Evening Residential Counselor: Addiction Recovery

Cayuga Health System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Cayuga Health System is seeking a Residential Counselor for Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services Men's Residence in Trumansburg. The position supports admissions/discharges, maintains a safe, substance-free milieu, and helps clients adapt to program structure during evening shifts.

You will work with a collaborative team, uphold boundaries, document daily activities, and model pro-social behavior while engaging clients in skills development and crisis intervention as needed.

Qualifications

• High School degree and one-year relevant experience.
• A basic understanding of addiction and recovery issues.
• Associates or Bachelor's degree in SUD, CASAC-T or working towards a CASAC-T certification

Responsibilities

• Assist with the admissions and discharge process, ensuring thorough safety checks of new admissions, belongings, and that clients are properly oriented to the program.
• Maintain a safe community; keep an environment free of substances, minimize risk of contraband entering the building, be accountable for knowing client and visitor whereabouts, and follow emergency protocols.
• Maintain the structure and integrity of the milieu; be a presence in the community, enforce rules of the program with empathy, complete all daily paperwork and documentation, reinforce positive behavior, and assist clients in adapting to the program structure.
• Teach social skills in the milieu, modeling pro-social adult decision making, remain the calmest person in the room while interacting with clients, and when appropriate look for teachable moments to help clients learn from their behavior within the milieu.
• Demonstrated skills at being a professional and an outstanding team member. This will include conduct that at all times recognizes and supports the primacy of team needs, agendas and priorities over individual ones.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Crisis intervention

Documentation

Multi-tasking

Team player

Education

High School diploma

Associates or Bachelor's in SUD, CASAC-T or CASAC-T pursuit

Job description

Cayuga Health System is seeking a Residential Counselor for Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services Men's Residence in Trumansburg. The position supports admissions/discharges, maintains a safe, substance-free milieu, and helps clients adapt to program structure during evening shifts.

You will work with a collaborative team, uphold boundaries, document daily activities, and model pro-social behavior while engaging clients in skills development and crisis intervention as needed.