EMMA L. BOWEN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER

The Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center is seeking a Substance Abuse 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 TITLE:  Substance Abuse Counselor
PROGRAM:  Able Halfway House

DUTIES:

• Provide substance abuse counseling services to patients/families, including psychosocial assessment and treatment, short and long term, crisis, intervention, individual and group counseling.
• Carry an active caseload of patients and complete all intake forms.
• Conduct intake assessment, develop treatment plan/review and progress notes.
• Participate in weekly staff meeting/case conference, in-house/external training and monthly supervision with Director
• Educate patients on Substance use/abuse, MAT and NRT.
• Manage written an electronic patients records, knowledge on STARS and HRA2010E
• Participate in agency sponsored and community outreach events such as health fairs and ground rounds.
• Ability to travel off-site to conduct outreach and attend necessary training and conferences
• Provide necessary reports, case records, documentation and statistics as required.
• Working knowledge of referral process for individual aftercare, and other concrete services.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director.
• Conduct weekly random urines and monitor medication.

REPORTS TO:           Program Director

UNION:                     Local 1199 SEUI

HOURS:                     35/week 

• Bachelors Degree and/or CASAC/CASAC-T require.
• At least 2 years of experience in the Alcohol & Substance Abuse Services field.
• Counseling experience required.
• CASAC-T with 2 years’ experience working with a population with substance abuse/co-occurring disorders.
• Good verbal and written communication.
• Computer Skills is a requirement.