What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Substance Use Disorders Counselor position at FCC Behavioral Health?
Job Purpose
Provide counseling to individuals with a substance use disorder in a residential and/or outpatient setting. Facilitate an individual’s treatment progress while guiding them through each phase of their substance use disorder treatment.
Qualifications
- Possess a minimum of a High School diploma or HiSet certificate.
- Either possess or have the ability to obtain the MAADC I credential within the first three months of employment.
- Ability to progress through Associate Counselor Career Ladder and attain MAADC II by the end of second year of employment.
- Ability to pass CRADC exam and attain CRADC certification by the end of the fourth year of employment.
Core Job Duties
- Provide services within the 4 performance domains (Screening, Assessment & Engagement; Counseling; Treatment Planning, Collaboration & Referral; Professional, Ethical Responsibilities).
- Provide Individual Counseling, Group Counseling, and Group Education as scheduled.
- To Advocate for Person(s) served on a case and community level.
- Participate in multi-disciplinary treatment team staffing meetings.
- Represent the agency in a caring and professional manner.
- Demonstrates unconditional positive regard towards person(s) served.
- Maintains a solution focused attitude.
- Adherence to all applicable evidence-based practice models.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of diagnostic criteria sets for substance use and/or mental disorders.
- Orally communicate information effectively and accurately.
- Assure program operates within the constraints of the agency’s certification (CARF, DMH) standards and strategic plan related to clinical care.
- Abide by program and agency policies and procedures.
- Other job duties and special projects as assigned.