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Outreach is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of FT Intake Counselor to work in our Centralized Calling/Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Hub located in Brentwood, Long Island. The Intake Counselor is responsible for managing initial admissions assessments and intakes, level of care determinations, transfers and referrals to the appropriate treatment modality. Critical to this will be the ensuring that prospective clients are engaged expeditiously, connected to MAT quickly, if appropriate, and provided with warm handoffs for ongoing care. The Intake Counselor also ensures that client admissions comply with the specific standards of contracting agencies and the requirements of governmental regulatory bodies.

What You Will Do:

Who You Are:

For this Long Island, NY position, the expected base salary is $45,000.00 - $65,000.00 / year.

At Outreach, we enjoy a strong work-life balance, excellent benefits, and ongoing professional training. Our enthusiastic employees love what they do and the positive impact they make every day. Outreach embraces diversity and promotes a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated and respected.

Our employees are the reason Outreach ranks among the most respected health and human services providers in New York City and Long Island. In fact, we have been named one of the “Best Companies to Work for in New York” a total of nine times since 2010.

Communities throughout Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island turn to Outreach for a vast array of treatment and training needs. We customize our services to increase our access to a wide range of individuals and groups including Families, Justice System, Aspiring Professionals, EAPs/MAPs and Community Members. Outreach’s treatment services are licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) and employ best practices in line with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services’ (SAMHSA) indicators of quality treatment.

An EEO employer, we enjoy exceptional workforce retention – many of our employees have been with Outreach for 10 years or more, some starting as part-timers and now working in full-time senior management.

Adding to our outstanding benefits, some members of Outreach’s clinical and professional staff may be eligible for student loan forgiveness and repayment plans for persons working in public service, education, and health care, including the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Plan, or the New York State Licensed Social Worker Loan Forgiveness (LSWLF) Program. Outreach’s NYC outpatient programs are also approved for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Substance Use Disorder Loan Repayment program, for eligible clinicians.