Substance Abuse Counselor

4 weeks ago

Bronx, New York, United States Comunilife Full time
Job Summary

Comunilife is seeking an experienced Substance Abuse Counselor to join its DHS Transitional Housing program in the Bronx. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in substance abuse counseling and a passion for working with individuals with HIV/AIDS, chronic mental illness, and/or chemical dependence.

The Substance Abuse Counselor will be responsible for completing initial and annual substance abuse assessments, participating in the development of the initial service plan and its revisions, and providing individual, family, and group substance abuse counseling and advocacy and referrals to community programs as needed.

The successful candidate will also be responsible for monitoring clients' attendance at programs and providing documentation of all contacts. This position is eligible for Comunilife's generous benefits and paid time off package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement employer contributions after 2 years, tuition reimbursement, and professional development opportunities.

Essential Duties:
  • Performs substance abuse assessments and collaborates with case managers to identify mutually agreed upon long and short-term substance abuse related goals and develop a comprehensive service plan.
  • Provides substance abuse counseling and support services to clients.
  • Facilitates weekly substance abuse groups, including harm reduction, relapse prevention, conflict resolution, etc.
  • Responsible for conducting initial intake interviews and assessments for all new clients and establishing case records.
  • Provides individuals and group clinical case management services for his/her caseload of Safe Haven clients.
  • Performs crisis intervention, assessment, advocacy, negotiation, referral, and case planning activities with Safe Haven clients as needed.
  • Trains clients in activities of daily living skills.
  • Conducts unit/bed inspections, at least once a week, and reviews the results of the inspections with the client.
  • Escorts clients to appointments (medical, entitlements, housing, etc.).
  • Serves as liaison with various agencies, schools, healthcare providers, mental health providers, entitlements, and employment and training providers in the interest of the clients.
  • Participates in weekly individual supervision with his/her supervisor, team meetings, housing/case reviews, and case conferences.
  • Completes HRA 2010E applications.
  • Completes incident reports and submits to supervisor for review.
Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma or Associates degree and Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) with five (5) years of substance abuse counseling experience; Bachelor's degree with CASAC-T and 2 years of experience.
  • Experience with individuals with HIV/AIDS, chronic mental illness, and/or chemical dependence and their families a plus.
  • Bilingual - Spanish, a plus.

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