Counselor (Staten Island YMCA Counseling Service)

About the role

The Staten Island YMCA Counseling Service is seeking a Counselor who will be responsible for providing care to a designated caseload, including provision of direct individual, group, and family sessions, coordination of specialized program services, and management of the caseload.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate sessions including, but not limited to, outreach/engagement activities, group, individual, family, crisis intervention, case management, and referrals.
• Conduct screenings and assessments and determine the appropriate level of care, treatment planning, and discharge planning.
• Participate in the development of diagnostic and treatment plans in consultation with the Clinical Supervisor.
• Coordinate the care and case management for the designated caseload: completing ongoing reporting, outreach, referrals, and dialogue with professionals working with the caseload.
• Participate in team meetings, individual/group supervision, community coalition meetings, and identified training opportunities.
• Fiscal Management: attendance management, census administration, retention of cases, family support, fee collection, and outreach presentations.
• Conduct urine toxicology screens.
• Maintain superior Quality Assurance and program Quality, contract and regulation compliance, and fulfillment of clinical standards and best practices.
• Timely and comprehensively complete all related documentation.
• Will serve as the Manager on Duty (MOD) when requested/approved in the absence of the on-site supervisors.
• Serve as the Task Supervisor to interns/volunteers when appropriate.
• Will serve as the alternate Clinician for clients in the absence of colleagues.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• CASAC-T, CASAC Provisional, CASAC (any level).
• Minimum of two (2) years of substance use treatment experience.
• Knowledge of Substance Use Disorder counseling and the Criminal Justice & Child Welfare Systems.
• Knowledge of motivational interviewing and trauma-informed care.

Preferred qualifications

• MHC, MSW, MFT, MHC-LP, MSW-LP, MFT-LP, LMSW, LMHC, LCSW preferred.
• Knowledge of mental health, CBT, and other evidence-based treatment modalities preferred.
• Bilingual preferred.

Benefits

• Retirement benefits
• Medical benefits
• Paid time off
• Free YMCA membership

Benefit eligibility is determined by an individual's employment status (i.e., full-time or part-time), tenure, and/or the number of hours scheduled to work.

Pay: $22.00 - $33.00 Hourly
Schedule: Full-Time / Regular

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