JOB TITLE:   SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR

INTRODUCTION:

Do you have a passion for building community and helping others, then join Second Chances in changing peoples’ lives!  Second Chances Addiction Recovery Center is a residential treatment facility that specializes in treating adults suffering from drug and alcohol addiction.  We offer 30-day to 90-day programs, an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), aftercare, and family therapy.

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Reporting to the Clinical Director, the Counselor is responsible for providing care and counseling to clients and their families within the various services, both inpatient and outpatient.  The Counselor will be responsible for coordinating with other inpatient/outpatient substance abuse treatment professionals who provide counseling and other therapeutic services. Counselors carry a client caseload and assist in providing routine therapeutic services.

PRIMARY DUTIES:

• Provides highest quality of care through the counseling of clients and their families
• Provides and maintains case management records completing assessments, treatment plans, counseling sessions, case notes, and discharge plans as required.
• Provides and maintains documentation of case records to reflect course treatment 
• Provides all services in compliance with all DHH and CARF standards and guidelines
• Coordinates with outlying agencies, sober-living homes, and non-profits to ensure continuity-of-care for clients 
• Provides feedback and coordinates efforts with the Clinical Director to ensure organizational consistency with treatment, operations, and evaluative efforts 
• Provides knowledge and experience in various company meetings to ensure the smooth functioning of clinical operations 
• Maintains knowledge and proficiency as a counseling professional for continuous development
• Fosters teamwork and organizational structures to improve communication and simplify the organization
• Promotes an environment that facilitates innovation, creative solutions, and empowerment 
• Performs other tasks and duties as assigned by Management and/or Clinical Director

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: (Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.)

• Required to stand and walk for variable periods 
• Required to occasionally reach with hands and arms
• Required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds 
• Required specific vision abilities:  Close vision

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, COMPETENCIES & SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Must have one of the following:  CIT, LPC, PLPC, LMFT, PLMFT, RSW, LCSW.  Preferably have RAC, CAC, or LAC 
• Must have at least one (1) year of experience counseling in a clinical setting
• Must be able to work independently and in a team environment
• Must be detail oriented and organized, with a natural passion to help people
• Must have two (2) years uninterrupted sobriety if in personal recovery

Second Chances is an Equal Opportunity Company.