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Location:
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Substance Abuse Counselor (ABLE House)
BOWEN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER
Also known as UPPER MANHATTAN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC.
The Emma L
Bowen Community Service Center is seeking a Substance Abuse Counselor to join our team
This position is a terrific opportunity for someone to gain additional experience and make a difference in the lives of our clients.For over 45 forty-five years, our organization has provided mental health and holistic services in northern Manhattan for families, children, adolescents, and other adults including the elderly in a supportive and caring environment
We also have an out-patient and residential substance abuse program as well as a Therapeutic Preschool for 3-5 year olds.
Upper Manhattan Mental Health Center is a Certified National Health Service Corps (NHSC) site.
For additional information about our organization and programs, please visit us on our website at www.bowencsc.org .
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Substance Abuse Counselor
PROGRAM: Able Halfway House
DUTIES:
- Provide substance abuse counseling services to patients/families, including psychosocial assessment and treatment, short and long term, crisis, intervention, individual and group counseling.
- Carry an active caseload of patients and complete all intake forms.
- Conduct intake assessment, develop treatment plan/review and progress notes.
- Participate in weekly staff meeting/case conference, in-house/external training and monthly supervision with Director
- Educate patients on Substance use/abuse, MAT and NRT.
- Manage written an electronic patients records, knowledge on STARS and HRA2010E
- Participate in agency sponsored and community outreach events such as health fairs and ground rounds.
- Ability to travel off-site to conduct outreach and attend necessary training and conferences
- Provide necessary reports, case records, documentation and statistics as required.
- Working knowledge of referral process for individual aftercare, and other concrete services.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Director.
- Conduct weekly random urines and monitor medication.
REPORTS TO: Program Director
UNION: Local 1199 SEUI
HOURS: 35/week
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree and/or CASAC/CASAC-T require.
- At least 2 years of experience in the Alcohol & Substance Abuse Services field.
- Counseling experience required.
- CASAC-T with 2 years' experience working with a population with substance abuse/co-occurring disorders.
- Good verbal and written communication.
- Computer Skills is a requirement.
Recommended Skills
- Communication
- Statistics
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Abuse Counseling
- Progress Note
- Psychosocial
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