Alcohol and Drug Counselor - $5000 Hiring Incentive!

LADC with $5000 HIRING INCENTIVE! Immediate need!

Work where you matter!

Mn Adult & Teen Challenge is a leader in the recovery community, offering a broad spectrum of treatments services and recovery programs for men, women, and teens across Minnesota. As a part of our team, you’ll find a workplace with strong values, invested managers, and supportive co-workers as well as numerous awards, including Newsweek’s “Best Addiction Treatment Center” and six time recipient of the Star Tribune's “Top Work Places.”

Position Overview 

Job Summary

The Alcohol and Drug Counselor plays an important role in the delivery of treatment services to clients and is responsible for ensuring that all clients receive services mandated by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS). In addition, counselors provide essential services to support achievement of effective personal development by working with clients individually or in group settings to identify and resolve issues including substance use, mental health, personal and/or emotional challenges, and family issues.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The essential functions include the following:

• Evaluate and modify program design for the purpose of meeting licensure requirements and needs of clients.
• Complete a comprehensive assessment and an assessment summary of the client's problematic chemical use within three calendar days after service initiation, utilizing ASAM criteria.
• Provide an individual treatment plan after completion of the comprehensive assessment which is subject to amendment until services to the client are terminated. The individual treatment plan must include treatment goals, specific methods to be used to address identified problems, resources to which the client is being referred, and client goals.
• Provide case management/file documentation for individual caseload, noting all treatment related activities and services in an accurate, professional, and timely manner including assessment of chemical use and mental health problems, creating, and monitoring individualized treatment plans, provide group therapy and individual counseling services to individuals with co-occurring chemical abuse and mental health problems.
• Facilitate/participate groups regarding the disease of addiction and the recovery process consistent with maintaining good mental health.
• Provide individual and group counseling, client education strategies to avoid inappropriate chemical use and health problems related to chemical use, transition services, and services to address issues related to co-occurring mental illness.
• Responsible for complying with federal and state confidentiality statutes, upholding ethical standards established and implied by the profession, DHS rules, and be limited in authority to that set by the Treatment Director.
• Participate in weekly treatment team meetings to review and update client progress notes.
• Initiate and maintain ongoing communication with client referrals, probation and social service agencies, etc.

Required Skills & Experience (Minimum Qualifications):

• Complete continuing education courses in current treatment concepts and methods as required by the State of Minnesota to maintain Alcohol and Drug Counselor license.
• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• At least 1 year of freedom from problematic substances.
• Must be comfortable working with people with life-controlling challenges, including mental health and addiction.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to effectively manage time.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with clients, staff, and leadership.
• The ability to live and work by MnTC’s culture of honor & core values – practicing compassion, honor, respect, integrity, servanthood, and trust.
• Must be able to meet specific staff requirements outlined in Minnesota Statutes 245G.11. Reference: 245G.11 MN Statutes

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Able to stand and walk frequently during shift.

Able to climb up and down multiple flights of stairs several times during a regular shift.

Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time.

Target Compensation (Negotiable based on Qualifications):

ADC-T: $60,000 - $62,000

LADC: $62,000 - $72,000

Our robust benefits package includes medical, HSA, dental, vision, PTO, dependent care FSA, disability, life insurance and 403b retirement plan.

We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool in order to successfully meet our mission of helping every Minnesotan find help and healing from addiction. 

Mn Adult & Teen Challenge is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any category protected by federal, state or applicable laws.

Reasonable accommodation is provided upon request.