Substance Abuse Counselor

Hope Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Hope Center in The Bronx, NY is hiring a Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) for our Skilled Nursing Facility. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree, be a credentialed CASAC, and have completed 350 hours of OASAS approved CASAC training.

A strong leadership mindset and a positive can-do attitude are required. Responsibilities include counseling, treatment planning, relapse prevention education, and coordinating care with other departments to support residents’ recovery and well-being.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field.
• Completed 350 hours of OASAS approved CASAC training and be eligible to sit for certification test.
• Minimum of one year experience with substance abusers or related field; bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Conduct individual and group counseling; maintain resident charts.
• Develop and oversee Treatment Plans.
• Provide relapse prevention information to residents through groups, seminars and individual sessions.
• Coordinate resident treatment with other program departments.
• Assist residents in understanding treatment phases and perform welcome interviews.
• Review policies, residents' rights and responsibilities.
• Make rounds to ensure safety and environment integrity.
• Monitor resident behavior and care plan compliance; cover clinic desk as needed.
• Monitor residents' rooms and conduct routine searches when needed.

Skills

CASAC credential

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Services or related field

Job description

Hope Center is hiring a Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) for our Skilled Nursing Facility in The Bronx, NY.The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, be a credentialed CASAC counselor, and should have completed 350 hours of OASAS approved CASAC training. Candidate should also have strong leadership skills with a very positive can-do attitude.Premium salary + benefits package, commensurate with experience. The ideal purpose of this position is to provide substance abuse treatment services according to PSI standards.

Essential Functions:

• Conduct individual and group counseling. Maintain resident charts.
• Develop and oversee Treatment Plans.
• Provide relapse prevention related information/education to residents on a regular basis through small groups, seminars and individual sessions.
• Develops and updates, as needed, Substance Abuse Treatment Plan: Coordinates resident's treatment with other program departments.
• Assists residents in understanding the various phases of the treatment process. Performs welcome interview upon admission.
• Review and distributes residents of program policies, resident's rights and responsibilities.
• Make facility rounds to ensure the safety, security and integrity of the environment.
• Monitor resident behavior and compliance with care plan. Cover clinic desk to monitor call bell system as needed. Monitor residents' rooms for compliance with regulations. Conducts routine searches if needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or, completing
• College for Bachelors Degree in Human Services or, Be a credentialed CASAC. Counselor
• Completed 350 hours of OASAS approved CASAC training and be eligible to sit for certification test.
• Minimum of one year recent experience working with substance abusers, T.C.
• HIVIAIDS, or in a related field.
• Bilingual English/Spanish

About us:

Hope Center’s mission is to provide the Hope Center community with the finest rehabilitation and skilled nursing services anywhere. Excellence is our goal and good outcomes in recovery and rehabilitation are our daily measures of progress. We will maintain a comfortable, dignified environment where our residents can enjoy an engaged, healthy lifestyle that will be a constant steady source of peace of mind to their families. And we will maintain our residents’ bonds to their community by extending ourselves to our neighbors and to the society we serve. We pledge to be innovative in our processes and procedures and to continually set the standard of excellence among skilled nursing facilities, where residents find their physical, social and spiritual needs met by caring, compassionate people. Hope Center is a proud member of the Centers Health Care Consortium.

Equal Opportunity Employer –M/F/D/V