Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC)
About The Position
As a CADC with us, you play a vital role in providing both 1:1 and group support to residents dealing with substance use, addictions (current or past), and co-occurring disorders. Working within a collaborative interdisciplinary team, you'll build supportive relationships and engage residents in activities that cultivate motivation for change, offering a safe environment to explore the impact of substances on their lives. You'll work with the rest of the behavioral support team to strategically employ positive behavior support and motivational enhancement to encourage harm reduction and foster collaborative safety goals. Our highest aim is to create an atmosphere where residents feel empowered to openly identify and discuss their triggers, goals, struggles, and achievements. Daily responsibilities include working closely with residents, utilizing motivational interviewing, life engagement, and a harm reduction framework to deliver support for developing healthy coping mechanisms. You'll tailor support to each resident's individual and changing needs, whether delivered individually or in a group setting. As a strong CADC, you will learn to leverage your understanding from these interactions to effectively partner with the care planning team on harm reduction strategies and motivational enhancement, always upholding resident rights. You will also be responsible for establishing and documenting appropriate support and interventions for behaviors linked to substance use or addiction. Integral to the role, we'd like you to support the implementation of identified staff interventions, which encompasses staff teachings, training, and coaching. This involves seamless collaboration within the behavior support and interdisciplinary teams and consistent communication with residents and support systems.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply.
- Must be a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor I or above, recognized by the state of Oregon
- If applying as CADC-R, must have a minimum of 1 year of verifiable experience in a community-based residential program serving individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and challenging behaviors.
Nice To Haves
- at least 1 year of credentialed substance counseling experience
- Bachelor’s degree (or above) in Psychology or Human Services field preferred.
- Experience/education with Co-occurring Disorders
Responsibilities
- Assist with screening of referrals for admission as needed.
- Create an addiction support plan dedicated to each individual within 15 days of admission. The addiction support plan must align with the individual's service plan and must be explained to the resident in a manner that they can understand.
- Be an active member of the service planning team.
- Serve as Liaison to OHS Case Managers.
- Provide Individual-specific coaching and group teaching for direct care staff to ensure that direct care staff can implement the strategies defined in each individual's addiction support plan
- Partners with the Health Services team on addiction education, and individualized interventions, which will then be communicated through Individual addiction support plans to direct care staff
- Coordination with the Behavior Specialist on mitigating behaviors from substance use and/or addiction
- Monitors and evaluates individual addiction support plans, reassesses them, and revises them as needed while providing updated education
Benefits
- Sick Time
- Bonus Incentives
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability Insurance
- Education advancement assistance
- Roth IRA savings plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
