Onsite Criminal Justice Counselor, SUD Substance Abuse Counselor

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About the role

  • Substance Abuse Counselor providing drug and alcohol counseling to adult clients in a non-residential program. Leading recovery skills training and supporting client rehabilitation activities.

Responsibilities

  • Provide a variety of interventions including individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, collateral services, and other relevant sobriety-related services to clients
  • Document, review, and chart client progress; Complete all required paperwork, on time
  • Attend treatment meetings and provides input to treatment plan
  • Prepares treatment and discharge plans and discharge summaries
  • Designate new target goals for clients consistent with overall treatment goals
  • Initiate appropriate and timely interventions
  • Integrate the clinical concept with sound theoretical and practical applications of rehabilitative and individual group and milieu counseling principles
  • Provide input to develop and improve program servicing and delivery
  • Assist other staff in dealing with problematic client behavior
  • Schedule daily activity and recreational activities and short-term special groups
  • Act as co-leader in assigned groups
  • Other relevant duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Certification through a recognized alcohol and drug certification entity plus two years of experience working with alcohol and drug related issues/addictions, preferred
  • Actively working toward a recognized alcohol and drug certification and two years of experience working with alcohol and drug related issues/addictions
  • B.A./B.S. degree in human service field and one year of experience working with alcohol and drug related issues/addictions
  • Working knowledge of California’s Title 9 DUI program as a provider, required
  • Ability to produce legible, clear, and concise written documentation
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office and EHR software
  • Ability to set priorities, problem solve, and react appropriately to emergency situations
  • Ability to work independently and effectively collaborate with a team
  • Cultural Competency understanding required
  • Bilingual Spanish speaking required

Job title

Criminal Justice Counselor, SUD Substance Abuse Counselor

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

$25 - $30 per hour

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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