POSITION SUMMARY

Provides addiction treatment services independently to clients requiring assistance with substance use disorders in a complete range of duties associated with addiction treatment

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Interviews, reviews records, and confers with other professionals to evaluate condition of clients
•  Formulates programs for treatment and rehabilitation of clients
•  Counsels clients individually and in group sessions to assist clients in overcoming alcohol and drug dependency
•  Counsels family members to assist family in dealing with and providing support for the client
•  Refers client to other support services as needed such as medical evaluation and treatment, social services and employment services
•  Monitors condition of client to evaluate success of therapy; adapts treatment as needed
•  Maintains accurate and timely clinical records consistent with Center standards
•  Prepares documents for presentation in court and presents testimony in court
•  Participates in meetings and in-services
•  Participates in a minimum of 2 hours clinical supervision per month
•  Performs other job duties as assigned

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in related health sciences

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Certified in the State of Colorado as a Certified Addictions Counselor Level 3

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES

•  Ability to work well with special populations along with maintaining appropriate boundaries
•  Knowledge of methods of substance use disorder treatment and intervention
•  Knowledge of community resources
•  Skills to serve culturally diverse populations that may have a bearing on service provision
•  Effective written and verbal communication skills
•  Demonstrates effective time management and the ability to multi-task
•  Knowledge of basic computer literacy such as e-mail communication and word processing
•  Ability to work flexible and on-call hours, which may be required
•  Ability to travel within the Center’s service area or to other locations as needed