What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chemical Dependency Counselor - ACT Team - Day Shift position at Grady Health System?
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Grady Health System offers many career paths in Behavioral Health. Whether you have many years of experience or are in the early stages on your career, you can find a rewarding position at Grady!
10 Park Place
ACT Teams
SUMMARY
The Substance Abuse Counselor I (SA) provides services to people who experience addictive disease in addition to a serious mental illness. This includes assessment; recovery focused treatment planning, group and individual training, and group and individual counseling, as well as providing crisis intervention when needed. May provide service coordination and / or linkage to community services for substance abuse treatment. Works in the hospital, outpatient clinic, or community settings, including support provided in the home, at work / school, or in shelters.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree is required BS or BA with one of the following required certification : CAC-II, DACD CCADC, GCADC (II, III) or actively working towards certification and must be obtained within two (2) years of employment or by 11 / 2014
- Master’s Degree is Behavioral Sciences is preferred
- MS or MA in Behavioral Sciences with GA DBHDD training in Brief Intervention and Brief Treatment model and actively working towards MAC, CAC-II, CADC, CCADC, GCADC (II, III)
Equal Opportunity Employer-Minorities / Females / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity.
