Substance Abuse Counselor

3 weeks ago

Bronx, New York, United States Comunilife Full time

Comunilife is seeking an experienced Substance Abuse Counselor to join its team in the Bronx. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in substance abuse counseling and a passion for working with individuals with complex needs.

The Substance Abuse Counselor will be responsible for completing initial and annual substance abuse assessments for all clients, 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 Counselor will also monitor clients' attendance at programs and provide documentation of all contacts. This is a full-time position with a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement employer contributions after 2 years, tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • 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.
  • Conducts initial intake interviews and assessments for all new clients and establishes 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 review the results of the inspections with the client.
  • Escorts clients to appointments (medical, entitlements, housing, etc.).
  • Serves as liaison with various agencies, schools, health care 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 submit to supervisor for review.

Requirements:

  • 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.

Comunilife is an EEO employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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