Title: Counselor (CASAC) 
Department: Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program
Job Location: 190 Mercer street
Job Status: Full-Time
FLSA: Non-Exempt

About Greenwich House: 

Founded in 1902 as a settlement house to help New York’s increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country, Greenwich House today offers a variety of programs and approaches that continue to provide thousands of New Yorkers with health and wellness supports, education and personal enrichment, and skills building and cultural experiences.

Position Summary 

Provide flexible, consumer-oriented therapy to assist patients in achieving self-sufficiency and positive treatment outcomes by combining traditional psychotherapy with a practical, problem-solving approach that creates a dynamic and efficient path for change and problem resolution.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide assistance to patients in achieving self-sufficiency and positive treatment outcomes. 
• Help patients identify goals and solutions to problems causing emotional problems and the use of psychotherapy to address mental disorders and substance abuse.
• Assist patients to develop skills and strategies to address their issues.
• Assess patient’s needs and develop a treatment plan with the patient that assists in working towards achieving the patient’s goals. 
• Demonstrate a concern for the short-term and long-term well-being of individuals, couples, families, groups, and organizations.
• Engage in program development, advocacy, research, and program evaluation to improve mental health treatment and prevention services.
• Maintain caseload, provide individual and group treatment utilizing evidence-based practice focused on daily living skills, harm reduction, anger management, parenting skills, assertiveness, health issues, mental health issues, pre-vocational and employment issues. 
• Complete all required paperwork in a timely manner.
• Develop and update client treatment plans and long term goals. Be prepared for and attend all supervision sessions and team meetings.
• Attend all agency mandated training and other learning opportunities as recommended by the supervisor.
• Use time efficiently and personally well organized.
• Keep Supervisor and Director informed of progress and problems.
• Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned by the direct supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 1 years’ experience preferred. 
• CASAC and two (2) years’ experience or equivalent. 
• Good knowledge of the client, their language, types of abuse, and social- economic influences.
• Good knowledge of modern therapeutic methods, theories and practices.
• Working knowledge of the system of social service that provides services to those with substance use disorder, including treatment programs, therapeutic centers, and employment/educational opportunities.
• Working knowledge of concrete services available and commonly used by clients.
• Must be able to maintain the normal standard of ethics, conduct and organization policies in job-related activities.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement:

As of October 29, 2021, we are requiring all Greenwich House and Barrow Street Nursery School new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the start date.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

Greenwich House is strongly committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals. For more information regarding Greenwich House and our EEO statement, please visit https://www.greenwichhouse.org/about/