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Salary Range $55,000.00 - $63,000.00 Salary
nPosition Type Full Time
nJob Shift Day
nEducation Level 4 Year Degree
nTravel Percentage None
nCategory Nonprofit - Social Services
nDescription
nComunilife Inc. is looking for an experienced Substance Abuse Counselor for its DHS Transitional Housing program in the Bronx. The Substance Abuse Counselor completes initial and annual substance abuse assessments for all clients, participates in the development of the initial service plan and its revisions, and provides individual, family and group substance abuse counseling and advocacy and referrals to community programs as needed. The Substance Abuse Counselor monitors clients’ attendance at programs and provides documentation of all contacts. This position is eligible for Comunilife's generous benefits and paid time off package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement employer contributions after 2 years, tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.
nShift: Mon-Fri 7AM-3PM
nRecent grads are encouraged to apply
nEssential Duties:
nnnPerforms substance abuse assessments, collaborates with case managers to identify mutually agreed upon long and short-term substance abuse related goals and develop a comprehensive service plan.
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nnProvides substance abuse counseling and support services to clients.
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nnFacilitates weekly substance abuse groups including harm reduction, relapse prevention conflict resolution, etc.
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nnResponsible for conducting initial intake interviews and assessments (as determined by site protocols) for all new clients and establishing case records.
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nnProvides individuals and group clinical case management services for his/her caseload of Safe Haven clients.
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nnPerforms crisis intervention, assessment, advocacy, negotiation, referral, and case planning activities with Safe Haven clients as needed.
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nnTrain clients in activities of daily living skills.
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nnConducts unit/bed inspections, at least once a week and review the results of the inspections with the client.
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nnEscorts clients to appointments (medical, entitlements, housing, etc.).
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nnServes as liaison with various agencies, schools, health care providers, mental health providers, entitlements, and employment and training providers in the interest of the clients.
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nnParticipates in weekly individual supervision with his/her supervisor, team meetings, housing/case reviews and case conferences.
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nnCompletes HRA 2010E applications.
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nnCompletes incident reports and submit to supervisor for review.
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n nQualifications
nEducation and Experience Requirement(s)
nnHigh School Diploma or Associates degree and Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) with five (5) years of substance abuse counseling experience; Bachelor’s degree with CASAC-T and 2 years of experience. Experience with individuals with HIV/AIDS, chronic mental illness, and/or chemical dependence and their families a plus. Bilingual - Spanish, a plus.
n nComunilife is an EEO employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Worksite address
bronx, NY, 10400, US
Who can apply
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