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Phoenix House CASAC Counselor in Long Island City, New York

CASAC Counselor

Job Details

Job Location

Long Island City Residential - Long Island City, NY

Position Type

Full-Time/Part-Time

Education Level

High School or GED Equivalent

Salary Range

$20.48 - $30.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage

None

Job Shift

Morning

Job Category

Nonprofit - Social Services

Description

Counselor

Are you ready to join a dynamic team of dedicated values-based leaders and professionals who are committed to creating a healthy, addiction-free world?

Imagine going to work knowing you are positively impacting the lives of clients, families and communities each and every day. If you’re a Counselor ready to provide direct counseling services to patients, keep reading and hit that apply now button!

At Phoenix House NY, we enhance the lives of those in recovery and seeking mental health stabilization and support in all we do. We are a purpose driven organization passionate about healing individuals, families and communities challenged by substance abuse disorders and related mental health conditions, and in this role, you will play a key role in bringing this vision to life!

As a Counselor at Phoenix House, you will facilitate activities of daily living, community meetings, engagement and carrying out treatment plans. You will provide multi- facetted evidence-based group counseling as well as psychosocial interventions.

SUMMARY

As a Counselor within Phoenix House, you will incorporate our company Values into all you do, setting an example of leadership and excellence for our employees and our clients.

Our Values include:

  • Integrity

  • Compassion

  • Appreciation

  • Respect

  • Excellence

  • Forward Thinking

A day in the life of our Counselor  is to carry out case management/individual counseling, conduct group counseling, participate in case conferences, engaging and motivating clients and completing all related documentation in the electronic health records system.

You will have responsibilities including but not limited to:

  • 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

  • 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.

Qualifications

Job Details:

  • Long Island City Residential – Queens, NY

  • Full Time-Non-exempt

  • Salary range $20.48 - $30.00

  • Job Shift Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, however, the facility is a 24/7 365-day operating facility

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

Phoenix House is an Equal Opportunity Employer providing equality of opportunity to all who are protected against discrimination by law, regulation or executive order, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. EEO is the Law: Applicants and employees are protected under Federal law from discrimination. Click https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf to learn more.

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