Outpatient Counselor - Rio Fresco Shelter

Community Bridges, INC•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency offering a variety of different programs throughout Arizona. CBI provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient-centered medical homes, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness. Outpatient Counselor Community Bridges, Inc. (CB I) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency offering a variety of different programs throughout Arizona. CBI provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, physical health, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing, substance use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness. CBI is the premiere non-profit fully integrated healthcare provider of substance use and behavioral health programs in Arizona, including prevention, education and treatment using cutting-edge, nationally recognized, evidence-based models. Job Summary The Community Bridges, Inc. (CB) Counselor is responsible for ensuring, with the assistance of other treatment team members, that each participant is provided the services necessary to achieve the goals of treatment as outlined in their individualized treatment plan. Counselors familiarize themselves with each new assigned participant to provide appropriate counseling services based on best practices models as well as providing educational presentations to participants and/or their families as needed. Also known as: Counselor, Therapist, Clinician.

Requirements

Master’s degree in counseling, marriage and family therapy or social work from a CSWE-accredited program required.
Minimum of one (1) year of full-time behavioral health experience is required of this position.
Licensure at the associate or independent level with The Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners as Psychologist, Social worker, Counselor, Marriage and family therapist or Substance Abuse Counselor required.
Current AZ Driver’s License (Valid and in good standing).
Clear 39-month Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)
Finger Print Clearance Card required

Nice To Haves

Minimum two (2) years of experience working with the Adolescent Population preferred.
Minimum two (2) years of experience working with the Substance Abuse population preferred.

Responsibilities

ensuring, with the assistance of other treatment team members, that each participant is provided the services necessary to achieve the goals of treatment as outlined in their individualized treatment plan
familiarize themselves with each new assigned participant to provide appropriate counseling services based on best practices models
providing educational presentations to participants and/or their families as needed