Counselor Position Available In Suffolk, New York

Counselor
Job Details
Job Location
Ronkonkoma Residential

• Ronkonkoma, NY
  Position Type
  Full Time
  Education Level
  High School or GED Equivalent
  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