ACT Team Licensed Addictions Counselor

The Guidance Center • Leavenworth, KS

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About The Position

The Guidance Center (TGC) is the Community Mental Health Center and Certified Behavioral Health Clinic serving Leavenworth, Atchison, and Jefferson counties in Kansas. We provide high-quality care to all individuals, regardless of their financial circumstances. Joining the team at TGC offers you the chance to make a meaningful impact on the most vulnerable members of our community. At our center, we offer a unique combination of counseling, case management, psychosocial, and medication services, all under one roof. We are deeply committed to our clients and are dedicated to implementing a comprehensive model of care. The Guidance Center (TGC) is currently seeking an ACT Team Licensed Addictions Counselor. In this role, you will be responsible for providing outpatient alcohol/drug evaluation and treatment services to clients participating in the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team. You will work closely with clients in the community who have co-occurring substance abuse and mental illness, delivering individualized support through evidence-based treatment approaches.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an addiction-related field, psychology, social work, human services, or another related area with 33 credit hours of specific coursework in addiction counseling.
• Licensed by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board as a Licensed Addictions Counselor (LAC) by the first day of employment.
• Two years' experience in providing alcohol/drug assessment and treatment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with clients being induced on Suboxone and/or withdrawing from opioids.

Responsibilities

• Provide intake and readmission services, including offering psychoeducational information on the potential benefits and risks of medically assisted treatment for substance use disorders.
• Refer appropriate clients for Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) services to medical staff for further evaluation.
• Onboard and orient eligible clients to ACT services, operation, and procedures.
• Provide individual, family, and group recovery services, as well as ongoing treatment planning for substance abuse clients.
• Collaborate with the medication management team regarding the treatment of clients participating in ACT services.
• Provide treatment to alcohol/drug clients referred by specific programs that meet the requirements for those programs in terms of content and duration, including leading weekly SUD Groups.
• Offer a minimum of four appointment hours per week after 5 pm; some program needs may require considerably more hours after 5, with corresponding adjustments in start time.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $72,940 - $77,940 per year, commensurate with previous relevant experience
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• KPERS Retirement System
• Generous Paid Time Off and 11 Paid Holidays per year
• Aflac, Voluntary Life, and Legal Shield Voluntary Insurance Products
• Paid Education Time Off to obtain CEU’s and Licensure Reimbursement
• Participation in the PSLF loan forgiveness program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level