Counselor, Mental Health, Healthcare

Position: Counselor, Full Time
Description

BASIC FUNCTION:
Provides trauma informed, strengths based, recovery oriented treatment and counseling services to promote rehabilitation and client-centered interventions. Demonstrates professional competency by successfully engaging and treating clients to meet treatment goals.

MAJOR DUTIES:

* Counsels clients, writes treatment plans, assesses client progress, and recommends needed services such as HIV and vocational counseling referrals, parenting classes, and others to meet clients' needs

* Provides individual counseling and treatment/recovery plan preparation, monitoring, and reviewing.

* Facilitates activities of daily living, community meetings, engagement, and carry out of treatment planning in milieu.

* Provides therapeutic interactions to foster residents' social, cognitive and behavioral skill development.

* Teaches clients how to manage stress and circumstances affecting their lives.

* Case Management of legal reports, court letters, EAP, and/or educational assistance.

* Collaborate with Vocational staff to integrate vocational rehabilitation into the overall treatment process.

* Recommend clients for consultations as appropriate (i.e. psychological or psychiatric).

* Participates in assessing clients in weekly staff meetings and in a multi-disciplinary team setting.

* Participates in providing education and support to clients receiving medications for substance use disorder, mental health and co-occurring medical conditions.

* Assists other clinical staff by providing information necessary to assess clients and collaborate on treatment planning.

* Obtains, monitors and integrates into treatment planning all toxicology data as directed by the supervisor.

* Completes in-service and other training.

* Participates in all meetings as directed by supervisor.

* Fills in for other Counselors who may be on leave as needed.

* In Residential programs, conducts room inspections to assure cleanliness and adherence to program rules and regulations.

* Performs other duties as requested or assigned.

SCHEDULE:

Tues/Wed/Thurs 7:00am-2:30pm, Fri/Sat 7:00am
-3:30pm

RATE: $50,000 - $60,000 / year dep. on experience

LOCATION:

NY, NY 10002

We offer excellent benefits including:

* Generous time off that includes 4 weeks of vacation

* Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

* Discounted Commuter benefits

* Life insurance & Long term disability

* Eligible for Federal Student Loan Repayment Program

* Training and other additional voluntary benefits

To join our diverse team, please include salary requirements with your resume/application submission. Please visit us c.org EEO Minorities/Women/Disabled/Vet

Requirements

QUALIFICATION - EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE:

* CASAC, plus 3 years of directly related experience with the substance use disorder population. Knowledge of substance abuse treatment including detoxification and withdrawal symptoms. Must be multi-culturally sensitive to the needs of clients in treatment. Proficient with Windows, Microsoft Word, and Uni/Care. Familiarity with the TC process.