Emotional Wellness Therapist, Addictions

Community Of Hope Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work opportunities

15 days of paid vacation

Medical/Dental/Vision Plans

Job summary

A nonprofit health organization in Washington, DC seeks an Emotional Wellness Therapist to provide addiction counseling and supervise interns. The role requires a LICSW or LPC license, with a robust understanding of community resources. The candidate will monitor client progress and conduct therapy sessions as part of a dedicated healthcare team. This full-time position offers a salary range of $80,000 - $85,000, along with extensive benefits including paid time off and flexible work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience in a community health center setting preferred.
• Ability to travel between sites required.
• Proof of vaccinations is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional addiction counseling and psychotherapy to clients.
• Monitors client progress through the course of treatment.
• Provides consultation and guidance surrounding substance use disorders.

Skills

Experience treating persons with addictive disorders

Knowledge of community resources

Sensitivity to diverse cultural issues

Ability to work with technology and electronic health records

Education

LICSW or LPC required

Job description

Description

Are you excited about a new and exciting opportunity? Do you have a passion for working with families and individuals in need of healthcare, housing, and community support services? Are you interested in working for a mission-driven and innovative organization? Well, look no further! At Community of Hope, we envision Washington, DC, where everyone is healthy, housed, and hopeful. If you are ready to make a positive difference in the community, this position is for you!

Our mission: To improve health, end homelessness, and partner with communities to make Washington, DC more equitable.

Our Approach and Values:

We celebrate people’s strengths and acknowledge the impact of trauma on people’s lives.

We embrace diversity, welcome all voices, and treat everyone with respect and compassion.

We lead and advocate for changes to make systems more equitable.

We strive for excellence and value integrity in all that we do.

Position Summary

The Emotional Wellness Therapist, Addictions reports directly to the Lead Emotional Wellness, Addictions. This position is responsible for the supervision of Master level Interns and licensed graduate clinicians as appropriate. This is a full-time position based out of our Conway Health and Resource Center in SW DC.

Salary - The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $85,000 and the offer amount is determined by the candidate's education, qualifications, and experience. Indeed provides its own estimated salary calculator and is not affiliated with COH's range.

Highlighted Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides consultation and guidance surrounding substance use disorders and/or co-occurring disorders including staying up to date with best practices, current drug trends and resources within the community.
• Provides professional addiction counseling and psychotherapy to clients of the health center, including diagnostic assessment, treatment planning, and professional counseling to individuals in need of addressing Substance Use Disorders and or co-occurring disorders.
• Interviews, evaluates, and assigns a diagnosis to new clients with complex problems relating to alcohol, other drug abuse and co-occurring disorders.
• Completes required screening tools to assess clinical diagnoses and monitor symptoms, quarterly, or more frequently as needed. Completes a treatment plan for all short-term therapy clients by the 2nd scheduled session and for long-term therapy clients by the 4th scheduled session.
• Monitors client progress through the course of treatment, reevaluating and adapting the treatment plan at required intervals. Updates treatment plan at least every 3 months or more frequently as appropriate.
• Provides crisis intervention per the clinician’s licensing and COH guidelines, to include addressing suicidal/homicidal ideations.
• Provides all types of addiction recovery, treatment coordination and systematic reporting of progress, recommendations, and referrals in accordance with applicable program guidelines.
• Follows COH’s clinical protocols at all times, including by contacting Child and Family Services Administration, Adult Protective Services, Mobile Crisis, and/or 911 when appropriate.
• Helps identify and address related problems affecting addiction recovery, such as housing, vocational rehabilitation, and social integration, and coordinates service delivery with other health center staff and community providers.
• Documents all materials given to the patient in the electronic record, including any document needing to be uploaded via patient docs within eCW per the established timeframe.
• Secures patient information and maintains patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records and keeping patient information confidential.
• Completes other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• LICSW or LPC required, with experience treating persons with addictive disorders. Any providers who are licensed in another state who provide a copy of their license to Talent Management are also eligible for licensure reimbursement.
• Valid BLS Certification required.
• Experience in a community health center setting preferred.
• Ability to travel between sites required.
• This position may require evening or weekend hours depending on client needs and organization events.
• Ability to work with technology and electronic health records is required.
• Knowledge of community resources or the ability to become knowledgeable.
• Thorough knowledge of substance abuse treatment principles, counseling techniques, diagnostic assessment, and treatment planning.
• Experience in facilitating SUD group therapy, Co-occurring group therapy, and psycho-education groups on recovery.
• Ability to accurately complete assessment and diagnostic forms as part of the medical record.
• Ability to appropriately intervene in situations involving hostile clients or individuals experiencing a crisis.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, staff and the treatment community.
• Clinical Skills in group and family counseling and psychotherapy.
• Sensitivity to diverse cultural, ethnic, and sexual orientation identity issues.
• Proof of vaccinations is required. COH will consider requests for reasonable accommodations for anyone who cannot be vaccinated for a religious or medical reason, subject to applicable law.
• In relation to remote work versus on-site expectations, this position is classified as the following: Hybrid: Remote work and on-site work requirements are generally split roughly 50/50. Please note that remote work designations are subject to change or fluctuate at any point in time and the supervisor may require in person learning for a specific amount of time after hire.

Well-being and benefits

At COH, we prioritize the following well-being and work-life balance-centered benefits:

• Remote work opportunities are available for many, but not all, of our roles, promoting a culture of work-life balance.
• 8-hour workdays, which include a paid lunch
• 11.5 paid company holidays, 1 personal floating holiday, 15 days of paid vacation (increases to 20 after 3 years of service, 25 after 10 years of service, and 30 after 15 years of service), and 12 days of paid sick leave on an annual basis
• Annual performance-based raises, up to 5% of your annual pay
• National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and DC Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (DCHPLRP) participants
• Tuition reimbursement, loan repayment for clinicians, licensing reimbursement, and continuing education unit funds for licensed staff
• Many opportunities for internal promotions and transfers across the agency as we continue to grow; we average 30+ promotions each year
• Ongoing internal leadership training for supervisors
• Ongoing well-being activities, culture compact activities and training, and trauma-informed care initiatives and training
• Medical/Dental/Vision Plans through CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield
• Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care reimbursable expenses
• And much more!

About Us:

Community of Hope is a mission-driven, innovative, and rapidly growing nonprofit. For 45 years, we have provided healthcare, housing, and community support services to make Washington, DC more equitable. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we provide medical, dental, emotional wellness, and care coordination services for the whole family at three locations in DC. Community of Hope also strongly emphasizes maternal and child health, with midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. In 2024, Community of Hope provided about 50,000 medical visits, 6,300 dental visits, and 17,000 behavioral health visits for about 16,000 patients. Community of Hope is also one of the largest providers of homelessness prevention and housing services for 1,600 households—1,384 families and 220 individuals—experiencing homelessness in DC. Community support through Family Success Center, our WIC nutrition centers, and perinatal care coordination for pregnant people experiencing homelessness reach hundreds more families. We believe that everyone in DC can be healthy, housed, and hopeful.

In 2025, we were selected as one of The Washington Post 150 Top Workplaces. This is the 8th time we've been selected since 2014 based on feedback from our staff.

To request a reasonable accommodation to complete an employment application or for general questions about employment with Community of Hope, contact a Recruiting Coordinator. Email: [e-mail] Phone: [phone]. Community of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.