Substance Abuse Counselor

Substance Abuse Counselor needed
Full time position!

Summary
The Substance Abuse Counselor assists residents with understanding and managing substance abuse.
Requirements

• Conduct or review assessment information to determine the substance abuse needs and preferences of persons served;
• Provide individual counseling or conduct groups that address substance abuse issues as they relate to getting and keeping a job and permanent housing;
• Serve as a liaison to TORCH or other similar programs to continue any substance abuse-related plans and processes while persons served are in the residence;
• Develop and maintain working relationships with alcohol and substance abuse detoxification, rehabilitation, and treatment centers.
• Ensure that residents have any necessary transportation and escort to substance abuse appointments and participation.
• Provide motivational interviewing to residents as needed.
• Provide group and individual harm reduction counseling.
• Provide cognitive-behavioral relapse prevention techniques.
• Guide the use of onsite drug testing for residents whose service plans incorporate it.
• For residents with mental illness and substance abuse disorders, Client the groundwork for the implementation of Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment, an evidence-based practice, upon discharge.
• Promote a smoke-free environment at Transitional Veterans Residence.
• Monitor the availability and status of Naloxone kits, providing education to staff as to the location of the kits and ensuring that the kits are not expired.
• Collaborate with the peer counselors and use linkages already developed in Brooklyn and Queens with Buprenorphine and Methadone programs and seek to expand these to other locations as needed.
• Assist in the orientation of new personnel when requested.
• Maintain up-to-date, accurate individual paper and electronic case records on each assigned resident.
• Comply with attendance and timekeeping rules and reports reliably and regularly to work on an on-going basis.
• Attend regularly scheduled clinical meetings, staff meetings and supervision as well as in-service training and development activities.
• Review the staff communications log and make entries concerning essential elements of information designated by program management.
• Execute emergency plans as outlined in the policy and procedure manual; administers CPR or first aid to staff or residents who require such services.
• Obtain and maintain CPR and First Aid certifications.
• Obtain and maintain certification as an OD Responder from NYS Opioid Overdose Prevention Program (NYSOOPP) staff.
• Participate in management and supervision meetings.
• Participate in required trainings.
• Immediately reports serious incidents, allegations of abuse, incidents, or sensitive situations and completes incident reports in accordance with agency policy.
• Comply and promote compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and agency policies helping to strengthen and maintain an ethical organizational culture.
• May have on-call responsibilities.
• Perform other job-related duties that may be assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current CASAC plus at least 3 years' experience providing direct services to people with alcohol and/or drug related disorders. Equivalent training and experience will be considered.
• Basic knowledge of the causes and processes of substance abuse disorder.
• Veteran preferred .

For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact:
Howard Newman
Account Manager, Bond Health Staffing
5824 12th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY, 11219
Office: 1-718-302-0040 ext. 204
Fax: 1-718-302-0070
Yanet@bondhealthstaffing.com