Substance Abuse Counselor

Metairie, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/19/2024

About your Role:

As an ACT Substance Abuse Specialist, you will work with adults living with severe mental illness and/or addiction issues. You will conduct assessments, provide individual and family counseling, case management services, and link clients to community resources, following the treatment plan goals. This position works a team on-call rotation for 1 week every 6-8 weeks and is provided 1 day of PTO for your work/life balance, whether you receive calls or not. We fully equip you through trainings on Initial assessments/evaluations, treatment planning and intervention, documentation, psychopharmacology, reporting regulations for child abuse and neglect, patient rights, and crisis intervention.

Perks of this role:

  • Competitive salary: $47,000-$55,000- dependent on licensure
  • Ability to work remote several times a week
  • Flexible weekly schedule: 8:30am-4:30pm weekdays
Does the following apply to you?

  • Licensed as an LPC, LSCW, LPC-S, BAC-S, LMSW, CSW or PLPC
  • 2 years’ prior professional experience providing services to persons with serious mental illness
  • Preferred: personal substance recovery or professional work experience with this population

What we offer:

Full Time Employees:

  • Paid vacation days that increase with tenure
  • Separate sick leave that rolls over each year
  • up to 10 Paid holidays*
  • Medical, Dental, Vision benefit plan options
  • DailyPay- Access to your daily earnings without waiting for payday*
  • Training, Development and Continuing Education Credits for licensure requirements

All Employees:

  • 401K
  • Free licensure supervision
  • Pet Insurance
  • Employee Assistance program
  • Perks @Pathways - national discounts on shopping, travel, Verizon, and entertainment
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Cellphone stipend

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  • benefit option varies by State/County

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Pathways has a variety of positions in various locations; please go to https://www.pathways.com/working-at-pathways

To Learn More About Us:

Pathways @ http://www.pathways.com/mission-vision-and-values/

Pathways is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.

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