ACT - Certified Addiction Counselor

Spring Leaf Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 58,500 - 71,500; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Washington seeks a Certified Addiction Counselor to provide substance use services for an ACT team. The role involves conducting assessments, delivering stage-appropriate treatment, and counseling. Candidates must be licensed or certified and have experience in motivational interviewing. The position requires full-time availability and offers a salary starting at $65,000.

Qualifications

• Experience in conducting substance use assessments.
• Understanding of IDDT-aligned treatment and co-occurring disorders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct substance use assessments.
• Deliver IDDT-aligned treatment.
• Provide counseling and group sessions.
• Coordinate with recovery supports.
• Educate on co-occurring disorders best practices.

Skills

Motivational interviewing

Harm reduction

Counseling

Relapse prevention

Education

Licensed or certified (LCAS, LCAS-A, CCS, CADC)

Qualified Professional criteria

Job description

Position Summary

Certified Addiction Counselor. Works on an FT basis and provides substance use services for ACT team consumers, and who functions as a primary practitioner on the ACT team for a caseload of consumers.

ACT is an intensive, integrated, rehabilitative, crisis, treatment, and mental health community support service provided by an interdisciplinary team to individuals eighteen (18) and over with serious and persistent mental illness with dedicated staff time and specific staff-to-consumer ratios.

Service coverage by the ACT team is required twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week. Provides co-occurring disorders treatment using evidence-based and stage-appropriate interventions.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct substance use assessments.
• Deliver IDDT-aligned treatment based on stage of change.
• Provide counseling, group, and relapse prevention.
• Coordinate with recovery supports and 12-step programs.
• Educate ACT team on co-occurring disorders best practices.

Qualifications

• Licensed or certified (LCAS, LCAS-A, CCS, CADC).
• Must meet Qualified Professional criteria.

Salary Range: $65,000+

Experienced in motivational interviewing and harm reduction

Additional Notes

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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