Bond Health -
Substance Abuse Counselor needed
Full time position!
Summary
The Substance Abuse Counselor assists residents with understanding and managing substance abuse.
Requirements
- Conduct or review assessment information to determine the substance abuse needs and preferences of persons served;
- Provide individual counseling or conduct groups that address substance abuse issues as they relate to getting and keeping a job and permanent housing;
- Serve as a liaison to TORCH or other similar programs to continue any substance abuse-related plans and processes while persons served are in the residence;
- Develop and maintain working relationships with alcohol and substance abuse detoxification, rehabilitation, and treatment centers.
- Ensure that residents have any necessary transportation and escort to substance abuse appointments and participation.
- Provide motivational interviewing to residents as needed.
- Provide group and individual harm reduction counseling.
- Provide cognitive-behavioral relapse prevention techniques.
- Guide the use of onsite drug testing for residents whose service plans incorporate it.
- For residents with mental illness and substance abuse disorders, Client the groundwork for the implementation of Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment, an evidence-based practice, upon discharge.
- Promote a smoke-free environment at Transitional Veterans Residence.
- Monitor the availability and status of Naloxone kits, providing education to staff as to the location of the kits and ensuring that the kits are not expired.
- Collaborate with the peer counselors and use linkages already developed in Brooklyn and Queens with Buprenorphine and Methadone programs and seek to expand these to other locations as needed.
- Assist in the orientation of new personnel when requested.
- Maintain up-to-date, accurate individual paper and electronic case records on each assigned resident.
- Comply with attendance and timekeeping rules and reports reliably and regularly to work on an on-going basis.
- Attend regularly scheduled clinical meetings, staff meetings and supervision as well as in-service training and development activities.
- Review the staff communications log and make entries concerning essential elements of information designated by program management.
- Execute emergency plans as outlined in the policy and procedure manual; administers CPR or first aid to staff or residents who require such services.
- Obtain and maintain CPR and First Aid certifications.
- Obtain and maintain certification as an OD Responder from NYS Opioid Overdose Prevention Program (NYSOOPP) staff.
- Participate in management and supervision meetings.
- Participate in required trainings.
- Immediately reports serious incidents, allegations of abuse, incidents, or sensitive situations and completes incident reports in accordance with agency policy.
- Comply and promote compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and agency policies helping to strengthen and maintain an ethical organizational culture.
- May have on-call responsibilities.
- Perform other job-related duties that may be assigned.
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS :
Current CASAC plus at least 3 years' experience providing direct services to people with alcohol and / or drug related disorders.
Equivalent training and experience will be considered.
- Basic knowledge of the causes and processes of substance abuse disorder.
- Veteran preferred .
For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact :
Howard Newman
Account Manager, Bond Health Staffing
5824 12th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY, 11219
Office : 1-718-302-0040 ext. 204
Fax : 1-718-302-0070
30+ days ago