Substance Abuse Counselor

Avenues Recovery • Salem Township, PA

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About The Position

Avenues Recovery Center is hiring a Substance Abuse Counselor at its Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania residential facility. The center provides drug and alcohol detox and inpatient rehabilitation services. The counselor develops individualized, evidence-based treatment plans; delivers individual, group, family, and couple therapy; and oversees clinical services and aftercare for an assigned client caseload. The role also involves crisis prevention and de-escalation, thorough clinical documentation, and coordination with the Clinical Director, treatment team, and families. The counselor is expected to model honesty, accountability, dignity, respect, and other recovery principles in professional interactions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, counseling, or a related field.
• Valid state licensure or certification necessary to practice in this role.
• 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 families.
• Model honesty, accountability, dignity, respect, and recovery principles in professional interactions.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off.
• 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.
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account.
• Eligibility for HRSA STAR federal student loan repayment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time