Addictions Counselor 2 (Kingsboro ATC)

About the Role

The Addictions Counselor 2 will serve as a senior member of a multidisciplinary treatment team, performing assessment, treatment planning, case management, and clinical services with a marked degree of independence and limited need for supervision.

Responsibilities

• Functions as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team and works with more difficult and challenging patients.
• Provides individual and group therapy and facilitates a variety of clinical activities.
• Presents/conducts lectures, videos, psycho-educational groups, and specialty groups.
• Functions as a primary counselor, managing all facets of clinical services to patient caseload.
• Intervenes when patients are in crisis and utilizes clinical skills to problem solve.
• Takes lead role in interviewing patients to complete various assessments; performs Psycho-Social Assessment as part of individual treatment plan development; monitors patients' compliance with Treatment Goals.
• Completes forms, documents, and records efficiently, including discharge planning, while adhering to all applicable confidentiality regulations and authors procedurally correct patient records.
• Provides or coordinates all facets of patients’ care and is involved in patient follow up and transporting patients as needed using NYS vehicle.
• Provides consultation to less senior staff.
• Uses a computer proficiently for patient documentation and other required communication.
• Completes other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current registration as a CASAC-Advanced Counselor or CASAC-Master Counselor in New York State.
• One year of post-registration addictions counseling experience in a certified or licensed program (for open competitive appointment through NYS HELPS Program).
• One year of service as an Addictions Counselor 1 (for promotion).
• Eligibility and maintenance of full and unconditional participation in the Medicaid and Medicare programs.
• Ability to perform mandatory overtime (MOT) as required.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. At a future date, employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status without having to compete in an examination.

Background Investigation

• Prospective appointees will be checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs.
• Investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC) that includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks.
• Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR).

Pay

$66,951 - $85,138 annually, plus:

• Location Pay: $4,000
• Inconvenience Pay: $575

The salary range reflects the full range for this graded position, factoring in annual performance advances based on satisfactory annual performance reviews. Candidates with no previous State service will begin at the hiring rate (starting rate of the salary range) listed above, plus any applicable Location Pay/Geographic Pay/Shift Pay differentials.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• NYS Employees Retirement System (pension).
• Optional Deferred Compensation Program.
• Tuition assistance.
• Generous paid leave benefits.
• Compensation for 13 State holidays per year.
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs.
• Flex Spending Accounts.
• Eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.