Substance Abuse Counselor - New Path Treatment Center

Job Details

Job Location

175 Fulton Ave 4th Floor, Hempstead, NY, 11550 - Hempstead, NY

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

High School Diploma or Educational Equiv

Salary Range

$27.00 - $32.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage

None

Job Category

Human Service

Substance Abuse Counselor

EAC Network, a not-for-profit social service agency that empowers, assists, and cares for over 62,888 people in need through 100 programs across Long Island and NYC, seeks a Substance Abuse Counselor to work full time for its New Path Treatment Center program.

The Substance Abuse Counselor is a non-exempt position paying $27-32 per hour at 35 hours per week. The work schedule includes a day shift of 8:30AM-4:30PM and 1 evening shift of 12PM-8PM. The office is located in Hempstead, NY and the role reports to the Program Director.

Comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Medical

• Dental

• 401K

• Vision

• Very generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & More.

Primary Purpose of Job:

The Substance Abuse Counselor is responsible for providing direct treatment services to clients of the New Path Treatment Center.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conduct individual, family and group counseling sessions.

• Provide consultation and treatment for family and related other individuals of clients.

• Assess the condition of the client's progress and status during treatment sessions.

• Record progress notes of each treatment session, detailing dates, types of counseling provided and nature of counseling, length of session and client progress.

• Review client treatment plans as a guide to treatment.

• Plan with Supervision and any criminal justice referral source, the long-range goals and any ancillary referral sources for clients.

• Provide emergency coverage and crisis intervention.

• Conduct random drug tests on all clients.

  Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Required:

• Minimum of High School Diploma or educational equivalentandCASAC.

• Possessing and maintaining a current and valid professional license/certification relevant to the position is a condition of employment and required for the position.

• Minimum of two years of treatment experience in addiction services area required.

• Must be proficient in computer applications or other automated systems such as spreadsheets, Microsoft Office applications, calendar, and email and/or database software necessary to perform work assignments.

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills required.