Counselor

Summary of Position

If you are passionate about helping others break free from the grip of addiction and guide them on their journey to recovery, we invite you to bring your expertise and heart to our team as an IOP Substance Use counselor. In this rewarding role, you'll have the opportunity to work closely with individuals struggling with substance use within our intensive outpatient program, offering them the support and tools they need to rebuild their lives with a more hopeful perspective.

Responsible for development, staffing, marketing, organization, and management of services for substance use and IOP services. Provides clinical staff and interns/practicum students with clinical supervision and/or direct supervision. Works closely with the care teams to ensure regulatory compliance. Provides counseling services. Provides clinical supervision. Conducts intake and assists with making linkages to internal and external resources. Provides and promotes outstanding internal and external customer service.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides counseling services using evidence-based methodologies to provide excellent clinical services. Prepare for and conduct individual, group, and family therapy for assigned caseload. Works with assigned staff to help them develop competencies in same.
• Provides clinical supervision and consultation to substance use clinicians and interns/practicum students, as assigned to assure quality of services. Trains or ensures training of new staff/Interns/practicum students in various aspects of services to comply with regulatory guidance.
• Ensures that substance use clinical services are recovery focused taking into account trauma informed care practices. Provides consistent, personal growth-focused services to all assigned clients by maximizing time spent working directly with clients to assist their personal growth process.
• Requires a high level of collaboration and communication across multiple levels of management. Collaborates across nursing, substance abuse outpatient treatment, residential treatment programs to transfer clients among various levels of care, and educate staff members about services.
• Ensures specialty annual requirements are met by assigned staff (i.e., TB testing, Hepatitis testing, Narcan training, etc.)
• Conducts intake for recipient entering services, including explaining services, gathering information needed on intake materials, ensuring service recipient understands all forms, assuring signature on appropriate contracts and consents, and submitting materials for processing, as assigned. Conducts assessment and write assessment summaries, as assigned.
• Assists service recipients with making linkage with internal and external resources as outlined in treatment plan and in coordination with health home, and other services as appropriate. Maintains appropriate contact with referral sources including providing information on service recipient progress, behavior, and needs (with appropriate releases), and maintaining ongoing consultation when appropriate.
• Assists service recipient in making discharge plans and provide follow up services as assigned.
• Monitors urinalysis, breathalyzer, and other testing as assigned.
• In the absence of supervisor, in consultation with other leaders, makes decisions to assure program continuity of services.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Effectively communicate via written, verbal, in person and virtual methods.
• Knowledge of program planning and evaluation.
• Skill in customer service techniques.
• Skill in identification of staff training needs.

Qualifications

Education Level: Master's Degree in Human Services.

Years of Experience: Two years minimum working with clients receiving substance use services. Minimum of one year of supervisory experience.

Required Certification/Licensure: Clinical license (LCPC/LCSW) required.