Resident in Counseling

Avenues Recovery • Richmond, VA

2d • $52,000 - $65,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Avenues Recovery Center is hiring a Group Counselor for its inpatient detox and residential facility in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The counselor will provide group therapy, psychoeducation, and process groups tailored to clients’ needs, help clients build coping skills and recovery tools, collaborate with clinical staff on client progress, escalate significant concerns to the Clinical Director, and maintain complete clinical documentation and assessments.

Requirements

• Valid licensure to practice as a clinician in Virginia; CSAC.
• Excellent interpersonal, observational, and communication skills.
• Strong presence and sound judgment.
• Warm, dignified, and honest character that inspires trust and models recovery principles.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, counseling, or a related field preferred.
• At least one year of experience in the treatment industry preferred.
• If in recovery, at least one year of sustained sobriety is required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct group therapy, psychoeducation, and process groups designed to meet each client's challenges and needs.
• Help clients develop healthy coping skills, positive behaviors, and recovery tools.
• Collaborate with clinical staff to track client challenges and progress.
• Escalate significant client concerns to the Clinical Director.
• Maintain thorough documentation of all group sessions conducted.
• Ensure clinical assessments and individual client charting are completed.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off 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.
• Voluntary long-term disability.
• 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).
• Eligible for HRSA STAR federal student loan repayment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed