Substance Abuse Counselor (Recovery Works, Vandalia)

Job Description

Job Description

About Recovery Works Healing Center

Recovery Works Healing Center is a purpose-driven provider of behavioral health services, dedicated to empowering individuals facing addiction and co-occurring mental health challenges. Through compassionate, comprehensive, and personalized care, we guide clients from darkness into light with evidence-based treatments, supportive housing, and youth-focused services. Our vision is to create a community where everyone has access to the resources needed to achieve recovery, resilience, and holistic well-being.

Our values—Compassion, Integrity, and Personalized Care—shape every aspect of our work and ensure we provide the highest quality support to those we serve.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a dedicated and client-focused Substance Abuse Counselor to join our Clinical Services team. In this full-time, exempt role, you will provide direct clinical care to individuals experiencing substance use disorders, supporting them through therapeutic services, treatment planning, and recovery-oriented interventions. This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact on client recovery within a compassionate, mission-driven environment.

What You’ll Do

Client & Clinical Support

• Conduct assessments, individual, group, and family counseling, psychoeducation, urinalysis, and therapeutic behavioral services within licensure and supervision limits.
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans in collaboration with clients and the treatment team.
• Support clients in skill development, relapse prevention, and symptom management.
• Provide referrals and connect clients with community resources (housing, employment, healthcare, peer recovery supports).
• Assist clients with navigating medical, psychiatric, and social service systems.
• Respond to crises using de-escalation techniques and assist in safety planning under supervision.
• Collaborate with case managers, therapists, referral sources, and family members to ensure continuity of care.

Administrative Support

Requirements

Benefits