CREDENTIALED ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR

Description

Position Summary
IMPACCT Brooklyn seeks a compassionate and dedicated CASAC to join our Social Service Supportive Housing program to help provide direction and support for our clients. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, organizing, conducting, evaluating, and facilitating departmental programs.  To ensure success the CASAC should be familiar with the latest treatment methods.  This position reports to the Director of Social Services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, facilitate and maintain substance abuse program
• Provide harm reduction educational training and ensure the quality of care for each of our clients.
• Provide individual and group substance abuse counseling, 12-step groups, peer support groups, relapse prevention and recovery support programs.
• Develop and maintain community partnerships with treatment centers, detox and rehabilitation programs
• Provide substance abuse case conferencing, training and consultation to all members of the social service team 
• Work as a member of the social service team in the development of recreational, socialization, educational and skill building activities with a view towards client inclusion and integration
• Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information
• Provide annual strategic substance abuse program work plan and keep current and accurate HMIS database system records
• Provide crisis intervention as needed
• Develop, with client, and Case Manager individual treatment plans
• Provide annual substance abuse assessments 
• Documentation of all services in compliance with NYS and agency standards
• Maintain a strong working relationship with the social service staff to ensure quality of care, due diligence and best practice.
• Participate in interdisciplinary case conferencing
• Assist, refer, encourage and accompany clients with accessing, enrolling, participating and completing needed substance abuse community services
• Participate in job development trainings
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Social Services

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Associate Degree; Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
• Must have an active CASAC License for the state of New York and experience and familiarity with various substance abuse and clinical treatment modalities and resources or be able to pass the exam within six months after hire.
• Experience working with individuals with HIV/AIDS, mental health, and substance abuse 
•  2 years of related experience in the development and facilitation of substance abuse and harm reduction training, education and individual and group work 
• Residential setting experience preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required
• Solid individual, group counseling and communication and writing skills a must
• Working knowledge of various computer programs including email, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk; use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Benefits and Wages
Competitive pay; paid time off including vacation and personal holidays; 403(b); tuition reimbursement; Flexible Spending Account; medical insurance; Employee Assistant Program; and other fringe benefits.

FLSA and Employment Status
Non-exempt, full-time, 9 AM – 5 PM

IMPACCT Brooklyn is an equal opportunity employer, drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable. All applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, physical/mental disability, medical condition, military/veteran status, genetic information, marital status, ethnicity, alienage or any other protected classification, under applicable federal, state, and local laws. By completing this application, you are seeking to join a team of hardworking professionals dedicated to consistently delivering outstanding service to our customers and contributing to the financial success of the organization, its clients, and its employees. Equal access to programs, services, and employment is available to all qualified persons. Those applicants requiring accommodation to complete the application and/or interview process should contact a management representative.

Salary : $24 - $29