Substance Abuse Counselor

Guara-Bi-Inc; Caguas (PR); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Paycom - ATS is seeking a Social Worker with active Substance Abuse Counseling Certification to deliver individual and group therapies for clients with substance use and mental health needs. The role involves evaluating client needs, developing comprehensive service plans, and coordinating with social work teams to support reintegration into the community.

Responsibilities include client evaluations, treatment planning, court or arbitration representation, and maintaining detailed case notes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Social Work with active Substance Abuse Counseling Certification.
• Must have a valid license to practice as a Social Worker.
• Bilingual with strong writing skills.
• Courses and training on addiction to drugs, alcohol and related services.

Responsibilities

• Perform targeted evaluations of clients' substance abuse.
• Participate in initial interviews to determine needs and maintain social reports.
• Provide individual and group therapies for substance abuse and improve social/community skills.
• Design plans guiding clients to achieve goals and reintegration into the community.
• Develop service plans in collaboration with the Social Worker and team.
• Visit penal institutions as required by the program.
• Lead self-help, family, and couples meetings.
• Review records for eligibility documents; coordinate with the Coordinator.
• Keep service notes and prepare work and statistical reports.
• Conduct drug tests and monitor client progress.

Skills

Bilingual

Writing skills

Client evaluation

Education

Bachelor of Social Work

Substance Abuse Counseling Certification

Social Worker license

Job description

Position Summary:Responsible for ensuring that clients receive the individual range of medical care and other comprehensive services necessary to optimize each client's substance use, mental health, and health outcomes.Essential Job Functions:It is responsible for the targeted evaluations of their substance abuse of all Project clients.It is responsible for participating in the initial interview for the determination of needs and maintaining the social reports of each of the clients, carrying out evaluations of an emotional nature, self-esteem, independent living abilities, for the different necessary departments, making psychoactive history of the clientShe gives individual and group therapies aimed at substance abuse and improves social and community skills.Realization of treatment plans and collection of services performed on clientsDesign plans that guide the client in achieving their goals.It contributes to the development and increase of Well-being, involving the individual, group and community, as well as institutions and services related to the use and abuse of substances.Participate with the Social Worker in the elaboration and development of the service plan.It carries out visits to the penal institutions as required by the Program or Project.Realiza reuniones de autoayuda, familia y pareja.Review of records and compliance with eligibility documents in coordination with the CoordinatorIn charge of all things support groups, client evaluation, and conducting substance abuse service activities on a daily basis.Keeps the coordinator abreast of situations that occurred during their interventions.Assess the needs of clients in conjunction with the team and othersRepresents and accompanies in court and/or in an Arbitration Chamber.Set new goals and objectives so that each client can develop a life plan and can reintegrate into the community by implementing the skills learned within the help center.Help the customer eliminate harmful behaviors.Keep notes in the service file, of interventions with customers.Visit penal institutions according to the nature of the program or project.Make work and statistical reports.Perform drug tests.Education:Bachelor of Social Work with an active Substance Abuse Counseling Certification, if you are a Social Worker, you must have a valid license to practice as a Social Worker. Certification of having taken courses and training on the issue of addiction to drugs, alcohol and other related services. Bilingual, writing skills.