Substance Abuse Counselor

Avenues Recovery • Virginia Beach, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Avenues Recovery Center is hiring substance use counselors for a new inpatient extended care rehabilitation facility in Norfolk, Virginia. The counselor provides individualized, evidence-based treatment and therapy to clients, oversees clinical services and aftercare for an assigned caseload, and collaborates with the treatment team and families to coordinate care. The role also involves crisis prevention and intervention, thorough clinical documentation, and modeling ethical conduct and recovery principles in professional interactions.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, or a related field.
• Valid Virginia 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.

Responsibilities

• Create individualized, evidence-based treatment plans for each client.
• Conduct individual, group, family, and couple therapy sessions.
• Take responsibility for all clinical needs, services, and aftercare for an assigned client caseload.
• Prevent, intervene, and de-escalate during crises.
• Maintain thorough 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 (PTO).
• 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).
• Eligible for HRSA STAR federal student loan repayment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time