Job Title: CASAC Counselor
Location: NY, NY,
Job Type: Full-Time. Onsite. Sunday-Thursday.
Salary: $50,000 - $60,000 / yearly dependent on experience
About our client:
Our client, a nonprofit, provides a spectrum of treatments for opioids and other substance abuse disorders and is seeking a Counselor (CASAC).
Job Summary:
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.
Requirements:
Qualification – Educational and Professional Experience
Our client offers excellent benefits including:
If you are ready to empower others, support healing, and be part of something meaningful we want to hear from you. Come join a team that is making a real difference every day!