Substance Abuse Center Director (Hosp. Op.) jobs in Melbourne, FL

Who we are: Gateway Foundation is a recognized non-profit leader in evidence-based treatment proven to get results. Our experts in Addiction Medicine—including highly educated clinical and medical professionals and expert psychiatrists and nurses—deliver care that never stops. Throughout Gateway’s proud history of helping others, dedicated and professional employees have been vital to accomplishing our life-saving mission.

Substance Abuse Counselor (Substance Abuse Treatment)

Location: Avon Park Correctional Institution and Work Camp
8100 Highway 64 East
Avon Park, Florida 33825

Position Type: Full Time

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8AM - 5PM

Substance Abuse Counselors are responsible for:

• Conducting client interviews to review substance use disorder and treatment history.
• Evaluating client response to treatment to recommend modifications to the treatment plan and assist with caseloads and development of individualized treatment plan and preparing individually appropriate goals, interventions, and necessary support.
• Assisting with and providing basic didactic group counseling, including psychoeducation, drug education, and family education to ensure peer support occurs.
• Providing individual client counseling, educational programs and lectures to address relapse prevention, problem solving, behavior modification, anger management, etc., and to assist in overcoming substance use disorder, adjusting to pro-social life, and making cognitive and behavioral changes.
• Under direct supervision and with supervisor’s approval, carries case load, per State and contract requirements.
• Collaborating with clients to develop discharge summary and plans for supervisor’s approval to integrate aftercare treatment with referral resource services.
• Coordinating required services to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations in support of continued recovery.
• Collecting and maintaining treatment records and reports to ensure organizational, regulatory, accreditation, and contractual compliance.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors degree required.
• Candidates with a Bachelor's/Master's degrees in a related field will also need at least 6 months of professional experience in substance use counseling and/or mental health counseling. If the degree is not in a related field then the candidate needs 1 year of professional experience.
• Candidates with PhD degrees will need 1 year of experience if their degree is not in a related filed.

Competitive Compensation and Benefits:

Gateway Foundation values its employees and provides an inclusive and diverse work environment where dedicated employees can make a difference. We are committed to engaging and rewarding our employees in meaningful ways. For eligible employees, we provide a Total Rewards Package that includes:

• Health Insurance - Including a wellness premium incentive opportunity
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off - Including 18 days of PTO and 9 paid holidays in the first year
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Accounts
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with company match
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Gateway is a qualified employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Training & Development Programs

Gateway Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $43,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Addiction Medicine
• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person