Addiction Recovery Counselor (Mental Health Services)

Vinfen•Hyannis, MA

About The Position

The Addiction Recovery Coordinator works as part of the interdisciplinary Adult Clinical Community Services (ACCS) team to promote the integration and functioning of Persons Served (PS) so they can live successfully in their communities. The role works collaboratively with PS to understand how substance use affects their lives and serves as a resource to PS and team members on substance addiction assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation techniques and resources. The coordinator screens and assesses substance use, addiction risk, and treatment needs in group living environments and outreach settings; develops formulations or directs other licensed staff in developing them; and provides direct interventions and supports to PS with substance misuse or addiction, regardless of where they reside. The role uses trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, person-centered, culturally competent, strengths-based approaches and skills-training techniques. It provides individual and group psychoeducation, evidence-based addiction treatment, and staff training, supervision, mentoring, and modeling of clinical and recovery-oriented interventions. The position coordinates with Care Coordination Entities to connect PS with community-based acute addiction treatment, medication-assisted treatment, self-help and peer support, psychoeducational services, and relapse-prevention resources. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

CADC or LADC-series credentials are required.
Strong organization, collaboration, and communication skills.
Extensive knowledge of addiction-treatment principles and modalities; formal and informal substance-misuse and addiction assessment practices; and recovery-oriented, person-centered, strengths-based values, principles, and modalities.
At least 21 years of age.
Valid US driver's license held for a minimum of one year.
Must be willing to use a personal vehicle for work and provide transportation to Persons Served.
Must be able to become CPR and First Aid certified within two weeks of hire and MAP certified within 90 days of hire.
Must pass CORI, employment reference, driving record, and educational/licensure checks.

Nice To Haves

Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC 1) in Massachusetts preferred.
Clinical experience working with people with co-occurring disorders or addictions preferred.
Preference given to bilingual/bicultural applicants.
Preference given to applicants with lived experience of psychiatric conditions.

Responsibilities

Screen, assess, and reassess substance use, addiction risk, and addiction treatment needs using the Simple Screening Instrument for Substance Abuse (SSI-SA) and other assessments in group living environments and outreach settings.
Develop formulations, or direct other licensed staff to develop formulations, addressing level of use and potential risk, current impact of substances or addictive behavior, and readiness for change.
Provide direct interventions and supports to team Persons Served with substance misuse or addiction, regardless of where they reside.
Use trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, person-centered, culturally competent, and strengths-based approaches and skills-training techniques.
Provide evidence-based and best-practice addiction treatment, including Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change, Harm Reduction, Relapse Prevention, SSI-SA, SBIRT, Seeking Safety, WRAP, Cognitive Behavioral interventions, Safety Plans, Crisis Prevention and Response Plans, and the 8 Dimensions of Wellness.
Provide addiction-treatment psychoeducational services to Persons Served individually and in groups.
Perform, train, supervise, mentor, and model evidence-based clinical and recovery-oriented interventions, including Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction and addiction-treatment support, screening, SBIRT, Seeking Safety, Stages of Change, WRAP, and Cognitive Behavioral interventions.
Coordinate with Care Coordination Entities to ensure Persons Served have access to community-based acute addiction treatment, medication-assisted treatment, self-help and peer support, and psychoeducational and relapse-prevention services.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

Fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan requiring no employee contribution.
Employee-funded 403(b) plan.
Medical, dental, and vision plans for employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more.
Employer contribution toward the cost of medical insurance.
Employer-paid life, accidental death and dismemberment, and long-term disability insurance.
Employer-paid short-term disability insurance, with an option to purchase additional voluntary short-term disability insurance.
Health and dependent-care flexible spending reimbursement accounts.
Voluntary term life, whole life, accident, and critical care insurance.
Paid time off for employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week: 15 vacation days, 11 paid holidays, 10 sick days, and 3 personal days per year.
Educational assistance and remission programs.
$500 employee referral bonus with no annual cap.
Discounted YMCA memberships and discounted movie tickets.