PT Bilingual SUD Counselor
About The Position
ABC Traffic Programs is hiring a bilingual (Spanish-speaking) Substance Use Disorder Counselor to conduct educational sessions and/or group sessions. The counselor may also serve as a case manager, assisting clients with problems related to alcohol or drug use and connecting them with local organizations when ABC Programs cannot provide the needed support. The role involves guiding clients toward sobriety, providing relevant recovery materials and information, writing reports, maintaining client-file forms, and keeping current with developments in the alcohol and drug abuse field. Travel between program locations is essential. Available program sites include Azusa, Santa Ana, El Monte, Lancaster, and Hawaiian Gardens. Scheduling can accommodate case management, group sessions, and education sessions.
Requirements
- Registered Drug and Alcohol Counselor and/or registered as an intern upon hiring.
- Bilingual in Spanish and English.
- Sufficient skills to manage a group setting, mediate group interaction, and engage clients.
- Clear understanding of working with people with substance abuse problems and supporting their efforts to overcome those difficulties.
- Personable, with the ability to understand, guide, and help clients reach a sobriety goal.
- Able to assist clients with problems related to alcohol or drug use and familiar with local organizations that can provide additional assistance.
- Able to write reports and maintain client-file forms.
Nice To Haves
- Experience and/or education in the helping professions, treatment facilities, or the Substance Use Disorder field.
- Up-to-date training in alcohol and/or drug abuse.
Responsibilities
- Conduct educational sessions and/or group sessions.
- Lead groups by managing the group setting, mediating interaction, and engaging clients.
- Lecture and educate clients on topics specified by ABC Programs during educational sessions.
- Assist clients in addressing problems prompted by alcohol or drug use, including in a case-manager role.
- Identify local organizations that can provide assistance beyond ABC Programs’ capabilities.
- Guide and help clients work toward sobriety.
- Provide clients with necessary reference materials and recovery information.
- Write reports and maintain necessary forms in client files.
- Stay up to date on developments in the alcohol and drug abuse field.
- Travel between program locations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
