What are the responsibilities and job description for the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Counselor position at Life Enhancement Services?
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Counselor Job Description
Position Title: Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Counselor
Reports To: Clinical Director
Main Function: The SUD Counselor helps their patients and families through the process of rehabilitation and recovery from drugs, alcohol, and other substance and behavioral addictions.
Qualifications:
- Valid DC clinical license (CAC I, CACII, LPC, LISAC, LCSW, etc)
- Minimum of 3 years of administrative supervisory experience
- 5 years of experience working in behavioral health programs
- Experience and knowledge of direct behavioral health services, including assessment, treatment, and consultation
- Knowledge of diverse modalities of counseling and diagnostic principles
- Knowledge of, and ability to, apply counseling and diagnostic theories and techniques to a full range of diverse client populations as well as co-occurring disorders
- Knowledge of clinical research literature
- Program development, data, and performance management experience
- Belief in a strengths-based approach to human services.
Position Responsibilities:
- Provide individual and group counseling according to individualized treatment plans and in accordance with professional standards
- Create, maintain, and submit accurate records and documents in a timely manner
- Maintain current knowledge of assessment and treatment techniques, criminal justice systems, and community resources using in-service training, seminars, workshops, and publications
- Manage all members of clinical staff, including hiring and evaluating job performance
- Provide crisis support to therapists and clients as needed
- Provide ongoing assessment and evaluation of the clinical program to ensure that client needs, agency standards and funding requirements are met
- Maintain documentation, client files, and statistics as required by agency policies and funding sources
- Manage client and outcomes tracking in client database
- Use outcome data to manage staff and program performance
- Prioritize the use of best evidence-based practices, including researching programming trends and current practices being used in other jurisdictions.
