CASAC Counselor

CASAC CounselorJob DetailsJob LocationLong Island City Residential - Long Island City, NYPosition TypeFull TimeEducation LevelHigh School or GED EquivalentSalary Range$20.48 - $30.67 HourlyTravel PercentageNoneJob ShiftMorningJob CategoryNonprofit - Social ServicesDescriptionSUMMARYUnder 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

QualificationsREQUIRED 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 DEMANDSThe 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

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