Substance Use Counselor; Addiction Treatment Services

Description

EMMA L. BOWEN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER Also known as UPPER MANHATTAN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC.

The Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center is seeking a Substance Use Counselor to join our team. This position is a terrific opportunity for someone to gain additional experience and make a difference in the lives of our clients.

For over 45 forty-five years, our organization has provided mental health and holistic services in northern Manhattan for families, children, adolescents, and other adults including the elderly in a supportive and caring environment. We also have an out-patient and residential substance abuse program as well as a Therapeutic Preschool for 3-5 year olds.

Upper Manhattan Mental Health Center is a Certified National Health Service Corps (NHSC) site.

For additional information about our organization and programs, please visit us on our website at www.bowencsc.org.

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Substance Use Counselor

LOCATION: Addiction Treatment Services

Hours: 35 hrs. per week

Union:
Union position

• The counselor provides assessment and treatment as well as education and training to clients and their families. The appropriate candidate has experience working with clients with co-occurring mental illness.
• Specifically, the substance use counselor will be responsible for:
• Conducting substance use assessments and comprehensive psychosocial evaluations.
• Meeting with clients for ongoing individual counseling
• Leading group counseling sessions
• Providing crisis intervention as needed.
• Providing psychoeducation to clients and their family members
• Maintain case records in EHR to ensure continued treatment planning, referrals, and follow up
• Providing referrals to other providers within the agency and outside agencies as needed and monitoring clients’ compliance with referral.
• Coordinating client care with other behavioral health care providers including psychiatrists, behavioral health therapists, case managers and primary and specialty care providers.
• Other responsibilities as needed.

Reports to: Program Director

Requirements

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Bilingual Spanish Preferred
• CASAC-T, CASAC License or LM/CSW or LMHC
• 1-4 years of experience
• Must be comfortable utilizing telemedicine platforms and video conferencing systems

Personal Qualities: Looking for a team player and strong communicator