Vocational Counselor

At Phoenix House, change is something we embrace every day as part of our values to deliver exceptional care. Phoenix House provides individualized, holistic drug and alcohol addiction treatment, with a legacy spanning nearly 50 years. We are passionate about healing individuals, families and communities challenged by substance use disorders and related mental health conditions. Phoenix House supports the mission through a holistic approach that focuses on the distinct mental, physical, and social needs of every person; innovation of best-in-class and evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery programs; and, the promotion of greater understanding of addiction. Our devoted staff are committed to treating the whole person—and come from all fields.

We operate personalized, strength-based, gender-responsive programs while living the values and being accountable for our commitments. Being introspective and becoming part of the solution is integral to every interaction and person we touch. As 'One Phoenix House' we believe in having fun along the way – embracing 'progress not perfection' as our journey continues.

Phoenix Houses NY|LI has an immediate opening for a Vocational Counselor at our residential facility located at Lake Ronkonkoma.  The counselor will provide and coordinate the pre-vocational activities that help patients develop and achieve vocation rehabilitation goals and function successfully in the competitive workplace. 

Responsibilities:

• Perform intake of all patients to obtain vocation and educational background information to identify preliminary needs and develop an initial plan of services to meet those needs.
• Conduct a comprehensive vocational/educational assessment including patient history, test administration and the evaluation of the patients' capacity to function
• Prepare a vocational rehabilitation plan with short and long range goals and methodology to achieve goals
• Maintain a list of patients with updated status regarding involvement in work-related activities, work readiness, and employment status at day intervals.
• Provide on-going individual and group counseling of all patients to establish vocational decisions and assist in achieving goals
• Meet with each assigned patient at least once every 30 days
• Provide instruction in one or more of the courses in the Pre-Employment (with an emphasis on Life Skills Training, Job Readiness,  and Job Retention
• Provide training and consultation to clinical staff in Vocational Rehabilitation principles and practices to help ensure coordination and integration of vocational services into the treatment process
• Submit activity logs to supervisor daily, via email; document interactions with patients and others daily
• Monitor patients' progress before, during and after employment within the guidelines of ACCESS VR
• Will contribute to the development and education of the workforce by providing field instruction supervision, licensing hours supervision, and/or conducting staff training related to their specialty, clinical license and/or degree, on an as needed basis

Experience:

• Minimum two years of experience in the vocational rehabilitation counseling of persons in a behavioral health treatment setting

Education/Certification:

• B.A. in Counseling, Psychology, Sociology or a related field
• M.A. in Vocational Rehabilitation or Guidance Counseling preferred 
• Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) preferred

Phoenix House conducts as needed, job-related background checks, fingerprints, drug testing, physical exams, medical exams, TB testing, verification of employment history and/or reference checks prior to employment.

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