Overnight Counselor-PT

Outreach Development Corp. • Brentwood, NY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Outreach is seeking 2 qualified candidates for the position of Part-Time Overnight Counselor to work in our Women's residential facility. The Overnight Substance Abuse Counselor is responsible for overseeing the health and welfare of all residents in the program. The schedule for this position is: Friday 11:00pm - Saturday 9:00am and Saturday 11:00pm -Sunday 9:00am, OR Friday and Saturday 11p-7am. Flexibility in the schedule is required. At Outreach, we enjoy a strong work-life balance, excellent benefits, and ongoing professional training. Our enthusiastic employees love what they do and the positive impact they make every day. Our employees are the reason Outreach ranks among the most respected health and human services providers in New York City and Long Island. In fact, we have been named one of the “Best Companies to Work for in New York” a total of nine times since 2010. Communities throughout Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island turn to Outreach for a vast array of treatment and training needs. We customize our services to increase our access to a wide range of individuals and groups including Families, Justice System, Aspiring Professionals, EAPs/MAPs and Community Members. Outreach’s treatment services are licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services ( OASAS ) and employ best practices in line with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services’ (SAMHSA) indicators of quality treatment . An EEO employer, we enjoy exceptional workforce retention – many of our employees have been with Outreach for 10 years or more, some starting as part-timers and now working in full-time senior management. Adding to our outstanding benefits, some members of Outreach’s clinical and professional staff may be eligible for student loan forgiveness and repayment plans for persons working in public service, education, and health care, including the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Plan, or the New York State Licensed Social Worker Loan Forgiveness (LSWLF) Program. Outreach’s NYC outpatient programs are also approved for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Substance Use Disorder Loan Repayment program, for eligible clinicians.

Requirements

• Bachelors, CASAC-T; will consider CASAC-T eligible or transferable skills in residential care with adolescents
• 1 year of experience working with clients with substance abuse disorders.
• 1 year of experience working with adolescents with co-occurring and mental health problems.
• Commitment to providing quality services and outcome driven performance measures.
• Strong networking and public relations skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders, populations, and cultures.
• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
• Position requires standing for long periods of time in order to ensure proper floor supervision of clients.
• Must be able to work with high risk adolescents

Nice To Haves

• 1 year of experience working in an OASAS funded facility a plus

Responsibilities

• Initial and ongoing screening of resident and resident property in accordance with unit procedure.
• Supervise clients in self-medication (under supervision).
• Conduct health and welfare checks in accordance with unit policy and procedures
• Communicate all pertinent information, incidents and emergencies using the appropriate system including the SAC communication log, incident reports and 24 hour on-call supervisor.
• Provide crisis interventions and follow up including documentation of the incident, accident and/or elopement reports.
• Overall supervision and management of client population in the facilitation of the daily house schedule.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• strong work-life balance
• excellent benefits
• ongoing professional training
• student loan forgiveness and repayment plans for persons working in public service, education, and health care, including the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Plan, or the New York State Licensed Social Worker Loan Forgiveness (LSWLF) Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level