Licensed Counselor

Avenues Recovery • Baton Rouge, LA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Avenues Recovery Center is hiring a part-time Licensed Counselor for its outpatient facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The counselor provides individualized, evidence-based addiction treatment and oversees clinical services, care coordination, crisis response, documentation, and aftercare for an assigned client caseload. The role involves working with clients and collaborating with the Clinical Director, treatment team, and families.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, counseling, or a related field.
• Valid state licensure or certification to practice in the role, such as LPC, LCSW, PLPC, CIT, RAC, or CSW.
• Excellent observational, collaborative, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Compassionate, dignified character that models recovery principles.
• Ability to set strong boundaries and maintain absolute confidentiality.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.

Responsibilities

• Create individualized, evidence-based treatment plans for each client.
• Conduct individual, group, family, and couple therapy sessions.
• Take responsibility for clinical needs, services, and aftercare for an assigned client caseload.
• Prevent, intervene, and de-escalate during crises.
• Maintain documentation of client challenges, progress, relapse risk, and interventions.
• Coordinate care with the Clinical Director, treatment team, and family.
• Model ethics, morality, and recovery principles, including honesty, accountability, dignity, and respect.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off (PTO) and compensation.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Accident coverage.
• Critical illness coverage.
• Hospital indemnity coverage.
• Voluntary short-term disability coverage.
• Voluntary long-term disability coverage.
• Employer-paid life and AD&D insurance.
• LifeTime Benefit Term Insurance with Long Term Care.
• Legal coverage.
• Pet insurance.
• Identity theft protection.
• Employer-paid Employee Assistance Program.
• Medical Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Dependent Care FSA (DCF).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time