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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 who have chemically dependent issues. The SAC will be an integral part of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
Responsibilities
- Perform initial and ongoing screening of residents and their property per unit procedure.
- Facilitate group counseling sessions professionally, ethically, and compassionately.
- Supervise clients during self-medication under direct supervision.
- Communicate all relevant information, incidents, and emergencies through the SAC communication log, incident reports, and to the 24-hour on-call supervisor.
- Provide crisis intervention and follow-up, including documenting incidents, accidents, and elopements.
- Oversee and manage the client population in facilitating the daily house schedule.
- Facilitate service groups.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Possess CASAC-T; CASAC, or higher is preferred.
- One year of experience working with clients with substance abuse disorders.
- One year of experience working with adolescents with co-occurring and mental health problems.
- One year of experience working in an OASAS-funded facility is a plus.
- Demonstrate a commitment to providing quality services and achieving outcome-driven performance measures.
- Possess excellent organizational management skills, with the ability to coach staff, manage and develop high-performance clinicians, and set/achieve program objectives.
- Exhibit strong networking and public relations skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders, populations, and cultures.
- Approach program planning with an action-oriented, adaptable, and innovative mindset.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse groups of people.
Skills
- Substance abuse counseling
- Adolescent mental health
- Co-occurring disorders treatment
- Crisis intervention
- Group facilitation
- Client supervision
- Documentation
- Organizational management
- Staff coaching
- Performance management
- Networking
- Public relations
- Stakeholder engagement
- Program planning
- Collaboration
Location
- Not specified
Work Type
- Part-time
- Onsite
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
- 1 year of experience working in an OASAS funded facility a plus
Education Level
- CASAC-T
- CASAC
- Higher credential preferred
About the Company
- Outreach is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals and families overcome substance use and behavioral health disorders.
- We provide high-quality, life-changing treatment, training, and tools to foster healthy lives.
- Our mission is to empower individuals and families to reach their full potential.
- Visit www.opiny.org for more information.