Overnight Counselor — Youth Recovery & Mental Health

Outreach Development Corp.; Ridgewood (NY); On-site; USD 29,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Outreach Development Corp. in Ridgewood, NY is seeking an Overnight Counselor to oversee the health and welfare of residents in our program and to provide support and clinical services to clients with substance use and co-occurring mental health issues.

The role works with an interdisciplinary treatment team, involves nightly paperwork, reports, screenings, crisis interventions, and the maintenance of resident charts, with CASAC-T or higher preferred and at least one year of relevant experience.

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.

Responsibilities

• File all paperwork on a nightly basis.
• Perform closing runs and document findings via the appropriate reporting systems; SAC communication log, incident reports or 24 hour on-call supervisors.
• Screen residents and their belongings returning from passes, medical, and court appointments in accordance with unit procedure.
• Conduct health and welfare check and have runs in accordance with unit policy and procedures.
• Supervise clients in self-medication (under supervision).
• Participate in individual and group supervision.
• Communicate all pertinent information for incidents, emergencies, the appropriate reporting systems; 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 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

CASAC-T

Job description

Outreach Development Corp. in Ridgewood, NY is seeking an Overnight Counselor to oversee the health and welfare of residents in our program and to provide support and clinical services to clients with substance use and co-occurring mental health issues.

The role works with an interdisciplinary treatment team, involves nightly paperwork, reports, screenings, crisis interventions, and the maintenance of resident charts, with CASAC-T or higher preferred and at least one year of relevant experience.