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About the Role

The Primary Counselor is responsible for delivering and implementing long-term supervision, support, and clinical services to chemically dependent adolescents with co-occurring and mental health problems, serving as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.

Responsibilities

• Provides weekly caseload group sessions to assist residents in developing and obtaining goals.
• Provides bi-weekly individual counseling sessions to assist residents in developing and obtaining goals.
• Performs initial and ongoing screening of residents and resident property.
• Documents and charts resident progress using agency forms and tools.
• Documents, facilitates, and supervises daily group formats.
• Supervises clients in self-medication.
• Participates in individual and group supervision.
• Communicates pertinent information, incidents, and emergencies.
• Provides crisis interventions and follow-up, including incident reporting.
• Manages the client population and facilitates the daily house schedule.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 2-3 years of experience with substance abuse disorders.
• 1-2 years of experience working with adolescents with co-occurring and mental health problems.
• 1-2 years 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

• Organizational management
• Coaching staff
• Managing clinicians
• Developing clinicians
• Setting program objectives
• Achieving program objectives
• Networking
• Public relations
• Engaging stakeholders
• Engaging populations
• Engaging cultures
• Action-oriented approach
• Adaptable approach
• Innovative approach
• Collaboration

Experience Level

• 2-3 years of experience with substance abuse disorders
• 1-2 years of experience working with adolescents with co-occurring and mental health problems

Education Level

• Advanced degree required
• LMSW, LCSW, LMHC or higher preferred