Substance Abuse Counselor

Centers Health Care; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hope Center in The Bronx, NY seeks a Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) to provide treatment services at our Skilled Nursing Facility. A Bachelor's degree, CASAC credential, and 350 hours of approved CASAC training are required, with leadership skills and bilingual English/Spanish.

Expect premium salary and benefits commensurate with experience in PSI standards. The role involves counseling residents, developing treatment plans, relapse prevention education, and collaborating with departments to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or currently completing it.
• College for a Bachelor's in Human Services or be CASAC credentialed.
• Completed 350 hours of OASAS CASAC training and eligible for certification.
• Minimum of one year experience with substance abusers or related field.
• HIV/AIDS knowledge or related field experience.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Conduct individual and group counseling and maintain resident charts.
• Develop and oversee Treatment Plans.
• Provide relapse prevention information through groups, seminars and individual sessions.
• Develop and update Substance Abuse Treatment Plans and coordinate with other departments.
• Assist residents in understanding treatment phases and conduct welcome interviews.
• Review residents' policies, rights and responsibilities.
• Perform facility rounds to ensure safety and integrity of environment.
• Monitor resident behavior and care plan compliance and cover clinic desk when needed.

Skills

CASAC credential

Bachelor's degree

Bilingual English/Spanish

350 CASAC hours

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services

CASAC credential

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