Description
BASIC FUNCTION: Provides trauma informed, strengths based, recovery oriented treatment and counseling services to promote rehabilitation and client-centered interventions. Demonstrates professional competency by successfully engaging and treating clients to meet treatment goals.
MAJOR DUTIES:
- Counsels clients, writes treatment plans, assesses client progress, and recommends needed services such as HIV and vocational counseling referrals, parenting classes, and others to meet clients' needs
- Provides individual counseling and treatment/recovery plan preparation, monitoring, and reviewing.
- Facilitates activities of daily living, community meetings, engagement, and carry out of treatment planning in milieu.
- Provides therapeutic interactions to foster residents' social, cognitive and behavioral skill development.
- Teaches clients how to manage stress and circumstances affecting their lives.
- Case Management of legal reports, court letters, EAP, and/or educational assistance.
- Collaborate with Vocational staff to integrate vocational rehabilitation into the overall treatment process.
- Recommend clients for consultations as appropriate (i.e. psychological or psychiatric).
- Participates in assessing clients in weekly staff meetings and in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
- Participates in providing education and support to clients receiving medications for substance use disorder, mental health and co-occurring medical conditions.
- Assists other clinical staff by providing information necessary to assess clients and collaborate on treatment planning.
- Obtains, monitors and integrates into treatment planning all toxicology data as directed by the supervisor.
- Completes in-service and other training.
- Participates in all meetings as directed by supervisor.
- Fills in for other Counselors who may be on leave as needed.
- In Residential programs, conducts room inspections to assure cleanliness and adherence to program rules and regulations.
- Performs other duties as requested or assigned.
SCHEDULE: Tues/Wed/Thurs 7:00am-2:30pm, Fri/Sat 7:00am -3:30pm
RATE: $55,000 - $62,700 / year dep. on experience
LOCATION: NY, NY 10002
We offer excellent benefits including:
- Generous time off that includes 4 weeks of vacation
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Discounted Commuter benefits
- Life insurance & Long term disability
- Eligible for Federal Student Loan Repayment Program
- Training and other additional voluntary benefits
To join our diverse team, please include salary requirements with your resume/application submission. Please visit us at www.lesc.org EEO Minorities/Women/Disabled/Vet
Requirements
QUALIFICATION - EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- CASAC & Bachelor's Degree required OR CASAC & 8 years work experience in residential treatment setting.
- 3 years of directly related experience with the substance use disorder population. Knowledge of substance abuse treatment including detoxification and withdrawal symptoms. Must be multi-culturally sensitive to the needs of clients in treatment. Proficient with Windows, Microsoft Word, and Uni/Care. Familiarity with the TC process.