Substance Use Counselor
About The Position
The Substance Use Counselor works at Alpharus Health’s Caseyville Residential Treatment Facility in Caseyville, Illinois. The role provides residential substance use counseling and support, including facilitating group sessions and educational programming, conducting individual counseling, documenting client progress, maintaining records, and supporting client safety and daily functioning. The counselor also monitors medication self-administration and client activities, enforces house rules, coordinates and transports clients to appointments, and collects urine samples and administers breathalyzer tests. The listed schedule is 12:30 p.m.–11 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency.
- At least 6 months of previous experience in substance abuse or mental health counseling.
- Related work experience with the program-specific population (adolescent or adult) in a residential treatment setting.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and facilitate group counseling sessions, educational programs, and lectures to help clients meet therapeutic goals.
- Conduct individual counseling to provide crisis intervention, support, and guidance, and address client behaviors and personal problems.
- Document clients’ progress and responses to treatment.
- Maintain client records and ensure they are complete, accurate, and up to date.
- Monitor clients during medication self-administration.
- Ensure client safety and well-being.
- Monitor client behavior during social, recreational, and daily activities.
- Enforce house rules.
- Schedule and coordinate client appointments, transport clients to appointments, and maintain the vehicle.
- Collect urine samples and administer breathalyzer tests.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents.
- Employee wellness program promoting health and fitness and offering cash-saving premiums.
- Employee assistance programs focused on mental health.
- 403(b) retirement plan with a 3% employer match.
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance paid for by Alpharus.
- Life and AD&D insurance paid for by Alpharus.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
- 18 paid time-off days per year, with accrual rates increasing with years of service.
- 9 paid company holidays.
- Training and development programs.
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,250 per calendar year.
- eLearning access to online courses that provide CEUs and job-related training.
- Formal and informal clinical supervision.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
