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About the Role
The SUD Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor helps individuals in treatment for or recovery from substance use disorders achieve competitive employment and long-term career success. Through vocational counseling, career planning, job readiness training, employer engagement, job placement, and retention support, the counselor promotes recovery, economic self-sufficiency, and workforce participation. This role collaborates with treatment providers, employers, workforce agencies, community partners, and OASAS to deliver person-centered employment services.
Responsibilities
- Conduct vocational assessments and provide individual and group career counseling.
- Develop and monitor individualized employment plans aligned with recovery goals.
- Deliver job readiness services, including resume development, interview preparation, job search assistance, and career coaching.
- Coordinate referrals to training, education, certification, and workforce development programs.
- Facilitate job placement and provide retention and advancement support.
- Build relationships with employers and community partners to expand employment opportunities.
- Educate employers on recovery-friendly workplace practices and available workforce resources.
- Collaborate with treatment teams and service providers to integrate employment into recovery planning.
- Maintain accurate documentation, track outcomes, and ensure compliance with OASAS, HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and organizational requirements.
- Participate in program evaluation, quality improvement, and staff development activities.
Requirements
- Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
- Master's Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling
- Access-VR Certified Counselor
- CASAC, LMSW, LMHC, or LCSW
- Master's degree in a related human services field
- OASAS or NYSED recognized certification
- Equivalent competencies consistent with certified vocational rehabilitation professionals
Skills
- Vocational rehabilitation
- Workforce development
- Behavioral health
- SUD treatment
- Working with individuals in recovery
- Group facilitation
- Knowledge of OASAS
- Knowledge of Access-VR
- Knowledge of workforce systems
Experience Level
- Two or more years in vocational rehabilitation, workforce development, behavioral health, or SUD treatment.
Education Level
- Master's Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling
- Master's degree in a related human services field
Salary/Compensations
- $30/hr - $32/hr commensurate with experience
Benefits
- Three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary.
- Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year.
- Educational benefit available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and textbooks.
About the Company
- Housing Works was founded in 1990 with a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy.
- Housing Works established New York State’s first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program.
- Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs.
- A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho.
- Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services.
- For more information, visit www.housingworks.org.
Equal Opportunity
- Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
- In addition to federal law requirements, Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
- Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process.
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.