Field-Based Addictions Counselor — Harm Reduction & Housing Support

Pathways To Housing Dc Dsc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

15 days of vacation to start

11 paid holidays

401k Match

Employer-sponsored HSA

Employee Assistance Program

Short Term Disability

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Pathways to Housing DC is an innovative agency in Washington, DC. The Addictions Counselor supports the ACT team, delivering outreach, counseling, and recovery services to clients with housing instability and co-occurring disorders.

The role emphasizes harm reduction, flexible field work, and coordinated care with psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and peers to help clients stay housed and progress toward recovery.

Qualifications

• DC licensure as a Certified Addiction Specialist.
• Minimum of one year experience in social services, supported housing, or with persons with disabilities.
• Excellent communication, writing, and computer skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with client in formulating an Individual Recovery Plan (IRP) reviewed with client regularly.
• Provide outreach, case management, counseling, advocacy, and services in various environments (streets, shelters, jails, hospitals, apartments, office).
• Provide tailored services in housing, school, training & work opportunities, daily living activities, health, wellness, and relapse prevention.
• Maintain records and documentation (progress notes, incident reports, on-call logs, letters).
• Coordinate and monitor referrals to community services and advocate client participation.
• Lead groups, workshops, and in-service meetings on client need topics.
• Spend 80% of time in field/community delivering services to persons with serious mental illnesses.
• Participate in on-call rotation.

Skills

Counseling

Case management

Harm reduction

Bilingual English/Spanish

Communication/writing

Education

DC Licensure as a Certified Addiction Specialist

Job description

Pathways to Housing DC is an innovative agency in Washington, DC. The Addictions Counselor supports the ACT team, delivering outreach, counseling, and recovery services to clients with housing instability and co-occurring disorders.

The role emphasizes harm reduction, flexible field work, and coordinated care with psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and peers to help clients stay housed and progress toward recovery.