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Bilingual Residential Counselor

3 months ago


Salinas, United States Sun Street Centers Full time

**Purpose**:
Provide intake services and acquired approval for client’s services through Medi Cal and private insurance. Maintain alcohol and drug counselor status. Ability to conduct intake and assessments including treatment plans for individuals who are monolingual. Serving the special needs of program participants and individuals. Facilitate group for participants in a residential program for a mono-lingual caseload. Activities are designed to support environmental change for individual recovery in a Social Model setting using evidenced-based curriculum (Matrix).

**Minimum Qualifications**:
Experience in the alcohol and drug addictions field; Approved amount of time in continuous sobriety. State alcohol/drug counseling certification required (may be registered, pending certification).

Reports To: Assistant Director

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Required knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
1. Ability to communicate effectively in Spanish (bilingual) and provide excellent customer service with adults and families.

2. Ability to successfully facilitate individual and group discussions.

3. Ability to observe, evaluate, document, and communicate verbally and in writing; use of computer to input observations and required documentation

4. Knowledge of alcohol and drug addiction treatment, recovery, 12-step recovery process, and the effect of alcohol and drugs within family systems.

5. Knowledge of Community Resources.

6. Ability to communicate and lead in a culturally competent and sensitive manner.

7. Ability to handle crisis and emergency situations with good judgment and self-restraint.

Environmental Conditions:
Constant movement around facility and some travel in the community. Time spent sitting, using a computer station, periods of intense concentration, using the telephone, paperwork. Time spent in meetings. Exposure to some outdoor weather and environmental conditions.

**_NOTE: Employees will be required to be fingerprinted, screened for TB and health screened for fitness for duty._