Substance Abuse Counselor

The Substance Abuse Counselor works within a multi-disciplinary field-based team to ensure youth clients address individual substance abuse issues, and provides preventative drug education. The Counselor conducts assessments, creates treatment plans, and provides emotional and physical well-being coping skills. They also familiarize themselves with the principles of behavioral dynamics and group therapy.

Requirements

• Provides one-to-one substance abuse counseling, and conducts group counseling sessions
• Conducts assessments of all new program participants
• Creates treatment plans in collaboration with clients, and regularly reviews and revises plans on an ongoing and intentional basis
• Runs educational groups discussing substance abuse issues at multiple Wellnest locations
• Produces, maintains, protects, and stores client documentation required per federal and state laws and rules, and organizational policies
• Provides emotional and physical well-being coping skills to Wellnest residents
• Familiarizes self with the principles of behavioral dynamics and group therapy and assists participants in handling their problems and working effectively with others
• Charts the daily progress of Wellnest residents and maintains log notations and communications with client social workers
• Completes all required documentation, and bills for services as needed
• Regularly communicates with adolescents, and is responsive to their needs and crises on a regular basis
• Completes all other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Annualized Salary Range: $50,710 to $60,236
• $10,000/year to build a personalized health benefits package
• Employer-paid $50,000 life insurance policy
• Employer-sponsored 401(k) company match, dollar for dollar, up to 4%
• Profit-sharing contribution benefit of up to 5%