Substance Abuse Counselor

2 weeks ago


Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States WES Health System Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Substance Abuse Counselor to join our team at WES Health System. As a key member of our recovery team, you will play a vital role in supporting individuals in their journey towards recovery.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide education, counseling, and guidance to case management staff and consumers in the recovery process.
  • Develop and reinforce mechanisms and resources to facilitate a recovery focus in the unit and with clients.
  • Refine strategies for intervention with challenging clients with co-occurring disorders.
  • Ensure a safe, secure, and pleasant environment, in compliance with Agency policies and procedures and applicable regulations.
  • Implement the overall mission, values, and beliefs of the Agency policies, procedures, and applicable regulations.
Essential Functions
  • Provide assessments of clients at the point of intake to determine needs pertaining to the recovery model.
  • Assist with intake and admission of prospective clients into the D&A treatment, providing assistance in the completion of intake and placement forms.
  • Design and implement pertinent group psycho-education sessions for interested clients and staff.
  • Maintain and submit all required documentation on a timely basis, including progress notes and personal goal plans.
  • Provide cultural, educational, and social outings for clients as needed.
  • Serve as an advocate and encourage clients to assume a proactive role in their recovery process.
  • Provide outreach and follow-up recommendations to case managers.
  • Establish and maintain linkage with relative resources, as required.
  • Crisis Intervention, on call, handling all D&A emergencies.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Human Services, Social Sciences, or a related field with a minimum of 2 years of experience in substance abuse counseling.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Knowledge of multiple support systems for substance abusers and familiarity with recovery models.
  • Good communication skills.
Organizational Accountability & Relationships
  • The individual will be supervised by the TCM Director.
Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits
  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability


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