Counselor

Counselor Job Details Job Location East Hampton Residential - Wainscott, NY Position Type Full Time Education Level License/Certification Salary Range $20.48 - $30.67 Hourly Travel Percentage None Job Shift Morning Job Category Nonprofit - Social Services Description SUMMARY Under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, provides direct counseling services to patients. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. Provides individual counseling and treatment/recovery plan preparation, monitoring and review Facilitates activities of daily living, community meetings, engagement, carrying out treatment planning in milieu Provide therapeutic interactions to foster patients social, cognitive and behavioral skill development Provide supervision of milieu staff Provide psychosocial interventions to teach skills for coping with urges, craving, impulsive behavior and cognitive distortions in thinking, motivational interviewing techniques Provide individual, group and family counseling Provide multi-family group counseling Plan and facilitate interactions with residents within the milieu to build social, emotional, and behavioral functioning Assisting in supervision of activities related to establishing a treatment environment Prepare and maintain case records COMPETENCIES (KSAs) Ethical Practices Judgment Relationship Management Emotional Intelligence Empathy Professional Boundaries Global and Cultural Awareness Critical Evaluation Problem Solving Decision Making Communication Teamwork Crisis Management Technical Capacity Qualifications REQUIRED EDUCATION High School Diploma or equivalent LICENSE/CERTIFICATION Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) in good standing LMSW/LMHC Preferred REQUIRED EXPERIENCE Minimum two years in a behavioral health/substance use disorder treatment program WORK ENVIRONMENT This job operates in an indoor office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones and photocopiers. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities. Regularly required to sit, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch and lift and/or move up to 20 pounds Phoenix House is an Equal Opportunity Employer providing equality of opportunity to all who are protected against discrimination by law, regulation or executive order, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. EEO is the Law: Applicants and employees are protected under Federal law from discrimination. Click to learn more.

Created: 2024-10-19