Counselor- Recovery Services- Female Only

Advocates; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Counselor to provide essential cognitive and motivational services to individuals in substance use residential programs. This role is pivotal in promoting successful reintegration into community living. You will be responsible for delivering clinical services, facilitating recovery skills groups, and ensuring effective communication with clients and treatment teams. Join a strong-knit community that values your contributions and offers generous perks and opportunities for advancement. If you are passionate about making a difference in people's lives and fostering a culture of inclusion, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Generous perks of employment

Room for advancement

Healthy work-life balance

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of supervised counseling experience in substance use disorder treatment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to serve diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services and manage risk for assigned clients.
• Facilitate weekly groups and coordinate discharge planning.

Skills

Customer Service Skills

Multitasking

Interpersonal Skills

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Documentation Software

Job description

Overview

*Starting rate 20.75/hour*

The Counselor will provide a range of cognitive and motivational services to individuals referred to substance use residential services at Advocates, in order to promote successful reintegration into community living.

Advocates promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers many generous perks of employment and room for advancement. We are a strong-knit community that values the ideas and contributions of our staff.

Are you ready to make a difference?

Minimum Education Required

High School Diploma/GED

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services including treatment adherence monitoring, referrals to other services and levels of care (including detox, inpatient and residential care), health insurance application assistance, transportation, and communication with probation and the courts.
• Manage risk for all assigned clients as clinically indicated in collaboration with treatment team recommendations.
• Participate in Individual Service Plan development and coordination with all providers.
• Facilitate weekly groups to help develop and apply recovery skills.
• Provide discharge-planning coordination.
• Attend and actively participate in all required meetings including Site Coordinating Committee meetings and Technical Assistance meetings.
• Attend and actively participate in all training courses and activities as required, to include BSAS and treatment trainings.
• Demonstrate a proactive commitment to maintaining effective communication with staff and those seeking services to facilitate and promote effective working relationships and superior customer service.
• Provide linkages to ongoing substance abuse, mental health & medical treatment as indicated.
• Involve collaterals in treatment to include referral sources and family members.
• Complete all assigned documentation required per Advocates, Inc. protocol.
• Attend and actively participate in supervision and staff meetings.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent and a minimum of one year supervised counseling experience in substance use disorder treatment or a closely related field.
• Proven ability to multitask and meet established deadlines, with outstanding customer service skills and attention to detail.
• Strongly prefer that a candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving culturally diverse populations.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to facilitate beneficial working relationships with internal and external sources.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and access to an insured auto.

Advocates is committed to cultivating a diverse and welcoming community where everyone feels respected and valued. Advocates fosters a culture of inclusion that celebrates and promotes diversity along multiple dimensions, including race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, partnered status, age, national origin, socioeconomic status, religion, ability, culture, and experience.