CASAC Addiction Counselor – Full-Time

Phoenix House of New York; Wainscott (NY); On-site; USD 58,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Holidays

Paid vacation, sick time, personal and

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Pet insurance

Legal support

Tuition reimbursement

403(b) retirement plan

Competitive wages

Job summary

Phoenix House of New York is seeking a Counselor at the East Hampton Residential - Wainscott site. You will facilitate activities of daily living, lead community meetings, engage residents, and carry out treatment plans using evidence-based group counseling and psychosocial interventions.

This nonprofit offers 100% employer-paid medical insurance for eligible employees and dependents, a salary range of $27.80–$30.67 hourly, and a generous benefits package.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• CASAC credential required.
• Minimum two years in a behavioral health/substance use disorder treatment program.
• Trained to dispense medications to clients in case of emergency.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual counseling and treatment/recovery plan preparation, monitoring and review.
• Facilitates activities of daily living, community meetings, engagement, carrying out treatment planning in milieu.
• Provide therapeutic interactions to foster patients social, cognitive and behavioral skill development.
• Provide supervision of milieu staff.
• Provide psychosocial interventions to teach skills for coping with urges, craving, impulsive behavior and cognitive distortions in thinking.
• Provide individual, group and family counseling.
• Provide multi-family group counseling.
• Plan and facilitate interactions with residents within the milieu to build social, emotional, and behavioral functioning.
• Assisting in supervision of activities related to establishing a treatment environment.
• Prepare and maintain case records.
• Assist in the medication room in case of emergency.

Skills

Counseling skills

Engagement facilitation

Treatment planning

Empathy

Crisis management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

CASAC Certification

Job description

Phoenix House of New York is seeking a Counselor at the East Hampton Residential - Wainscott site. You will facilitate activities of daily living, lead community meetings, engage residents, and carry out treatment plans using evidence-based group counseling and psychosocial interventions.

This nonprofit offers 100% employer-paid medical insurance for eligible employees and dependents, a salary range of $27.80–$30.67 hourly, and a generous benefits package.