Counselor (57259)

About the role

Phoenix House of NY is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals and families overcome substance use disorders and achieve lasting recovery. We provide treatment, housing, and support services for our clients and their families. Our core values—Integrity, Compassion, Appreciation, Respect, Excellence, and Forward Thinking—guide our approach, ensuring each person receives evidence-based care that promotes dignity and wellness.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual counseling and treatment/recovery plan preparation, monitoring and review
• Facilitates activities of daily living, community meetings, engagement, carrying out treatment planning in milieu
• Provides therapeutic interactions to foster patients social, cognitive and behavioral skill development
• Supervises milieu staff
• Provides psychosocial interventions to teach skills for coping with urges, craving, impulsive behavior and cognitive distortions in thinking, motivational interviewing techniques
• Provides individual, group and family counseling
• Plans and facilitates interactions with residents within the milieu to build social, emotional, and behavioral functioning
• Aids in supervision of activities related to establishing a treatment environment
• Prepares and maintains case records
• Aids in the medication room in case of emergency

Requirements

• Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) is required
• Minimum two years in a behavioral health/substance use disorder treatment program
• Trained to dispense medications to clients in case of emergency

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Skills

• Ethical Practices
• Judgment
• Relationship Management
• Emotional Intelligence
• Empathy
• Professional Boundaries
• Global and Cultural Awareness
• Critical Evaluation
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Crisis Management
• Technical Capacity

Benefits

• (10) Paid Holidays
• Paid vacation, sick time, personal and wellness time
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for those who are scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week
• Pet insurance, legal support, and other supplemental insurance
• A generous tuition reimbursement program
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Competitive wages and more...

Job Details

• Long Island City Residential – Queens, NY
• Full Time-non-exempt
• Salary range $20.48 - $30.00 hourly
• Job Shift Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, however, the facility is a 24/7 365-day operating facility
• Shuttle services are provided for staff, pick up and drop off to and from the train stations in Long Island City, making the commute easier and more convenient
• Shuttle Service For Staff Operates During The Following Hours Morning: 6:30 AM – 10:00 AM Evening: 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Work Environment

• This job operates in an indoor office environment.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones and photocopiers.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch and lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.