Night Counselor: Substance Use & Adolescent Support

Outreach Development Corp.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Outreach Development Corp. is seeking an Overnight Counselor for a part-time, non-exempt position in Ridgewood, NY.

The SAC will oversee health and welfare of residents, provide clinical support, and integrate with the treatment team to ensure safety and care. The candidate should have CASAC-T or CASAC (or higher) with at least 1 year of relevant experience with substance use disorders, adolescents with co-occurring mental health issues, and familiarity with OASAS-funded facilities.

Qualifications

• CASAC-T; CASAC, or higher preferred.
• 1 year of experience working with clients with substance abuse disorders.
• 1 year of experience working with adolescents with co-occurring and mental health problems.
• 1 year of experience working in an OASAS funded facility a plus.
• Commitment to providing quality services and outcome driven performance measures.
• Excellent organizational management skills with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance clinicians.

Responsibilities

• File all paperwork on a nightly basis.
• Perform closing runs and document findings via the appropriate reporting system; SAC communication log, incident reports or 24 on-call supervisors.
• Screen residents and their belongings returning from passes, medicals and court appointments in accordance with unit procedure.
• Conduct health and welfare check and have runs in accordance with unit policy & procedures.
• Supervise clients in self-medication (under supervision).
• Participate in individual and group supervision.
• Communicate all pertinent information incidents, emergencies, the appropriate reporting system; SAC communication log, incident reports and 24 hour on-call supervisor.
• Crisis interventions and follow up with incident, accident and/or elopement reports.
• Create new resident clinical charts and screen new resident belongings.
• Breakdown inactive clinical charts and maintain inactive charts.
• Obtain urine samples for toxicology testing as directed by supervisor.
• Participate in special family events throughout the year at the Young Adult program.
• Overall supervision and management of client population in the facilitation of the daily house schedule.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

CASAC-T

CASAC

Organizational skills

Commitment to quality services

People skills

Job description

Outreach Development Corp. is seeking an Overnight Counselor for a part-time, non-exempt position in Ridgewood, NY.

The SAC will oversee health and welfare of residents, provide clinical support, and integrate with the treatment team to ensure safety and care. The candidate should have CASAC-T or CASAC (or higher) with at least 1 year of relevant experience with substance use disorders, adolescents with co-occurring mental health issues, and familiarity with OASAS-funded facilities.