- Drug testing
- Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
- Proof of employment history or references (if required)
- Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.
We offer the following benefits to employees:
- Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
- Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
- Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
- Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
- 401(k) retirement savings program
- Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
- Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
- Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities
- Contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits
EEO Statement RHA is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.
About RHA:
At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.
For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.
If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Crisis Counselor
Verify your licensure transfers across states
PERM requires your employer to document that no qualified U.S. worker was available for your specific role. If your counseling license from your home country isn't recognized in the sponsoring state, it weakens the recruitment justification and can complicate the prevailing wage determination.
Search DOL filings for behavioral health sponsors
Use the OFLC Wage Search to identify employers who have previously filed PERM applications for Crisis Counselor or related SOC codes. Repeat filers have established internal HR processes for green card sponsorship, which reduces your risk of delays caused by employer inexperience.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to search employers with verified green card sponsorship history for counseling and social services roles. Focusing on organizations that have already navigated PERM for similar positions saves you from educating a reluctant HR team about the process from scratch.
Align your credentials with EB-2 requirements early
EB-2 requires a master's degree in a directly related field or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive clinical experience. If you hold an equivalent foreign degree, get a credential evaluation completed before approaching employers so you can confirm your pathway before PERM is filed.
Understand how priority dates affect your timeline
Employment-based green cards have per-country numerical limits, so nationals of high-demand countries may face significant backlogs after I-140 approval. Ask potential employers whether they'll support concurrent I-485 filing if your priority date is current when PERM certification is granted.
Use AC21 portability to protect your petition
Once your I-485 has been pending for 180 days or more, you can change employers without losing your place in line, provided the new role is in the same or a similar occupation under USCIS guidelines. Confirm in writing that any new employer intends to continue sponsorship before you resign.
Green Card Crisis Counselor: Frequently Asked Questions
What green card categories cover Crisis Counselor roles?
Crisis Counselor positions typically qualify under EB-2 or EB-3. EB-2 applies if the role requires a master's degree in counseling, social work, or a closely related field, or a bachelor's degree combined with five years of progressive clinical experience. EB-3 covers professionals with a bachelor's degree and skilled workers with at least two years of relevant experience. Your employer's job description and your own credentials determine which category fits.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status requiring an employer petition and, for most applicants, a lottery. Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 is a permanent immigration process with no lottery. It begins with PERM labor certification filed with the Department of Labor, which requires a formal prevailing wage determination and a documented recruitment test proving no qualified U.S. worker was available. After PERM, the employer files an I-140, and you file for adjustment of status or consular processing.
How do I find employers willing to sponsor a green card for counseling jobs?
Use Migrate Mate to search for employers with verified green card sponsorship history in behavioral health and social services occupations. Organizations that have completed PERM for similar roles already understand the costs and timelines involved, making them far more likely to commit to sponsoring a new hire than employers with no prior experience in the process.
Can I change employers after my green card case is filed?
Yes, under AC21 job portability, once your I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending for 180 days or more, you can move to a new employer in the same or a similar occupation without losing your priority date or restarting the process. Separately, if your original employer's I-140 was already approved, you may be able to carry that priority date to a new employer's I-140 petition. These are two distinct protections, and your new employer must intend to continue sponsorship.
What does the PERM recruitment test mean for a Crisis Counselor hire?
PERM requires your employer to conduct a formal recruitment campaign to demonstrate that no minimally qualified U.S. worker applied for the position. For professional roles like Crisis Counselor, DOL mandates specific advertising steps including a Sunday newspaper posting, internal job posting, and at least three additional recruitment steps from a prescribed list. The employer must document every application received and provide a lawful business reason for rejecting any U.S. applicant before DOL will certify the application.