Provides quality Level 1 Substance Use Disorder Services and Intensive Outpatient Services (Level 2.1) through a strengths-based approach to clients, in support of the client abstaining from substance abuse, adapting to life situations, seeking recovery, participating in treatment groups, seeking and maintaining employment, and preventing or reducing inpatient treatment stays.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provides direct family therapy, individual therapy, and group therapy services to children and adult clients. Assists clients in achieving individualized treatment, recovery, and personal growth goals through delivery of quality substance abuse treatment services.
• Builds trusting and professional relationships with clients by participating with clients and vested individuals in a dependable and purposeful manner on a routine basis. Serves as an effective advocate for clients by coordinating with community agencies and within the organization to ensure delivery of necessary services.
• Meets or exceeds the billable hour standard of client contact hours set for position.
• Conducts clinical intake assessments at the time of clients’ intake to department and completes discharge procedures for clients who have terminated treatment services.
• Provides services related to court evaluations and testimony on behalf of clients.
• Collaborates with other community service providers in order to achieve successful relationships and partnerships. Assists clients to identify, secure, and maintain community resources.
• Provides and coordinates necessary referrals and delivery of services among community agencies, employment contacts, hospitals, and within the organization to ensure that client is receiving necessary services.
• Works in partnership with clients and other vested individuals to design and implement a comprehensive and individualized plan of care based on a strengths assessment.
• Maintains accurate and complete records of all client services, as defined by state licensing agencies, funding agencies, and Center standards and requirements.
• Establishes and maintains a positive working relationship and professional demeanor with clients and families, external community partners, Center staff members, and visitors.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; handle objects; grasp and reach for items with hands and arms; manipulate hands and fingers; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Language skills are required, including the ability to read, write, comprehend, and speak the English language. This position also requires the ability to interpret written materials, write reports and business correspondence, and effectively present and respond to questions.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. This position requires occasional evening and weekend hours, as needed.

Travel

Travel is primarily local, with some travel to satellite offices in the seven-county catchment area.

Required Education and Experience

Master’s Degree from an accredited school of social work, counseling, or psychology.

Preferred Education and Experience

A minimum of one-year work experience in the substance abuse treatment field. LCAC licensure.

Licensure/Certification

Licensure as a master level clinician and addiction counselor (LMAC) with the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board. LCAC licensure is preferred.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

Ability to work with persons with alcohol or illegal drug addictions; ability to work independently and as a member of a therapeutic team; ability to work with persons with severe emotional disturbance and/or severe and persistent mental illness; possess demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to react effectively in a variety of human service situations; possess prior computer experience in Microsoft Office programs and basic computer fluency.