Counselor, Full Time at Lower Eastside Service Center

New York, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 Jan, 26

Salary

60000.0

Posted On

06 Oct, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Counseling, Treatment Planning, Case Management, Stress Management, Substance Abuse Treatment, Multi-Cultural Sensitivity, Client Engagement, Therapeutic Interactions, Vocational Rehabilitation, Toxicology Data Monitoring, Team Collaboration, Education Support, Recovery Oriented Treatment, Strengths Based Approach, Professional Competency

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: Tues/Wed/Thurs 7:00am-2:30pm, Fri/Sat 7:00am -3:30pm 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, recovery-oriented treatment and counseling services to clients. They are responsible for counseling clients, writing treatment plans, assessing progress, and recommending needed services.