Counselor, Full Time at Lower Eastside Service Center

New York, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 May, 26

Salary

60000.0

Posted On

24 Feb, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Trauma Informed Care, Strengths Based Approach, Recovery Oriented Treatment, Client Centered Interventions, Treatment Planning, Case Management, Vocational Rehabilitation Integration, Multi-Disciplinary Team Collaboration, Medication Education, Toxicology Data Integration, Stress Management, Behavioral Skill Development, Multi-culturally Sensitive, Windows Proficiency, Microsoft Word Proficiency, Uni/Care Proficiency

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Description

Description BASIC FUNCTION: Provides trauma informed, strengths based, recovery oriented treatment and counseling services to promote rehabilitation and client-centered interventions. Demonstrates professional competency by successfully engaging and treating clients to meet treatment goals. MAJOR DUTIES: · Counsels clients, writes treatment plans, assesses client progress, and recommends needed services such as HIV and vocational counseling referrals, parenting classes, and others to meet clients’ needs · Provides individual counseling and treatment/recovery plan preparation, monitoring, and reviewing. · Facilitates activities of daily living, community meetings, engagement, and carry out of treatment planning in milieu. · Provides therapeutic interactions to foster residents’ social, cognitive and behavioral skill development. · Teaches clients how to manage stress and circumstances affecting their lives. · Case Management of legal reports, court letters, EAP, and/or educational assistance. · Collaborate with Vocational staff to integrate vocational rehabilitation into the overall treatment process. · Recommend clients for consultations as appropriate (i.e. psychological or psychiatric). · Participates in assessing clients in weekly staff meetings and in a multi-disciplinary team setting. · Participates in providing education and support to clients receiving medications for substance use disorder, mental health and co-occurring medical conditions. · Assists other clinical staff by providing information necessary to assess clients and collaborate on treatment planning. · Obtains, monitors and integrates into treatment planning all toxicology data as directed by the supervisor. · Completes in-service and other training. · Participates in all meetings as directed by supervisor. · Fills in for other Counselors who may be on leave as needed. · In Residential programs, conducts room inspections to assure cleanliness and adherence to program rules and regulations. · Performs other duties as requested or assigned. SCHEDULE: Sunday-Thursday 7AM-3PM RATE: $50,000 - $60,000 / year dep. on experience LOCATION: NY, NY 10002 We offer excellent benefits including: Generous time off that includes 4 weeks of vacation Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Discounted Commuter benefits Life insurance & Long term disability Eligible for Federal Student Loan Repayment Program Training and other additional voluntary benefits To join our diverse team, please include salary requirements with your resume/application submission. Please visit us at www.lesc.org EEO Minorities/Women/Disabled/Vet Requirements QUALIFICATION - EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: · CASAC, plus 3 years of directly related experience with the substance use disorder population. Knowledge of substance abuse treatment including detoxification and withdrawal symptoms. Must be multi-culturally sensitive to the needs of clients in treatment. Proficient with Windows, Microsoft Word, and Uni/Care. Familiarity with the TC process.

Responsibilities

The Counselor provides trauma-informed, strengths-based, and recovery-oriented counseling services, focusing on client rehabilitation and meeting treatment goals through individual sessions and milieu engagement. Major duties include writing treatment plans, assessing progress, managing case files, collaborating on vocational integration, and providing therapeutic interactions to develop residents' social and cognitive skills.