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About the Role

The Substance Abuse Counselor (SAC) is responsible for delivering and implementing long-term supervision, support, and clinical services to adolescents with co-occurring and mental health problems. The SAC is a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing screening of residents and their property according to unit procedures.
• Facilitate group counseling sessions professionally, ethically, and compassionately, documenting client progress via group notes.
• Supervise clients during self-medication administration.
• Communicate pertinent information, incidents, and emergencies through the appropriate channels, including the SAC communication log, incident reports, and to the 24-hour on-call supervisor.
• Provide crisis interventions and follow-up, documenting incidents, accidents, and elopements.
• Oversee and manage the client population in facilitating the daily house schedule.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 1 year of experience working with clients with substance abuse disorders.
• 1 year of experience working with adolescents with co-occurring and mental health problems.
• 1 year of experience working in an OASAS funded facility is a plus.
• Commitment to providing quality services and outcome-driven performance measures.
• Excellent organizational management skills with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance clinicians, and set/achieve program objectives.
• Strong networking and public relations skills with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders, populations, and cultures.
• Action-oriented, adaptable, and innovative approach to program planning.
• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.

Skills

• Screening
• Group counseling
• Documentation
• Supervision
• Crisis intervention
• Organizational management
• Coaching staff
• Performance management
• Program development
• Networking
• Public relations
• Stakeholder engagement
• Program planning
• Collaboration

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 1 year of experience working with clients with substance abuse disorders
• 1 year of experience working with adolescents with co-occurring and mental health problems

Education Level

• CASAC-T
• CASAC
• Higher preferred

About the Company

• Outreach is a non-profit organization that helps people address the issues stemming from substance use and behavioral health disorders by providing the highest quality, life-changing treatment, training and tools to build healthy lives.
• Our mission is to inspire individuals and families to achieve a life of unlimited potential by developing and delivering the highest quality evidence-based behavioral health services and training.
• For more information, please visit www.opiny.org.