Counselor

Qualifications

• Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor or Bachelor’s degree plus at least 1-year work/volunteer experience in the substance abuse field.
• 1-year experience teaching or presenting material pertaining to Rehabilitation from addiction.
• Valid Driver’s License and Clean MVR.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, MSWord, Excel, and Access with ability to learn additional software as appropriate.
• Age 21 or above.
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to make critical decisions and work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to track multiple tasks efficiently, completing each in a professional and timely fashion.
• Professional judgment and integrity in holding in confidence all information pertaining to beneficiaries, families and co-workers.
• Commitment to support and apply the philosophy and goals of The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center Program and the ARC Mission Statement.
• Active Christian worldview.
• If in recovery, must have 3 years of continuous sobriety.
• No evidence of existing chemical dependency.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel or twist on an intermittent or continuous basis.
• Ability to grasp, push, pull objects such as files, file cabinet drawers, and other office equipment.
• Ability to communicate clearly on the telephone.
• Ability to lift 30 lbs.
• Ability to perform various repetitive motion tasks.

General Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Center Administrator the Counselor is responsible for managing the Program staff providing the counseling care and education that is directly provided to beneficiaries.
• As a team member in the Rehabilitation area, she/he promotes a climate for effective performance and learning through her/his attitudes, willingness to teach and learn and availability to beneficiaries and staff.
• Encourage the individual to continue to seek experience and training, which will enhance her/his ability to work, more effectively with those who seek Salvation Army services.

Essential Job Duties

• Personnel and Staffing:
• Recruit, train, and utilize community volunteers appropriately and effectively.
• Attend weekly program meetings to assure communication and team support.
• Intake Operations:
• Ensure intake operations are developed and operated with ARC standards.
• Ensure all paperwork and data entry is performed as dictated by ARCC and conform with local requirements.
• Curriculum:
• Ensure curriculum is compliant with ARC standards.
• Ensure appropriate teaching objectives and outlines are utilized.
• Ensure appropriate teachers are recruited for all classes.
• One-on-one counseling (minimum bi-weekly) and group process counseling (weekly) is done.
• Counseling:
• Aid beneficiaries to understand and overcome social and emotional problems through individual and process group counseling.
• Keep beneficiary files current with proper documentation of counseling and class activities for those beneficiaries assigned.
• Develop individual Rehabilitation Plans for beneficiaries seen in counseling.
• Assist assigned beneficiaries in preparation for 3 and 5-month reviews.
• Teach classes in the program’s educational component.
• Attend weekly Case Conference and provide input to discussion as helpful.
• Provide and maintain counseling statistics for monthly Program reports.
• Document and maintain appropriate Progress Notes in beneficiary files.
• Assess spiritual needs of beneficiaries seen in counseling and make referrals to Chaplain as needed.
• Attend at least one Wednesday night chapel service each month.
• Serve as back-up to other counselors as needed.
• Support other staff of the Program Department as able.
• Monitor Overtime. All overtime must be approved by Administrator or their designee.
• Other Duties:
• Cooperate and coordinate with the Administrator to mutually develop the most successful program.
• Ensure program department remains compliant with ARCC review standards.
• Travel to events both in the area and in the territory.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the ARC Administrator.