Substance Use Counselor

2 weeks ago

Sylmar, United States Illumination Foundation Full time

**_“Every person deserves compassion, dignity, and the safety of a place to call home.”_**
**_Homelessness is the largest social and public health crisis in California. Illumination Foundation (IF) is a growing non-profit organization dedicated towards disrupting the cycle of homelessness by providing targeted, interdisciplinary services in our recuperative care centers, emergency shelters, housing services and children's and family programs. IF currently has 13+ facilities with 22+ micro-communities scattered across Orange County, Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire._**:** Job Description**

The **Substance Use Counselor** provides clinically sound, harm reduction-based substance use counseling services and support to all clients served by Illumination Foundation.
The pay range offered for this position is **$24.00 - $28.00 per hour, **depending on experience. This position also qualifies for $1.00 per hour swing shift differential and a $2.00 graveyard shift differential.

**Responsibilities**
- Within a Harm Reduction Model complete substance use assessment, treatment planning, goal setting, and discharge planning to clients interested in services
- Provide individual and group counseling to clients struggling with substance abuse
- Recognize the need for and provide crisis intervention to clients
- Initiate AUDIT-10 AND ASSIST assessment's with clients
- Meet documentation standards as assigned by Clinical Supervisor, Manager or Director
- Inform Associate Manager, Manager or Director, within 12 hours of making an incident report, APS/CPS report and complete required APS/CPS reports within the mandated time frame
- Collaborate (on a need to know basis) with teams including site, nursing, case management, behavioral health therapists, food service and transportation regarding client’s substance use counseling needs, ensuring the highest level of client care
- Must maintain confidentiality of work-related information and materials according to HIPAA standards
- Drive to any IF location for coverage, trainings, or support, as directed
- Research and build relationships with community agencies for client resources and linkage
- Familiarization with supportive services in county/counties served, including but not limited to linking clients to outside therapy, psychiatry, substance use treatment, job training, schooling, church, AA/NA Meetings, etc

**Preferred Experience/Minimum Qualifications**:
Required:

- Must have completed one of the following certifications: CADC-1, CADC-II LAADC. LAADC-S, CADTP, CCAPP
- Addiction counseling: 1 year
- Basic computer skills including the ability to prepare simple correspondence and reports in Microsoft Word and summarize and report data in Excel spreadsheets.

Preferred:

- Bilingual in English and Spanish
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams).
- Two years of experience working with homeless and dual diagnosis (mental illness and comorbid substance abuse problem) populations.

**Benefits**
- Medical Insurance funded up to 91% by Illumination Foundation (Kaiser and Blue Shield), depending on the plan
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Life, AD&D and LTD Insurance funded 100% by Illumination Foundation
- Employee Assistance Program
- Professional Development Reimbursement
- 401K with Company Matching
- 10 days vacation PTO/year
- 6 days sick PTO/year
- 10 days holiday PTO/year
- Potential eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSFL) for federally qualified loans

kwb7in6DVE

  • Counselor I

    4 weeks ago

    Sylmar, United States Tarzana Treatment Center Full time

    Provides individual counseling, group facilitation and crisis intervention as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the juvenile justice system. Counselor will be working as a substance use counselor within Barry J. Nidorff Juvenile Hall as part of a funded contract with TTC. Counselor will exclusively serve currently incarcerated youth and...

  • Counselor I

    3 days ago

    Sylmar, United States Tarzana Treatment Center Full time

    Provides individual counseling, group facilitation and crisis intervention as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the juvenile justice system. Counselor will be working as a substance use counselor within Barry J. Nidorff Juvenile Hall as part of a funded contract with TTC. Counselor will exclusively serve currently incarcerated youth and...

  • CDRC III, Substance Abuse/Addiction Therapist, Sylmar, FT, LCSW, LMFT, LPCC

    1 month ago

    Sylmar, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time

    Job Summary: Provides Chemical Dependency services and psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, significant others of CD patients, and families under indirect supervision. Essential Responsibilities: + Answers and triages patient calls for information, Tx services, general CD advice. Responds to and appropriately handles crisis calls. + Provides higher...

  • CDRC III, Substance Abuse/Addiction Therapist, Sylmar, FT, LCSW, LMFT, LPCC

    1 month ago

    Sylmar, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time

    Job Summary: Provides Chemical Dependency services and psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, significant others of CD patients, and families under indirect supervision. Essential Responsibilities: Answers and triages patient calls for information, Tx services, general CD advice. Responds to and appropriately handles crisis calls. Provides higher level...

  • CDRC III, Substance Abuse/Addiction Therapist, Sylmar, FT, LCSW, LMFT, LPCC

    4 weeks ago

    Sylmar, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time

    Job Summary: Provides Chemical Dependency services and psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, significant others of CD patients, and families under indirect supervision. Essential Responsibilities: + Answers and triages patient calls for information, Tx services, general CD advice. Responds to and appropriately handles crisis calls. + Provides higher...

  • CDRC III, Substance Abuse/Addiction Therapist, Sylmar, FT, LCSW, LMFT, LPCC

    4 weeks ago

    Sylmar, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time

    Job Summary: Provides Chemical Dependency services and psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, significant others of CD patients, and families under indirect supervision. Essential Responsibilities: Answers and triages patient calls for information, Tx services, general CD advice. Responds to and appropriately handles crisis calls. Provides higher level...

