Counselor, Full Time

Lower Eastside Service Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks vacation

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Discounted commuter benefits

Life insurance

Long term disability

Federal Student Loan Repayment Program

Training and other voluntary benefits

Job summary

Lower Eastside Service Center in New York, NY seeks a trauma-informed counselor to provide recovery-oriented treatment and counseling to promote rehabilitation and client-centered care. You will engage clients to meet treatment goals through individual counseling, treatment planning, and collaboration with vocational and medical staff.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, CASAC-T (with full CASAC credential within 6 months if hired as CASAC-T), and 1–2 years of SUD

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field and CASAC-T trainee; minimum 1–2 years of substance use disorder treatment experience.
• CASAC preferred; CASAC-T hires must obtain full CASAC credential within six months of employment.
• Knowledge of substance abuse treatment including detoxification and withdrawal symptoms; multi-cultural sensitivity; proficiency with Windows, Word, Uni/Care; familiarity with TC process.

Responsibilities

• Counsels clients, writes treatment plans, assesses progress, and refers to needed services.
• Provides individual counseling and treatment plan preparation, monitoring and review.
• Facilitates activities of daily living, community meetings, engagement, and treatment planning in milieu.
• Delivers therapeutic interactions to develop residents’ social, cognitive and behavioral skills.
• Teaches stress management and coping strategies for clients.
• Performs case management of legal reports, court letters, EAP, and educational assistance.
• Collaborates with Vocational staff to integrate rehab into treatment process.
• Recommends clients for consultations (psychological or psychiatric).
• Participates in weekly staff meetings and multidisciplinary team discussions.
• Provides education and support to clients on medications for SUD, mental health and co-occurring conditions.
• Assists other clinicians with information for assessment and planning.
• Monitors and integrates toxicology data into treatment plans as directed.
• Completes in-service and other training.
• Participates in all meetings as directed; covers for other counselors when needed.
• In residential programs, conducts room inspections for cleanliness and rule adherence.

Skills

Counseling

Treatment planning

Case management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field

CASAC-T credential

Tools

Windows

Microsoft Word

Uni/Care

Job description

Description

BASIC FUNCTION: Provides trauma informed, strengths based, recovery oriented treatment and counseling services to promote rehabilitation and client-centered interventions. Demonstrates professional competency by successfully engaging and treating clients to meet treatment goals.

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Counsels clients, writes treatment plans, assesses client progress, and recommends needed services such as HIV and vocational counseling referrals, parenting classes, and others to meet clients’ needs
• Provides individual counseling and treatment/recovery plan preparation, monitoring, and reviewing.
• Facilitates activities of daily living, community meetings, engagement, and carry out of treatment planning in milieu.
• Provides therapeutic interactions to foster residents’ social, cognitive and behavioral skill development.
• Teaches clients how to manage stress and circumstances affecting their lives.
• Case Management of legal reports, court letters, EAP, and/or educational assistance.
• Collaborate with Vocational staff to integrate vocational rehabilitation into the overall treatment process.
• Recommend clients for consultations as appropriate (i.e. psychological or psychiatric).
• Participates in assessing clients in weekly staff meetings and in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
• Participates in providing education and support to clients receiving medications for substance use disorder, mental health and co-occurring medical conditions.
• Assists other clinical staff by providing information necessary to assess clients and collaborate on treatment planning.
• Obtains, monitors and integrates into treatment planning all toxicology data as directed by the supervisor.
• Completes in-service and other training.
• Participates in all meetings as directed by supervisor.
• Fills in for other Counselors who may be on leave as needed.
• In Residential programs, conducts room inspections to assure cleanliness and adherence to program rules and regulations.
• Performs other duties as requested or assigned.

SCHEDULE: Sunday-Thursday 12:00PM-8:00PM

RATE: $55,000 - $62,700 / year dep. on experience

LOCATION: NY, NY 10002

We offer excellent benefits including:

• Generous time off that includes 4 weeks of vacation
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Discounted Commuter benefits
• Life insurance & Long term disability
• Eligible for Federal Student Loan Repayment Program
• Training and other additional voluntary benefits

EEO Minorities/Women/Disabled/Vet

Requirements

QUALIFICATION - EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field, CASAC-T (Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor–Trainee), and a minimum of 1–2 years of relevant experience in substance use disorder treatment required.
• CASAC is preferred. Candidates hired with a CASAC-T must obtain their full CASAC credential within six (6) months of employment.
• Knowledge of substance abuse treatment including detoxification and withdrawal symptoms. Must be multi-culturally sensitive to the needs of clients in treatment. Proficient with Windows, Microsoft Word, and Uni/Care. Familiarity with the TC process.