Counselor, Full Time

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 :

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 :

Compensation details : 50000-60000 Yearly Salary

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