Senior Counselor
5 days ago
Norwich, United States
Root Center for Advanced Recovery
Full time
Job SummaryThe Senior Counselor performs a full range of counseling and clinical duties, including assessment, education, and treatment of clients experiencing substance abuse addiction and/or related behavioral health disorders. This role involves clinic supervisory and administrative duties as assigned by the clinic supervisor.
Key Responsibilities- Counseling Clients: Facilitates individual counseling, family, and/or significant support person(s) counseling, and group counseling to assist clients in reaching treatment goals.
- Treatment Plans: Develops treatment plans, including client needs, immediate and long-term goals, action steps, and treatment services to assist in reaching goals.
- Case Management: Schedules appointments, administers client urinalysis testing, monitors client progress to assure treatment plan objectives are met.
- Referrals: Refers or enrolls clients to related programs or services by identifying appropriate resources and assisting clients to accurately complete eligibility or financial applications.
- Intake and Screenings: Informs clients of admission procedures, obtains information needed to determine eligibility for admission into a treatment modality, establishes and monitors case records.
- Assessments: Conducts client assessments and evaluations by gathering relevant history, identifying sources, and obtaining collaborative information from outside agencies.
- Record Keeping and Documentation: Completes routine and non-routine reports, including treatment plans, progress notes, charts, closing and/or transfer summaries, and other recordkeeping paperwork related to treatment.
- Participation: Participates in team meetings, case conferences, clinical seminars, supervisory, and training sessions as deemed appropriate by supervisory personnel.
- Administrative: Covers the front desk, monitors client fee system, and other client management duties.
- Current licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC).
- A minimum of three (3) years of full-time and paid relevant experience in social work, mental health, or addiction counseling, vocational rehabilitation, counseling, or a related field.
- Competitive compensation package.
- Comprehensive array of benefits, including health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability, 403(b) retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, and annual bonus eligibility.