EMMA L. BOWEN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER Also known as UPPER MANHATTAN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC.
The Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center is seeking a Substance Use Counselor to join our team. This position is a terrific opportunity for someone to gain additional experience and make a difference in the lives of our clients.
For over 45 forty-five years, our organization has provided mental health and holistic services in northern Manhattan for families, children, adolescents, and other adults including the elderly in a supportive and caring environment. We also have an out-patient and residential substance abuse program as well as a Therapeutic Preschool for 3-5 year olds.
Upper Manhattan Mental Health Center is a Certified National Health Service Corps (NHSC) site.
For additional information about our organization and programs, please visit us on our website at www.bowencsc.org.
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Substance Use Counselor
LOCATION: Addiction Treatment Services
Hours: 35 hrs. per week
Union: Union position
- The counselor provides assessment and treatment as well as education and training to clients and their families. The appropriate candidate has experience working with clients with co-occurring mental illness.
- Specifically, the substance use counselor will be responsible for:
- Conducting substance use assessments and comprehensive psychosocial evaluations.
- Meeting with clients for ongoing individual counseling
- Leading group counseling sessions
- Providing crisis intervention as needed.
- Providing psychoeducation to clients and their family members
- Maintain case records in EHR to ensure continued treatment planning, referrals, and follow up
- Providing referrals to other providers within the agency and outside agencies as needed and monitoring clients’ compliance with referral.
- Coordinating client care with other behavioral health care providers including psychiatrists, behavioral health therapists, case managers and primary and specialty care providers.
- Other responsibilities as needed.
Reports to: Program Director
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
- Bilingual Spanish Preferred
- CASAC-T, CASAC License or LM/CSW or LMHC
- 1-4 years of experience
- Must be comfortable utilizing telemedicine platforms and video conferencing systems
Personal Qualities: Looking for a team player and strong communicator