Counselor

Who is Riverbend?

Riverbend provides top tier addiction recovery treatment, behavioral health services, and community re-entry services.

At Riverbend, we are devoted to providing the highest quality care to those we serve and to assemble a professional and compassionate, determined, yet patient employee team to deliver exceptional service.

The Opportunity: New Bradford Men's House

Available Schedules:

Tues-Sat, Counselor, 7-3 and 3-11

Counselor:

The Counselor is responsible for all intake, assessment, treatment planning, and progress note documentation for each client assigned to their caseload. Counselors work collaboratively with the Clinical Director and Program Director to provide the most clinically appropriate addiction and mental health services to match the client level of motivation and preference for ongoing recovery.

Responsibilities

1. Supervise and monitor the health and safety of clients in the program.

2. Responsible for maintaining the staffing ratio as assigned by the Program Manager; (remaining on-site as directed by supervisor).

3. Attending and participating in weekly clinical and staff meetings.

4. Complete new client intake assessments and additional intake paperwork as assigned.

5. Collaboratively develop client treatment plans for an assigned caseload and oversee implementation through utilization of motivational techniques.

6. Develop and implement aftercare plans in collaboration with team members.

7. Responsible for monitoring assigned caseload participation in activities, groups, program structure, etc. through documentation review and communication with team members.

8. Monitor assigned caseload for changes that warrant clinical and medical interventions.

9. Participation in client treatment meetings.

10. Facilitate and monitor progress through motivational phases

11. Facilitate clinical treatment groups as assigned utilizing approved curriculum and other best practice standards.

12. Provide crisis intervention and de-escalation for clients in distress, including overdose prevention.

13. Oversee electronic health record for each client on the assigned caseload, including assisting with quality assurance reviews and audits.

14. Participate in your performance evaluation with the Clinical Director.

15. Assist in oversight of Recovery Specialist, direct care, or interns when on shift, in the absence of program supervisors.

16. Assist in the day-to-day operations of the program as needed

17. Have knowledge and understanding of DPH regulations and Riverbend Policy and Procedure manuals.

18. Responsible for the immediate notification of safety/health/legal issues happening in the program (client or programmatic), including completing an Internal or Critical Incident Report form.

19. Responsible for timely calling out to identified supervisor due to inability to cover the shift.

20. Responsible for completing and authorizing weekly timesheets with your signature to accurately reflect hours worked on shift.

21. In times of need for program staff ratio, may be mandated by an on-call administrator to work beyond scheduled hours of shift.

22. Other duties as assigned.

Required education and experience

1. Bachelor's in Human Services, Addictions, Psychology, or related field, required.

2. Minimum of 3 years of experience working in the Addiction Recovery field, including internship placement hours.

3. Excellent professional boundaries

4. Mature personality traits and attitude to provide individual counseling

5. Strong verbal & written communication skills

6. Working knowledge of MS Word & Excel and Electronic Health Records.

7. Current certification in CPR

Affirmative Action/EEO statement

Riverbend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $ $26.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement

Work Location: In person