Substance Abuse Counselor

Homelessness is the largest social and public health crisis in California. Illumination Health + Home is a growing non-profit organization dedicated towards disrupting the cycle of homelessness by providing targeted, interdisciplinary services in our recuperative care centers, emergency shelters, housing services and children's and family programs. IF currently has 13+ facilities with 22+ micro-communities scattered across Orange County, Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire.

The Substance Abuse Counselor willprovideclientservicesin a shelter or recuperative care facilitybyutilizingaharm reduction model approach.

Harm reduction takes a health rather than a disease perspective, a compassionate and humane rather than a moralistic, not a punitive perspective on why people use drugs and how they get into trouble. Harm reduction brings substance misuse into the realm of mainstream health care and releases it from the clutches of the criminal justice system and from programs that preach zero tolerance for substancemisuse.

$25 per hour.

Monday - Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm.

• Substance Use Counselor will  use a harm reduction approach to help motivate clients towardsabstinenceas their goal, or a substantial reduction to drug or alcohol consumption

• SUCwillinitiateclientevaluationsupon admission, substance use assessment, care planning, and goal setting

• Collaborates (on a need-to-know basis) with the multidisciplinary team members, including medical, case management, foodserviceand transportationregardingclient’s behavioral health needs, ensuring the highest level of client care

• Maintains confidentiality of work-related information and materials according to HIPAA standards.

• Participate in the development and implementation of client’s treatment progress as needed

• Lead site activities such as currenteventgroups, goal setting& motivation,relapse prevention,mindfulness, stress management, drug & alcohol awareness,activities of daily living and/or recreational activities,as appropriate tothe specifiedclientpopulation.

• Recognize the needsforprovidingcrisisintervention services to clients as needed according to Pro-ACT (Professional Assault Crisis Training) principles

• Documents all client interactions or activities completed on behalf of the client (including collaboration with other disciplines, case consultations, telephone calls leaving voicemails, and collateral contact) in clientsEMR system(if applicable) according to the documentation standards of the agency and within
  72hoursof service provision

• Meet documentationstandardsassigned by Supervisor,Manageror Director

• Informs supervising Manager or Director, within 12 hours of making an incident report,Protective Services and/or Behavioral Health holdreportswithin the mandated time frame

• Attend toclients’behavioralissuestactfully andutilizethe de-escalation process as needed

• Act as a liaison with patients, families of patients, or external facilities and agencies

• Follows established institutional policies and procedures,objectives, quality assurance program, and safety, environmental and infection control standards

• Researchandnetworkwith community agencies for client resources and linkage as directed

• Familiarization with supportive services in County/Counties, including but not limited to linking clients to outside therapy,mental health, substance use treatment programs, job training, schooling, church, AA/NA meetings,etc.

• Attends andparticipatesin staff meetings, service training,workshops and other required meetings as directed

• Reportto any IH+Hlocation for coverage,training, or support, as directed

• Support volunteers as needed:…