SUDs Counselor​/Healthcare

Be a Catalyst for Recovery as a CADC Counselor at River Haven

River Haven is Central City Concern's newest integrated program… combining housing, healthcare, and employment services to create real pathways out of homelessness. Our mission is to deliver seamless, person-centered support that helps people stabilize, heal, and move forward with confidence.

• Conduct screenings and assessments to guide diagnosis, placement, and individualized treatment plans.
• Provide individual and group counseling using evidence-based, trauma-informed practices.
• Offer case management that supports clients navigating substance use, mental health, physical health, housing, education, and employment needs.
• Collaborate closely with River Haven's clinical and housing teams to ensure cohesive, client-centered care.
• Participate in case conferences, clinical meetings, and quality assurance activities.

• Help shape an innovative model that truly integrates health, housing, and recovery services.
• Work in a collaborative environment that centers dignity, cultural responsiveness, and trauma-informed practice.
• Grow in a setting that offers development, support, and room to advance your clinical skills.
• Make a direct, meaningful impact on people working hard to rebuild stability, safety, and long-term recovery.

Location: River Haven in SE Portland

Schedule: Monday - Friday (8:00am
-5:30pm)

• CADC-R: $23.36 - $30.37
• CADC-1: $25.76 - $33.49
• CADC-2 or 3: $28.40 - $36.92

• Must have one of the following levels: CADC-R, CADC-1, CADC-2, CADC-3.
• Must have High School Diploma or GED, advanced degree preferred.
• Must meet CCC privileging requirements as required by FTCA.
• Must have CPR training and certification prior to start.
• Must have experience working in chemical dependency treatment, preferably with outpatient adults who have been adjudicated to treatment and/or people with co-occurring mental health disorders.
• Must be able to demonstrate a working knowledge and skills in group facilitation.
• Must be able to demonstrate working knowledge and skills in evidence-based treatment methods utilized in the treatment of addiction and trauma-informed care.
• Knowledge and skills in de-escalation methods or ability to be trained in de-escalation methods.
• Knowledge and skills in crisis intervention.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of community and social service agencies with the ability to provide case management services as needed.
• Must be able to work a range of hours.
• Bilingual A&D Counselors must demonstrate proficiency in secondary language.
• Must generally have the ability to walk, bend, stoop, kneel, squat, twist, reach, pull and lift heavy objects, and climb stairs with reasonable or no accommodation.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, TB test, and criminal background check. This includes clearance by the DHS Background Check Unit.
• The OAR prohibits A&D program staff from having within the previous 3 years a DUI conviction or diversion, a felony conviction, or a conviction under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.
• Must adhere to agency's non-discrimination policies.
• Ability to effectively interact with co-workers and clients with diverse ethnic backgrounds, religious views, cultural backgrounds, life-styles, and sexual orientations and treat each individual with respect and dignity.

• Conduct screening and assessment of potential clients to determine treatment needs, placement, and diagnosis; develop an individualized treatment plan to reflect these.
• Participate in direct treatment of clients by attending clinical staff meeting and case conferences in order to facilitate individual treatment plans for clients.
• Providing group counseling to clients as needed.
• Provide case management to clients on an as-needed basis.
• Conduct treatment groups and provide individual counseling as needed.
• Adhere to agency norms for completion of all clinical documentation, including but not limited to assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, monthly reports to referral sources, and service conclusion summaries.
• Participate in all Quality Assurance activities.
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