Senior Counselor (57347)

SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, delivers substance abuse treatment services to patients. Responsible for the administration, supervision, and direction of clinical activities involved in establishing a complete treatment environment.

ESSENTIALS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

· Assists in the supervision of CASAC counselors (when assigned) and providing needed support during crisis. Senior counselors should be involved in the crisis intervention.

· Handles a small caseload, delivering all treatment components to assigned patients; providing both individual and group therapy.

· Ensures that the clients in their respective program, building or floor are supported throughout the day and works with the RSS and RSS supervisors on the day-to-day concerns.

· Participates in case conferences to assess patient progress, where needed; makes recommendations for changes in treatment planning and advancement to the next treatment level.

· Makes recommendations regarding program effectiveness and needed revisions to the program design and/or policies and procedures.

· Provides input for annual counselor performance evaluations for the Clinical Supervisor’s and/or Program Director’s review.

· Teach and train staff in the clinical aspects of a treatment, rendering individual training whenever necessary, while observing staff performance in actual treatment situations.

· Assist with the oversight of the CASAC intern program and training and onboarding.

· Medication monitoring

 

COMPETENCIES (KSAs)

· Leadership

· Initiative

· Ethical Practices

· Judgment

· Relationship Management

· Emotional Intelligence

· Professional Boundaries

· Global and Cultural Awareness

· Critical Evaluation

· Problem Solving

· Decision Making

· Communication

· Teamwork

· Crisis Management

· Technical Capacity

 

REQUIRED EDUCATION

· High School Diploma/GED

· Bachelors preferred

 

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

· Independent license issued by NYS

· Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) in good standing, preferred

 

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

· Minimum three years of experience working with the substance use disorder population

· Minimum one year of experience in a supervisory role

 

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.