Counselor

Outreach Development Corp.•Brentwood, NY

20d•$25 - $34•Onsite

About The Position

The Counselor delivers and implements long-term supervision, support, and clinical services to chemically dependent adolescents with co-occurring mental health problems. The position is based at Outreach House 2 for Adolescents, 400 Crooked Hill Road, Brentwood, NY. The Counselor screens residents and their property, supervises clients during self-medication, completes assessments and intakes, and helps determine appropriate levels of care. The role provides individual, group, and family counseling; manages an assigned caseload; coordinates referrals; completes documentation; and maintains communication with collateral contacts and clinical staff. The Counselor also helps supervise and manage the client population during the daily house schedule, facilitates service groups, conducts toxicology testing as needed, and follows agency compliance and accountability procedures.

Requirements

One year of experience working with clients with substance abuse disorders.
One year of experience working with adolescents with co-occurring and mental health problems.
CASAC-T, CASAC, or higher preferred.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience working in an OASAS-funded facility is a plus.
Commitment to providing quality services and outcome-driven performance measures.
Flexibility in scheduling, if needed.
Excellent organizational management skills, including the ability to coach staff, manage and develop high-performance clinicians, and set and achieve program objectives.
Strong networking and public relations skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders, populations, and cultures.
Action-oriented, adaptable, and innovative approach to program planning.
Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.

Responsibilities

Conduct initial and ongoing screening of residents and their property in accordance with unit procedures.
Supervise clients in self-medication.
Complete assessments and intakes, gather data to participate in determining level of care, and orient clients to their rights, responsibilities, and program expectations.
Facilitate admission or referral to other programs or agencies when clients need services not offered by the unit.
Provide individual, group, and/or family counseling professionally, ethically, and competently.
Manage all aspects of an assigned caseload during treatment, including appropriate levels of care and clinical interventions.
Complete required documentation and reports in a timely manner.
Maintain positive relationships with referents and collateral contacts, including probation, parole, CPS, managed care, E.A.P.s, and courts, through timely written, phone, computerized, or other responses.
Maintain communication and teamwork with clinical staff to integrate and enhance clinical services.
Communicate pertinent information, incidents, and emergencies through the appropriate systems, including the SAC communication log, incident reports, and/or elopement reports.
Supervise and manage the client population while facilitating the daily house schedule.
Facilitate service groups.
Conduct toxicology testing as needed.
Exercise due diligence in providing quality care in accordance with the agency Medicaid Compliance Plan and accountability systems.
Report violations or non-compliance with the agency Medicaid Compliance Plan and personnel policies and procedures through the compliance officer and/or supervisory structure.
Perform other duties as assigned.