SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELOR- POLK CITY, FL

Are you looking to find personal and professional fulfillment, and align your career with your values?

At Gateway Foundation, our employees have an opportunity to make a difference every day by helping people with substance abuse issues gain control of their lives.

Gateway Foundation is a recognized non-profit leader in evidence-based treatment proven to get results. Our experts in Addiction Medicine—including highly educated clinical and medical professionals and expert psychiatrists and nurses—deliver care that never stops. Throughout Gateway's proud history of helping others, dedicated and professional employees have been vital to accomplishing our life-saving mission.

If you are a collaborative professional who shares our commitment to helping people with substance abuse and mental health issues turn their lives around – GATEWAY IS THE PLACE FOR YOU!

Counselors are responsible for :

• Conducting client interviews to review substance use disorder and treatment history.
• Evaluating client response to treatment to recommend modifications to the treatment plan and assist with caseloads and development of individualized treatment plans, preparing individually appropriate goals, interventions, and necessary support.
• Assisting with and providing basic didactic group counseling, including psychoeducation, drug education, and family education to ensure peer support occurs.
• Providing individual client counseling, educational programs and lectures to address relapse prevention, problem solving, behavior modification, anger management, etc., and to assist in overcoming substance use disorder, adjusting to pro-social life, and making cognitive and behavioral changes.
• Under direct supervision and with supervisor's approval, carrying a case load, per State and contract requirements.
• Collaborating with clients to develop discharge summaries and plans for supervisor's approval to integrate aftercare treatment with referral resource services.
• Coordinating required services to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations in support of continued recovery.
• Collecting and maintaining treatment records and reports to ensure organizational, regulatory, accreditation, and contractual compliance.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements :

Candidates with a Bachelor's / Master's degrees in a related field will also need at least 6 months of professional experience in substance use counseling and / or mental health counseling. If the degree is not in a related field then the candidate needs 1 year of professional experience.

Physical Requirements :

Competitive Compensation and Benefits :

Gateway Foundation values its employees and provides an inclusive and diverse work environment where dedicated employees can make a difference. We are committed to engaging and rewarding our employees in meaningful ways. For eligible employees, we provide a Total Rewards Package that includes :

Gateway Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer : Race / Color / Sex / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Religion / National Origin / Disability / Vets. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here.

About the company

Gateway Foundation treats drug & alcohol addiction at 16 rehab centers in Illinois, California & Delaware. Contact us today for addiction treatment that works.

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