What are the responsibilities and job description for the Women's Addictions Counselor: Full-Time position at Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery?
Women's Addiction Counselor: Full-Time
Valley Hope’s New Direction’s for families is in search of a very special Women's Addiction Counselor, to work out of our Littleton, CO facility.
This treatment center is dedicated to providing life-changing drug and alcohol addiction treatment for women with children (ages 0-12) and pregnant women. New Direction’s for Families provides a safe place for mothers to receive treatment for substance use disorder without having to be separated from their children.
Are you ready to join an organization where you can make an extraordinary impact by helping to conquer addiction one patient and family at a time? If so, New Directions welcomes you!
Education & Experience
Required:
Valley Hope’s New Direction’s for families is in search of a very special Women's Addiction Counselor, to work out of our Littleton, CO facility.
This treatment center is dedicated to providing life-changing drug and alcohol addiction treatment for women with children (ages 0-12) and pregnant women. New Direction’s for Families provides a safe place for mothers to receive treatment for substance use disorder without having to be separated from their children.
Are you ready to join an organization where you can make an extraordinary impact by helping to conquer addiction one patient and family at a time? If so, New Directions welcomes you!
Education & Experience
Required:
- Master’s degree in behavioral sciences, education or social work.
- License or credential to function as an alcohol and drug treatment counselor in the state in which the Counselor is working.
- CPR/First Aid Certification
- One (1) year of behavioral healthcare clinical counseling or clinical case management work experience.
- Salary rangers from $65,000-75,000/yr based on experience and education
- Affordable health, dental, and vision insurance
- Tuition Assistance
- Student Loan Repayment
- Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
- 8 Paid Holidays (Including 1 Personal Holiday)
- PTO – Up to 27 Days per year based on years of service
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
- Health Saving and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- And much more!
- Provides individual and group counseling, therapeutic intervention, and educational lectures to patients and family members.
- Develops, revises, and implements treatment plans.
- Performs face to face assessments.
- Participates on a multi-disciplinary treatment team to include participating in weekly staff meetings, any staff development, and training as required.
- Develops patient progress reports and establishes follow-up care for patients and their families as needed.
- Provide clinical consultation to referral resources, mentors, family members, and others to help support patients in their recovery.
- Maintains and demonstrates a current working knowledge of applicable counseling procedures and substance abuse treatment in accordance with company policy and State and Federal guidelines.
- Collects and reviews referral information upon assignment of patients and consults with others as needed to support coordination of services.
- Records treatment activities and patient observations in patient records accurately and timely;
- Interacts and communicates with others (patients, co-workers, management, and vendors) in a professional and tactful manner including treating them with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position.
- Residential treatment facility setting; requires walking throughout the facility.
- Direct contact with patients.
Salary : $65,000 - $75,000
