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About the Role
As a Counselor at Phoenix House, you will facilitate activities of daily living, community meetings, engagement, and carrying out treatment plans. You will provide multi-faceted evidence-based group counseling as well as psychosocial interventions to help individuals and families overcome substance use disorders and achieve lasting recovery.
Responsibilities
- Provides individual counseling and treatment/recovery plan preparation, monitoring and review
- Facilitates activities of daily living, community meetings, engagement, and carrying out treatment planning in milieu
- Provide therapeutic interactions to foster patients social, cognitive and behavioral skill development
- Provide supervision of milieu staff
- Provide psychosocial interventions to teach skills for coping with urges, craving, impulsive behavior and cognitive distortions in thinking, motivational interviewing techniques
- Provide individual, group and family counseling
- Provide multi-family group counseling
- Plan and facilitate interactions with residents within the milieu to build social, emotional, and behavioral functioning
- Assisting in supervision of activities related to establishing a treatment environment
- Prepare and maintain case records
- Assist in the medication room in case of emergency
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) is required
- Minimum two years in a behavioral health/substance use disorder treatment program
- Trained to dispense medications to clients in case of emergency
Skills
- Ethical Practices
- Judgment
- Relationship Management
- Emotional Intelligence
- Empathy
- Professional Boundaries
- Global and Cultural Awareness
- Critical Evaluation
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Crisis Management
- Technical Capacity
- Motivational interviewing techniques
Location
- Long Island City, NY 11106
Work Type
- Full Time
- Non-exempt
Experience Level
- Minimum two years
Education Level
- High School or GED Equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $20.48 - $30.67 Hourly
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid medical insurance for all eligible employees and their dependents
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Paid vacation, sick time, personal and wellness time
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for those scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week
- Pet insurance, legal support, and other supplemental insurance
- Generous tuition reimbursement program
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Shuttle services for staff to and from train stations
About the Company
- Phoenix House of New York | Long Island is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals and families overcome substance use disorders and achieve lasting recovery.
- We provide treatment, housing, and support services for our clients and their families.
- Our core values— Integrity, Compassion, Appreciation, Respect, Excellence, and Forward Thinking —guide our approach, ensuring each person receives evidence-based care that promotes dignity and wellness.
- By upholding these values, we empower people to rebuild their lives with hope, accountability, and support.