Counselor I

Tarzana Treatment Centers•Los Angeles, CA

7d•$28 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

The Counselor I provides field-based services to youth at multiple locations and is required to drive. The role provides individual counseling, group facilitation, risk assessment, urine analysis, and crisis intervention as part of a multidisciplinary team. Youth Services duties include random urinalysis testing and documentation, communicating with Utilization Review personnel, submitting client billing for data entry, discharge planning, and monthly community outreach. The Counselor must obtain and be cleared by LIVE SCAN to work with TTC Youth Clients. The position also includes general staff responsibilities and program-specific duties, which may include completing assessments and treatment plans, maintaining patient records, facilitating educational and process groups, conducting individual and family sessions, coordinating referrals and discharge arrangements, attending case conferences, training, supervision, and staff meetings. Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation providing behavioral healthcare services, including chemical dependency.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Registration with one state-level certification entity: CADTP, CAADE, or CCAPP.
One year of experience in a behavioral healthcare setting.
Enrollment in an academic Addictions Studies Program and completion of at least 80 hours of approved instruction, or agreement to complete those hours within six months of hire.
Complete ASAM A and B training within 15 days of hire.
Youth Services additional requirement: experience in youth services, including work with runaways, victims of abuse, and pregnant or parenting youth; the posting states “a minimum of five (2) years.”
Training to conduct urinalysis testing and analysis, provided by qualified agency staff, a urinalysis testing organization, or a County department.
Knowledge of psychosocial developmental tasks and adolescent physiological development milestones.
Awareness of family and generational influences on substance use, adolescent high-risk behaviors, and legal issues surrounding adolescent treatment.
Knowledge of mandatory reporting laws.
Obtain and be cleared by LIVE SCAN to work with TTC Youth Clients.
Ability to drive to provide field-based services at multiple locations.

Responsibilities

Provide field-based services to youth at multiple locations and drive as required.
Provide individual counseling, group facilitation, risk assessment, urine analysis, and crisis intervention as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Conduct random urinalysis testing and document results according to program requirements and testing frequency.
Interface daily with agency Utilization Review personnel and provide regular reports on clients’ current status.
Submit client billing daily to the clerk/typist for data entry.
Plan for discharge from admission onward, addressing after-care arrangements, educational needs, family relationships, housing and living arrangements, and legal problems affecting youth.
Conduct monthly community outreach and attend community meetings as appropriate.
Attend weekly individual and group supervision, required staff meetings, in-service training, and educational workshops.
Communicate and cooperate with staff regarding client behavior, progress, and activities.
Maintain professional conduct, support agency philosophy and objectives, and comply with ethics, boundaries, and confidentiality policies.
Complete, review, and update ASAM assessments and treatment plans within program timelines, as applicable.
Coordinate with case managers and multidisciplinary team members to address identified client needs.
Participate in initial and continuing case conferences within program timelines, as applicable.
Maintain comprehensive and timely progress notes and medical-record documentation in accordance with applicable standards.
Facilitate educational and process groups using approved curricula and program schedules, as assigned.
Schedule and conduct regular individual sessions with assigned clients, and conduct family or conjoint sessions as needed.
Review clients’ therapeutic writing assignments and provide assistance or feedback as needed.
Administer waived tests, including urine pregnancy, blood glucose, breath alcohol, drug screens, HbA1c, COVID-19, flu A+B, and fentanyl urine tests, as applicable; maintain required annual training.
Provide HIV counseling, testing, education, documentation, tracking, referrals, data entry, and reporting, as applicable.
Review assessments and medical records and coordinate individualized treatment, referrals, and discharge planning, as applicable to detox and inpatient programs.
Contact family members or significant others for family assessment when appropriate.
Coordinate with internal and external entities to address clients’ legal, financial, housing, medical, psychiatric, and discharge-planning needs, as applicable.
Obtain LIVE SCAN clearance to work with TTC Youth Clients.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Director, Program Director, or Administration.