Substance Use Disorder Professional / Lead Counselor

Compassionate Addiction Treatment•Spokane, WA

1d•$28 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

Compassionate Addiction Treatment (CAT) is a nonprofit outpatient treatment center in downtown Spokane, Washington. We provide compassionate, low-barrier care for people experiencing substance use disorders, homelessness, justice involvement, mental health challenges, and other barriers to stability and recovery. CAT provides outpatient and intensive outpatient substance use disorder treatment, Certified Peer Counseling, medication-assisted treatment support, housing and employment case management, outreach, reentry support, recovery-based shelter services, wound care, and other supportive services. Our work is grounded in compassion, dignity, harm reduction, trauma-informed care, recovery support, and the belief that people deserve care that honors their humanity.

Requirements

Current Washington State Substance Use Disorder Professional credential in good standing.
Experience providing substance use disorder assessments and treatment services.
Strong understanding of ASAM criteria and DSM substance use disorder diagnoses.
Knowledge of Washington Administrative Code requirements related to SUD treatment services.
Ability to review clinical documentation and provide clear, supportive, constructive feedback.
Ability to support SUDPT staff in developing clinical reasoning, treatment planning, documentation quality, and ethical practice.
Strong communication, organization, collaboration, and follow-through skills.
Commitment to compassionate, trauma-informed, low-barrier care for people experiencing substance use disorder, homelessness, justice involvement, mental health challenges, and other barriers.

Nice To Haves

Experience mentoring, training, or supporting SUDPT staff.
Experience working in outpatient, intensive outpatient, or low-barrier substance use disorder treatment settings.
Experience reviewing clinical documentation for quality, compliance, and clinical relevance.
Familiarity with harm reduction, housing-first principles, recovery-oriented systems of care, and peer-based recovery support.
Lived experience with recovery, homelessness, behavioral health systems, justice involvement, or related life experience is valued.

Responsibilities

Review SUDPT documentation, including assessments, individualized service plans, progress notes, monthly reports, discharge summaries, and related clinical documentation.
Provide timely, constructive feedback that supports documentation quality, clinical accuracy, ASAM application, and ethical practice.
Support SUDPT staff in developing clinical reasoning, session structure, treatment planning, intervention use, client engagement, and documentation skills.
Help developing clinicians connect assessment information, ASAM dimensions, service plans, session content, progress notes, and discharge planning.
Model trauma-informed, culturally responsive, harm-reduction oriented, and client-centered care.
Identify documentation patterns, training needs, clinical concerns, or quality improvement opportunities and communicate them to the Clinical Supervisor and Director of IOP/OP.
Assist with onboarding, training, mentoring, chart review, and quality improvement activities as assigned.
Carry a small clinical caseload and provide direct services as needed, including assessments, individual counseling, group counseling, treatment planning, and discharge planning.
Collaborate with counselors, peer specialists, case managers, MAT providers, outreach workers, shelter staff, reentry staff, and community partners.
Support a clinical environment that balances compassionate care, professional accountability, documentation integrity, and meaningful client engagement.