Apply for a Counselor Position
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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: Sunday-Thursday 7AM-3PM
RATE: $50,000 - $60,000 / 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, plus 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 Salary Description $50,000 - $60,000 / year dep. on experience