  • Recovery Counselor

    4 weeks ago

    Sylmar, United States Central Star Behavioral Health, Inc Full time

    **Partner with us in making a positive change!** Join a community that’s changing mental healthcare for the better. We have been certified as a Great Place to Work by our own employees for over 5 years running. Looking forward to your partnership in making a difference with us! **Job Title**: Recovery Counselor / Residential...

  • Recovery Counselor

    4 weeks ago

    Sylmar, United States Star View Behavioral Health, Inc. Full time

    **Partner with us in making a positive change!**: Join a community that’s changing mental healthcare for the better. We have been certified as a Great Place to Work by our own employees for over 5 years running. Looking forward to your partnership in making a difference with us! **Job Title**: Recovery Counselor **Division/Program**: Olive View Crisis...

  • Part-time Substance Abuse Recovery Technician

    2 weeks ago

    Sylmar, United States Saving My Tomorrow Full time

    Full Job Description ***: The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT or Support Staff) is responsible for assessing client needs and monitoring behavior while at the program. Under the supervision of the Director of Operations, Program Director the Behavioral Health Technician or Support Staff is responsible for documenting activities of daily living, caring for...

  • Recovery Counselor

    1 week ago

    Sylmar, California, United States Star View Behavioral Health, Inc. Full time

    Partner with us in making a positive change:Join a community that's changing mental healthcare for the better. We have been certified as a Great Place to Work by our own employees for over 5 years running. Looking forward to your partnership in making a difference with usJob Title:Recovery CounselorDivision/Program:Olive View Crisis Residential Treatment...

  • Mental Health Residential Counselor

    4 weeks ago

    Sylmar, United States Central Star Behavioral Health, Inc Full time

    **Partner with us in making a positive change!**: Join a community that’s changing mental healthcare for the better. We have been certified as a Great Place to Work by our own employees for 7 years and running. Looking forward to your partnership in making a difference with us! **Job Title**: Recovery Counselor **Division/Program**: Central Star - Olive...

  • Associate Psychiatric Counselor

    1 month ago

    Sylmar, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time

    Job Summary: Provides supervised clinical social work services to adults, children and families with emotional and/or social problems utilizing established psychotherapeutic techniques in both inpatient and outpatient settings; consults and collaborates with members of the patients family and other health care professionals. Essential Responsibilities: -...

  • Associate Psychiatric Counselor

    3 weeks ago

    Sylmar, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time

    Job Summary: Provides supervised clinical social work services to adults, children and families with emotional and/or social problems utilizing established psychotherapeutic techniques in both inpatient and outpatient settings; consults and collaborates with members of the patients family and other health care professionals. Essential Responsibilities: -...

  • Recovery Counselor

    4 weeks ago

    Sylmar, United States Central Star Behavioral Health, Inc Full time

    **Partner with us in making a positive change!**: Join a community that’s changing mental healthcare for the better. We have been certified as a Great Place to Work by our own employees for over 5 years running. Looking forward to your partnership in making a difference with us! **Job Title**: Recovery Counselor **Division/Program**: Olive View Crisis...

  • Mental Health Worker

    3 weeks ago

    Sylmar, United States Sylmar Health and Rehabilitation Center Full time

    _**Sylmar Health and Rehabilitation Center is a locked psychiatric facility. We are currently seeking Mental Health Workers/Counselors for our residential mental health treatment program for men and women. Pay starting at $20/hr.**_ **Job Summary**: As a Mental Health Worker/Counselor your duties will range from facilitating group counseling, completing...

  • Associate Psychiatric Counselor

    3 weeks ago

    Sylmar, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time

    **Job Summary**: Provides supervised clinical social work services to adults, children and families with emotional and/or social problems utilizing established psychotherapeutic techniques in both inpatient and outpatient settings; consults and collaborates with members of the patients family and other health care professionals. **Essential...

  • Associate Psychiatric Counselor

    2 weeks ago

    Sylmar, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time

    **Job Summary**: Provides supervised clinical social work services to adults, children and families with emotional and/or social problems utilizing established psychotherapeutic techniques in both inpatient and outpatient settings; consults and collaborates with members of the patients family and other health care professionals. **Essential...

  • Mental Health Worker

    1 week ago

    Sylmar, California, United States Sylmar Health and Rehabilitation Center Full time

    _Sylmar Health and Rehabilitation Center is a locked psychiatric facility. We are currently seeking Mental Health Workers/Counselors for our residential mental health treatment program for men and women. Pay starting at $20/hr._Job Summary: As a Mental Health Worker/Counselor your duties will range from facilitating group counseling, completing...

  • Residential Counselor

    3 weeks ago

    Sylmar, United States Telecare Corporation Full time

    “They made it easier for me to live, breathe, eat, and stay clean. Without them, I’d be waiting somewhere, waiting for someone to give me a chance to live...” - Client from Telecare **What You Will Do to Change Lives** The Residential Counselor provides direct and indirect services to both individuals and groups of members served. **Shifts...

  • Mental Health Case Manager

    2 months ago

    Sylmar, United States Star View Behavioral Health, Inc. Full time

    **Partner with us in making a positive change!**: Join a community that’s changing mental healthcare for the better. We have been certified as a Great Place to Work by our own employees for over 5 years running. Looking forward to your partnership in making a difference with us! **Job Title**: Resource Specialist/ Case Manager **Division/Program**: Olive...