Associate Substance Use Disorders Counselor

FCC Behavioral Health•Hayti, MO

About The Position

The Associate Substance Use Disorders Counselor provides counseling to individuals with a substance use disorder in residential and/or outpatient settings. The counselor facilitates each individual’s treatment progress and guides them through the phases of substance use disorder treatment. The role provides services across four performance domains: Screening, Assessment & Engagement; Counseling; Treatment Planning, Collaboration & Referral; and Professional, Ethical Responsibilities. The counselor must follow applicable evidence-based practice models, agency policies and procedures, certification standards, and the strategic plan related to clinical care.

Requirements

High school diploma or HiSET certificate.
Possess or have the ability to obtain the MAADC I credential within the first three months of employment.
Ability to progress through the Associate Counselor Career Ladder and attain MAADC II by the end of the second year of employment.
Ability to pass the CRADC exam and attain CRADC certification by the end of the fourth year of employment.

Responsibilities

Provide individual counseling, group counseling, and group education as scheduled.
Advocate for persons served at the case and community levels.
Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team staffing meetings.
Represent the agency in a caring and professional manner.
Demonstrate unconditional positive regard toward persons served and maintain a solution-focused attitude.
Adhere to applicable evidence-based practice models.
Demonstrate working knowledge of diagnostic criteria sets for substance use and/or mental disorders.
Communicate information orally in an effective and accurate manner.
Help ensure the program operates within applicable CARF and DMH certification standards and the strategic plan related to clinical care.
Abide by program and agency policies and procedures.
Perform other job duties and special projects as assigned.