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Muir Wood is a leading provider of adolescent mental health and substance treatment services headquartered in Petaluma, CA. Our 17 residential programs cover Northern, Central and Southern California, and are dedicated to helping young individuals (ages 12-17) and their families navigate the challenges of mental health and substance use disorders. We are committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care and fostering long-term recovery in our safe, comfortable, and structured environments. We are Joint Commission (JCAH) accredited and each of our programs include a verified Supplementary Education component. Our guiding philosophy is rooted in kindness and compassion ensuring every interaction is supportive and respectful. One of Muir Wood’s unique benefits is the large number of insurance providers with whom we have contracts allowing us to fulfill our mission of “Making Exceptional Care Accessible.”

We are seeking a Recovery Counselor to be responsible for providing counseling and therapeutic clinical services to our clients within a residential environment, including responsibilities maintaining the program milieu. This position is also responsible for the overall operation of the facility in accordance with policies and procedures, current federal, state and local standards, including guidelines and regulations governing our facility to assure that our facility is maintained in a safe manner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Meet with residents/clients individually a minimum of once per week.
• Facilitate group sessions as determined by the Clinical Director.
• Coordinate all aspects of the Counselors role in client programming including the assignment and evaluation of Level Advancement assignments.
• As part of a treatment team, collaborate on approvals of all outings and activities for residential clients.
• Participate in family programming sessions as requested and required by the Program Director.
• Responsible for the timely completion of clinical documentation (progress and group notes).
• Attend weekly treatment team meetings, staff meetings, and clinical supervision if needed, and is instructed by Program Director.
• Develop off campus meeting schedule (if deemed appropriate) for residents to attend AA, Al-Anon, and NA meetings with staff accompaniment.
• Locate and assign alternatives to meetings in the community by accessing other resources such as Smart Recovery, Celebrate Recovery, etc.
• Attend meetings, trainings and conferences representing Muir Wood as needed.
• Perform other duties as needed and assigned by the Clinical Director and Recovery Program Manager.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Psychology, Social Work
• Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor Level (CADC) preferred
• Certified Addiction Treatment Counselor (CATC) preferred
• Substance Use Disorder Certified Counselor (SUDCC) preferred
• Availability to work weekends
• Experience working with dually diagnosed individuals preferred
• TB required and health screen, along with CPR and first aid

Benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401k + Match
• PTO/Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Discount Marketplace

Compensation: $25.00 - $30.00/hour with flexibility based on education and experience

Muir Wood Adolescent & Family Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.