Counselor, Full Time

Lower Eastside Service Center•New York, NY

just now•$50,000 - $60,000

About The Position

BASIC FUNCTION: Provides trauma informed, strengths based, recovery oriented treatment and counseling services to promote rehabilitation and client-centered interventions. Demonstrates professional competency by successfully engaging and treating clients to meet treatment goals.

Requirements

CASAC, plus 3 years of directly related experience with the substance use disorder population. Knowledge of substance abuse treatment including detoxification and withdrawal symptoms. Must be multi-culturally sensitive to the needs of clients in treatment. Proficient with Windows, Microsoft Word, and Uni/Care. Familiarity with the TC process.

Responsibilities

Counsels clients, writes treatment plans, assesses client progress, and recommends needed services such as HIV and vocational counseling referrals, parenting classes, and others to meet clients’ needs
Provides individual counseling and treatment/recovery plan preparation, monitoring, and reviewing.
Facilitates activities of daily living, community meetings, engagement, and carry out of treatment planning in milieu.
Provides therapeutic interactions to foster residents’ social, cognitive and behavioral skill development.
Teaches clients how to manage stress and circumstances affecting their lives.
Case Management of legal reports, court letters, EAP, and/or educational assistance.
Collaborate with Vocational staff to integrate vocational rehabilitation into the overall treatment process.
Recommend clients for consultations as appropriate (i.e. psychological or psychiatric).
Participates in assessing clients in weekly staff meetings and in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
Participates in providing education and support to clients receiving medications for substance use disorder, mental health and co-occurring medical conditions.
Assists other clinical staff by providing information necessary to assess clients and collaborate on treatment planning.
Obtains, monitors and integrates into treatment planning all toxicology data as directed by the supervisor.
Completes in-service and other training.
Participates in all meetings as directed by supervisor.
Fills in for other Counselors who may be on leave as needed.
In Residential programs, conducts room inspections to assure cleanliness and adherence to program rules and regulations.
Performs other duties as requested or assigned.