Drug and Alcohol Counselor

Hours: Mon to Fri from 9am to 5pm (No evenings or weekends)

Department: Behavioral Health

Clinical Site: New Beginnings Outpatient Program (1211 Chestnut Street 6th Floor)

Supervisor: Chief, Integrated Behavioral Health

Full-Time, 40 hours per week

This is an exciting opportunity available for an outpatient drug and alcohol counselor to provide quality substance use treatment in a small and supportive clinic.

Organization Background

Philadelphia FIGHT, initially founded in 1990 as a comprehensive AIDS service organization, is now a Federally Qualified Health Center with five clinical sites, providing access to state-of-the art, culturally competent primary care, advocacy, social services, consumer education, and outreach for all patients in need. New Beginnings is a licensed Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), located in a brand-new facility with state-of-the-art group rooms. Our mission is to help individuals struggling with Drug and Alcohol Use Disorder to establish and maintain recovery. Our dedicated counselors and staff are committed to offering individualized and person-centered treatment. We believe that there are multiple pathways to recovery-based individual's unique strengths and personal experiences.

Philadelphia FIGHT is an equal opportunity employer. We recognize that an inclusive workforce with a variety of views, perspectives, and backgrounds is an integral part in our organizational success. We encourage and embrace a diverse workforce that provides us with unlimited ideas and innovative solutions. We are dedicated to recruiting, hiring, and retaining employees from many backgrounds.

Philadelphia FIGHT offers a highly competitive benefits package that includes:

• 15 vacation days per year (increases to 20 after 1 year of employment) Full-time Staff
• 12 sick days per year (Full-time Staff)
• 11 paid holidays.
• 403B with employer match up to 4%.
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance starting day 1.
• FSA with an annual employer contribution for medical
• Commuter Parking and Transit benefits

Job Responsibilities & Qualifications

The ideal candidate is someone who has experience working with multiple substance use disorders and experience with issues related to gender identity and sexual orientation.

Primary Tasks and Responsibilities:

1. Maintain a caseload of up to 35 individual clients and provide group therapy multiple days per week.
2. Provide a variety of interventions to best support the needs of each client.
3. Collaboratively develop treatment plans with clients every 60 days.
4. Complete empirically validated assessments with clients every 60 days.
5. Participate in biweekly treatment team meetings.
6. Crisis intervention and de-escalation as needed.
7. Document sessions and non-billable notes in EMR.
8. Other duties as requested or assigned.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree in a behavioral health-related field from an accredited higher education institution
• Minimum of 5 years of experience post-bachelor's degree in substance use treatment providing individual and group therapy.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to coordinate with others as needed.
• Experience with diverse populations.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to continuously stand, walk or sit.
• Ability to bend, climb stairs frequently.
• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds infrequently.
• Ability to squat occasionally.

Work Environment:

• Generally, work from home
• When in clinic works in a high-volume, clinical office environment but may occasionally be required to perform job duties outside of the typical clinical setting. May also be required to provide coverage at all Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers.

Other

• Initial probationary period is three months. Benefits including health benefits as per employee handbook begin on the first day of work.
• Performance of other tasks may be assigned on an as-needed basis.

FIGHT is an EEO, Affirmative Action, LGBTQ, and people living with HIV/AIDS and protected Veterans' institution.

Philadelphia FIGHT requires proof of completed COVID-19 vaccination series for all new employees hired. Medical and religious exemptions will be honored consistent with EEOC regulation.