Substance Abuse Counselor

• Manage a small caseload of Gateway Services substance abuse clients, providing services on an intensive basis and utilizing short-term, solution focused treatment goals and strategies.
• Prepares written diagnostic assessments in conjunction with the Certified Licensed Addiction Counselor, assessing clients from multiple perspectives, including family functioning, psychological/emotional, social, academic, medical, behavior, skills, strengths, barriers to economic self-sufficiency, treatment history, and others and utilizing various assessment instruments.
• Facilitates wrap-around team meetings to enlist existing supports in determining and meeting service objectives and to identify additional resources and supports.
• Prepares written service plan, incorporating input from agency clients, involved service providers, and wrap-around team members, and clearly identifying problem areas and needs, strategies and service objectives.
• Provides direct Substance Abuse Clinical services to clients, including individual, family, couple and group therapy and issue specific or educational groups.
• Responds to crisis situations with twenty-four-hour availability.
• Documents case activities for both Clinical and Billing purposes.
• Prepares progress reports as required by referral source or service purchaser.
• Participates in Assessment and Planning Team and other interdisciplinary, diagnostic or planning meetings.
• Collaborates and coordinates with other case managers involved in service providers and professionals such as attorneys, school personnel, social workers, and probation counselors.
• Links clients with external programs or services such as Health services, and Recreational activities. · Works with Certified Licensed Addiction Counselor to increase effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
• Prepares written Discharge Summary and Plan.
• Appraises Certified Licensed Addiction Counselor of workload, case activity, service barriers and procedural problems in staff and one-on-one meetings.

· Knowledge, Skills and Abilities. Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract Pay: $37,440.00 - $39,632.00 per year

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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Familiar with assessments tools
• Knowledge of principles and techniques of Substance Abuse counseling;
• Knowledge of principles and techniques of basic interviewing and assessment skills;
• Working knowledge of human services system, roles of human services personnel and community resources;
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other social services providers, service purchasers and agency clients;
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability and knowledge to develop and implement service plans
• Knowledge of counseling and crisis intervention strategies.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and documentation skill
• Behavior management training and the ability to manage challenging behaviors and implement positive behavior support plans.
• Knowledgeable of community-based services and supports.
• Effective delivery and presentation methods and styles.
• Strong time management and organization skills.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 12VAC35-105-420 MUST have CSC-AD or CAC-AD certification by the Board of Professional Counselors & Therapists.
• Must have experience with TREATMENT PLANS · Education and Experience "Residents" under supervision of a licensed professional counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist or licensed substance abuse treatment practitioner approved by the Virginia Board of Counseling; "Residents in psychology" under supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist approved by the Virginia Board of Psychology "Supervisees in social work" under the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker approved by the Virginia Board of Social Work, and an individual with certification as a substance abuse counselor (CSAC) or certified substance abuse counselor assistant under supervision of a licensed provider.
• At least one year of experience working as a Credentialed Addiction Treatment Professional.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $30.00 - $35.00 per hour

Medical specialties:

• Addiction Medicine

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

License/Certification:

• Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Norfolk, VA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person