Substance Abuse Counselor: Compassionate Therapy & Growth

avenuesrecovery; Covington (LA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with employer match

HRSA student loan repayment

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Accident

Critical Illness

Hospital Indemnity

Voluntary Short-Term Disability

Voluntary Long-Term Disability

Life and AD&D

Lifetime Benefit Term Insurance with L

Job summary

Avenues Recovery Center in Covington, LA, is seeking Substance Abuse Counselors to provide individualized, evidence-based treatment and therapy to clients across detox, residential, PHP, IOP and outpatient programs.

Responsibilities include developing treatment plans, conducting various therapy sessions, maintaining detailed records, and coordinating care with the treatment team while upholding ethics and recovery principles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, counseling or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• State licensure/certification to practice: LPC, LAC or CIT.
• Excellent observational, collaborative and interpersonal skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Compassionate, dignified character modelling recovery principles.
• Ability to set strong boundaries and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Create individualized, evidence-based treatment plans for each client.
• Conduct individual, group, family and couple therapy sessions.
• Take responsibility for all clinical needs, services, and aftercare for your client caseload.
• Prevent, intervene and de-escalate in event of a crisis.
• Maintain impeccable documentation of client challenges, progress, relapse risk, and intervention.
• Collaborate with Clinical Director, treatment team and family for seamless coordination of care.
• Model ethics, morality and recovery principles in every professional interaction.

Skills

Observational skills

Collaborative skills

Interpersonal skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Confidentiality

Boundary-setting

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology, counseling or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Avenues Recovery Center in Covington, LA, is seeking Substance Abuse Counselors to provide individualized, evidence-based treatment and therapy to clients across detox, residential, PHP, IOP and outpatient programs.

Responsibilities include developing treatment plans, conducting various therapy sessions, maintaining detailed records, and coordinating care with the treatment team while upholding ethics and recovery principles.