Community Recovery Counselor​/Unsheltered Relatives Manager

Job Purpose & Position Overview

The Community Recovery Counselor/Sober Living & Unsheltered Relatives Manager provides clinical substance use counseling while directing the daily operations of the Sober Living and Unsheltered Relatives programs. The position integrates evidence-based treatment, trauma-informed care, harm reduction, housing stabilization, recovery support, and Indigenous healing practices to support long-term wellness.

• Must be familiar with the Recovery program organization, philosophy, function, responsibilities and policies.
• May carry an active client caseload and applies therapeutic strategies that will motivate and redirect the behavior of chemically dependent individuals. This includes intake and assessment; treatment planning; treatment; progress reviews discharge; and follow-up.
• May provide therapeutic activities (individual, group, family and marital therapy) independently addressing complex issues regarding patient care and resolving conflict/problems.
• Provide crisis intervention, relapse prevention, and recovery planning.
• Supervise daily operations of the Sober Living and Unsheltered Relatives programs.
• Supervise assigned staff, peer recovery coaches, and technicians.
• Coordinate resident admissions, discharges, wellness checks, and recovery plans.
• Oversee house operations, safety, sobriety monitoring, and quality improvement.
• Coordinate outreach, housing stabilization, and referrals for unsheltered relatives.
• Collaborate with Tribal Court, Human Services, Twelve Clans Unity Hospital, Housing, and community partners.
• Integrate Indigenous cultural practices, Elders, ceremonies, and traditional healing into recovery services.
• Prepare monthly reports, performance measures, and grant documentation.
• May documents all aspects of client care including observations, treatments provided and client responses to treatment and other treatment recommendations.
• May develop comprehensive aftercare plans with specific recommendations that will facilitate the on-going process of recovery and address the comprehensive needs of the clients.
• Monitor record keeping procedures to ensure full compliance with Federal rules and regulations governing client confidentiality. (42
  
  CFR)
• Complete timely and efficient documentation of client care that is in full compliance with Nebraska State Standards of Care.
• Develops working relationships with inpatient treatment facilities and detox centers and be knowledgeable of their application and intake procedures.
• May accurately completes Recovery clinical records recording system and State of Nebraska forms on each client assigned.
• Administer computer generated assessment tools, i.e. ASI, SASSI, and PEI, conducting chemical involvement problem severity and psychosocial evaluations for individuals referred to the program.
• Maybe include facility oversight, such as coordinating maintenance, safety, and improvement projects.
• Also might need to respond to after-hours emergencies when needed.

• Preference will be for a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor or a Certified Provisional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor and working towards becoming a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor. This position can have no experience, but is willing to sign up for classes and be successfully enrolled to obtain a Provisional Drug and Alcohol License.
• Must have supervisor experience.
• A pre-employment drug test will be required.
• Professional knowledge of established counseling concepts, principles, practices, methods and techniques necessary to administer a bio-psychosocial and spiritual treatment approach.
• Must have working knowledge and understanding of principles of 12 step self-help groups; ie, Alcoholic Anonymous,…