Addictions Counselor 3 (Creedmoor ATC)

About the role

The Addictions Counselor 3 supervises a multidisciplinary team providing addiction services and supports to clients with co-occurring mental health disorders. Key responsibilities include:

Responsibilities

• Participates in the formulation, management, development, and oversight of services.
• Provides full range of clinical and administrative supervision to subordinate staff; may act as shift supervisor.
• Maintains clinical record-keeping to ensure compliance with OASAS and regulatory requirements, schedules quarterly case reviews.
• Provides clinical consultation to staff and intervenes in more difficult or challenging cases.
• Provides crisis intervention.
• Ensures individual and group counseling is provided to each client assigned to a case management team.
• Facilitates individual and group therapy, educational presentations and related tasks in support of quality client care and the total therapeutic environment.
• Participates actively in the management/leadership committee and other committees or work groups as assigned.
• May oversee specialized service components specific to an ATC, which may include women with children, co-occurring disorders, community residence services, and/or cultural specific services.
• May transport clients using agency vehicles.
• May serve as building supervisor in the absence of assigned ATC leadership.
• Completes required client and facility documentation adhering to applicable OASAS procedures and confidentiality regulations.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications: Eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law OR Reachable on the current Civil Service eligible list.
• Promotion: Current registration as a CASAC-Advanced Counselor or CASAC-Master Counselor in New York State and one year of service as an Addictions Counselor 2.
• Open Competitive: Current registration as a CASAC-Advanced Counselor or CASAC Master Counselor in New York State and two years of post-registration addictions counseling experience in a certified or licensed program. One year of this experience must have included clinical supervision.
• Applicants must possess current registration as a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) Advanced Counselor or CASAC-Master Counselor in New York State.

Qualifications

• Registration as a CASAC-Advanced Counselor or CASAC Master Counselor in New York State and two years of post-registration addictions counseling experience in a certified or licensed program. One year of this experience must have included clinical supervision.

Skills

• Ability to participate in the formulation, management, development, and oversight of services.
• Ability to provide full range of clinical and administrative supervision to subordinate staff.
• Ability to monitor clinical record-keeping and schedule quarterly case reviews.
• Ability to provide clinical consultation and intervene in challenging cases.
• Ability to facilitate individual and group therapy and educational presentations.
• Ability to participate in management/leadership committees and other work groups.
• Ability to oversee specialized service components specific to an ATC.
• Ability to transport clients using agency vehicles.
• Ability to serve as building supervisor in the absence of assigned ATC leadership.
• Ability to complete required client and facility documentation.
• Ability to perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package including 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; and Flex Spending Accounts.
• The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program allows public service employees to have the remaining balance on direct loans forgiven after 120 qualifying payments are made under an accepted repayment plan while working full-time for an eligible employer.

Pay

$78,126 - $99,056 annually

Schedule

8:00 AM – 4:30 PM Tuesday through Saturday