ACCS Addiction Recovery Counselor

3 weeks ago

Lowell, United States Vinfen Full time

Schedule: Mon 8am-4pm, Tue 12pm-8pm, Wed-Fri 8am-4pm This position may require one evening and weekends on a rotational basis

Salary: $53,000 / year with LADC 1, $47,900 / year with LADC II, CADC I and II

Sign-on bonus: $2000; $666 upon completion of 30 days, $666 upon completion of 6 months, $667 upon completion of 9 months

The Addiction Recovery Coordinator works as part of the interdisciplinary Adult Clinical Community Services (ACCS) team and promotes the full integration and functioning of Persons Served (PS) needed to live successfully in their community. The Addiction Recovery Coordinator works collaboratively with PS to understand how the use of substances impacts their lives while also functioning as a resource to PS and other team members on substance addiction (SA) assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation techniques and resources.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

* Screens, assesses, and reassesses substance use, addiction risk and addiction treatment needs using Simple Screening Instrument for Substance Abuse (SSI-SA) and other assessments; for PS in GLEs and outreach settings. Develop formulations, and direct other Licensed staff to develop formulations that address the level of use and potential risk, current impact of substances or addictive behavior, and the PS readiness for change.
* Provide direct interventions and supports to PS by the Team with Substance misuse/addiction regardless of where they reside.
* Employ trauma informed, recovery-oriented, person-centered, culturally competent and strengths-based approaches and skills training techniques in the work.
* Provide Addictions Treatment evidence-based and best practices to all PS, including Motivational Interviewing and Stages of Change; Harm Reduction and Relapse Prevention; SSI-SA; Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT); Seeking Safety, Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP), and Cognitive Behavioral interventions, as well as the development of Safety Plans and Crisis Prevention and Response Plans, and 8 Dimensions of Wellness.
* Provide Addictions Treatment psycho-educational services to PS individually and in groups.
* Perform, train, supervise, mentor, model evidenced-based clinical and recovery oriented interventions for PS, including Motivational Interviewing; Harm Reduction and Addiction Treatment support; Screening; Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT) and Seeking Safety. Perform evidenced-based interventions including Stages of Change; Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP); and Cognitive Behavioral interventions.
* Coordinate with Care Coordination Entities to ensure Persons have access to community-based acute addictions treatment, medication assisted treatment, self-help and peer support, and psycho-educational services that address addiction treatment and related issues and relapse prevention.
* Perform other related duties, as assigned

Why Vinfen? We are committed to you We offer great training, great benefits, career growth and job security

Our comprehensive and generous benefits package includes:

* A fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution as well as an employee-funded 403(b) plan
* First-rate Medical, Dental and Vision plans that are open all employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more. Plus, we offer a generous employer contribution toward the cost of medical insurance
* Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance (no cost to you)
* Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance along with the option to purchase additional, voluntary, Short-Term disability insurance
* Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
* Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance
* Generous paid time off (Employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week):
* 15 days of Vacation per year
* 11 Paid Holidays
* 10 Sick Days per year
* 3 Personal Days per year


* Educational Assistance and Remission Programs
* $500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap
* Other generous benefits including discounted YMCA memberships, access to discounted movie tickets and more

About Us

Established in 1977, Vinfen is a nonprofit, health and human services organization and a leading provider of community-based services to individuals with mental health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and behavioral health challenges. Our services and advocacy promote the recovery, resiliency, habilitation, and self-determination of the people we serve. Vinfen's 3,200 dedicated employees are experienced, highly-trained professionals who provide a full range of supportive living, health, educational, and clinical services in 318 programs throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. For more information about Vinfen, please visit www.vinfen.org/careers

My Job. My Community. My Vinfen.

Vinfen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Keywords: ACCSARC, LADC, CADC, alcohol, substance addiction, misuse, recovery, community-based, mental health

* Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC 1) in Massachusetts preferred; CADC or LADC series credentials required
* Clinical experience working with people with co-occurring disorders or addictions preferred.
* Strong organization, collaboration and communication skills
* Extensive knowledge of Addiction Treatment principles and modalities, knowledge of formal and informal substance misuse/addictions assessment practices, knowledge of recovery-oriented, person-centered and strengths-based values, principles and modalities
* Preference given to bilingual/bicultural applicants and applicants with lived experience of psychiatric conditions.
* Must be at least 21 years of age and have held a valid US drivers license for a minimum of one year. This position requires the use a person vehicle to use in the course of daily and all candidates must be willing to provide transportation to persons served in the

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