Substance Use Counselor

Catholic Charities Family and Community Services•Rochester, NY

20d

About The Position

Catholic Charities Family and Community Services is hiring a full-time Substance Use Counselor to provide residential and clinical support to clients with substance use disorders in an all-male residence. Under general supervision, the counselor maintains confidentiality and ethical standards in accordance with NYS OASAS and other relevant governing bodies, supports collaborative communication among program staff, and helps ensure a trauma-informed care environment. The role includes carrying a client caseload, providing individual therapy and case management, and supporting treatment planning, admissions, discharges, medication procedures, life-skills programming, and a safe therapeutic residential community. The counselor also collaborates with internal and external partners, participates in on-call coverage, meetings, and training, and pursues professional development. The listed schedule is Sunday through Thursday, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., for 40 hours per week. Salary is $24.50–$26.00 per hour, depending on experience.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in Social Work or a related Human Services field.
A valid and clean New York State driver’s license.
One of the following credentials: QHP, CASAC-T, CASAC, LMSW, LCSW, NCCC, LMHC, CRC, RN, or PhD.
For Counselor I, CASAC-T is required.
Maintain confidentiality and ethical standards in accordance with applicable requirements.
Comply with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including confidentiality, privacy, program, billing, and documentation standards.
Successfully complete a background check as a condition of an employment offer.

Nice To Haves

Recovery peer advocate training is preferred.
At least two years of experience working with substance use disorder clients or in mental health services is preferred.
Bilingual Spanish is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide residential and clinical support services for clients with substance use disorders and carry a caseload.
Complete paperwork related to client services in compliance with agency and regulatory standards.
Provide individual therapy services.
Handle admissions, discharges, and treatment plans.
Manage medication processes and procedures for program participants.
Provide case management to support client participation in treatment and support services.
Coordinate client services with agency staff, outpatient substance use treatment providers, vocational and educational providers, criminal justice agencies, and community organizations.
Help clients meet Department of Human Services requirements.
Develop and deliver life-skills programming, including vocational and educational readiness, parenting, anger management, planning, financial literacy, community integration, daily living, medication and symptom management, and recovery and relapse-prevention skills.
Facilitate one-on-one life-skills education and educational or skills-development sessions as needed.
Coordinate outside speakers and communicate life-skills needs with the residential team.
Monitor residents to maintain a safe therapeutic environment; conduct weekly house checks and weekly individual sessions.
Document unusual incidents and communicate client concerns to appropriate staff and the Program Manager.
Work with the Program Manager on monthly housekeeping reports and submit facilities work-order requests as needed.
Ensure resident activities are safe and therapeutic; facilitate recreational activities and work with the residents’ planning committee to plan recreation nights.
Secure the department vehicle and facilitate community-based recreation activities.
Serve as the designated on-call point of contact in the Program Manager’s absence, and provide crisis intervention and conflict management as needed.
Assist clients with food and hygiene on a situational basis.
Participate in the on-call schedule, team and residential activities, relevant agency meetings, and trainings.
Work cooperatively with internal and external partners.
Pursue professional competency development through reading, supervision, in-service training, conferences, and workshops.
Support the agency’s mission, vision, values, strategic plan, and core competency initiatives.