Counselor Assistant- CDCA Full time

Silver Maple Recovery•Lorain, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Counselor Assistant position at Silver Maple (SMR) is a full-time role focused on supporting new client intake, ensuring client adherence to schedules, co-facilitating groups, and providing direct client service. This role involves maintaining documentation, enforcing program rules, assisting with testing, safe transportation of clients, and crisis intervention. The position requires strong communication skills, professionalism, and the ability to work effectively in a controlled office environment that may expose the incumbent to contagious diseases, dangerous situations, and potential bodily injury.

Requirements

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Knowledge of word processing software, and spreadsheet software.
Active Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant Certificate
Current CPR and First Aid certificate
Current TB test
Valid driver's license
CDCA
Oral and written communication skills
Professionalism

Nice To Haves

Experience preferred

Responsibilities

Aide admissions staff in new client intake and client orientation to SMR program in accordance with new client intake policies and procedures.
Ensures timeliness of clients to and from meals, groups, individual therapy, meetings, and outside appointments in accordance with daily schedule.
May conduct morning and evening meditation groups.
60% Productivity to be spent providing direct service
Co-facilitates psychoeducational groups.
Provides oversight of clients during scheduled recreation/leisure activities, including but not limited to educational films.
Maintains appropriate documentation in EHR system in accordance with SMR policies and procedures and in a manner which promotes continuity of care.
Supports onsite staff with the enforcement of and accountability for rules and guidelines as outlined in handbooks.
Assists staff and clients in the administration and performance of urinalysis collection and breathalyzer testing in accordance with policies and procedures.
Responsible for the safe transportation of all clients in accordance with the SMR transportation safety guide and procedures.
Communicates concerning client behavior to appropriate staff in a manner which staff fully understands.
Assists in crisis intervention as appropriate in accordance to policy and procedures.
Responsible for transporting prospective and/or existing clients that may be transferring facilities, admitting, or discharging from SMR in accordance with SMR Transportation Safety Guide and Procedures.
Interacts with and supervises clients during on-site activities in a manner which protects client confidentiality and supports client care.
Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.