Substance Addiction Counselor - CAC, CAADC, CADC

Job Description

Job Description

Join the VitalCore Health Strategies Team! We’re people who are fueled by passion, not by profit.

VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care, has an opening for a Full-Time Substance Addiction Counselor at MCI-Framingham in Framingham, MA and MCI-Norfolk in Norfolk, MA! This position requires travel between Framingham, MA and Norfolk, MA.

You will be given the opportunity to utilize your training, skills and experience in a face-to-face setting with people from a variety of socioeconomic and educational backgrounds. Being able to see the impact you are making with these individuals, when they are at their lowest, least hopeful points. You will be working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team comprised of Medical, Psychiatry, Ancillary, Security, Legal, community providers and psychiatric hospitals. The best part of this – It is done in real-time with real people!

SUBSTANCE ADDICTION COUNSELOR PACKAGE TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO :

• Holiday Pay : New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term / Long Term Disability
• Identity Theft Protection
• Animal / Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
• 401K
• PTO
• Annual Incentive Bonus

SUBSTANCE ADDICTION COUNSELOR POSITION SUMMARY

The Substance Addiction Counselor will work as part of a multidisciplinary team with all other disciplines on the Behavioral Health Unit to provide a proactive and collaborative approach in serving the patient population. The Substance Addiction Counselor is responsible for delivering quality treatment to justice involved individuals with varying levels of substance use / abuse issues, and who are using a variety of addictive substances. The Counselor will collaborate with all disciplines to attain effectiveness in serving the patient population.

SUBSTANCE ADDICTION COUNSELOR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

SUBSTANCE ADDICTION COUNSELOR ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

VitalCore Health Strategies is an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive workplace in which all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives.

Keywords : LPC, LSW, Correctional Facility, Behavioral Health, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Social Worker, LCSW, LCPC, LMSW, LPC, substance use disorder, SUD, mental health

Full-Time

Day Shift