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About the Role

The Substance Abuse Counselor (SAC) is responsible for overseeing the health and welfare of all residents in the program, providing support and clinical services to chemically dependent clients with co-occurring and mental health issues. The SAC is a key member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.

Responsibilities

• File all paperwork on a nightly basis.
• Perform closing runs and document findings via the appropriate reporting system.
• Screen residents and their belongings returning from passes, medicals, and court appointments.
• Conduct health and welfare checks and perform runs according to unit policy.
• Supervise clients in self-medication.
• Participate in individual and group supervision.
• Communicate pertinent information, incidents, and emergencies.
• Perform crisis interventions and follow up with incident, accident, and/or elopement reports.
• Create new resident clinical charts and screen new resident belongings.
• Break down inactive clinical charts and maintain inactive charts.
• Obtain urine samples for toxicology testing as directed.
• Participate in special family events.
• 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 and 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

• CASAC-T
• CASAC
• Organizational management
• Coaching
• Clinical management
• Objective setting
• Networking
• Public relations
• Stakeholder engagement
• Interpersonal skills
• Adaptability
• Innovation

Work Type

• Part-time

Experience Level

• 1 year of experience

Education Level

• CASAC-T
• CASAC