Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) – Full-Time

About the role

NUWAY Alliance is a nonprofit organization created in 2019 with a mission to provide leadership, innovation, and recovery access in response to national and local trends in behavioral healthcare. It provides overarching leadership and management to NUWAY House, Cochran Recovery Services, The Gables, Arrigoni Housing Support and NUWAY Recovery Foundation. In addition to extremely competitive compensation packages, NUWAY Alliance has best in class benefit offerings for employees including company paid Medical, Dental, Vision, a 403(b)-retirement plan with an extremely generous company match, and much more! The Counselor plays an important role in the delivery of treatment services to the clients and is responsible for ensuring that all clients receive services as mandated by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS). The Counselor provides services to support achievement of effective personal development working with clients individually and in group settings to identify and resolve issues including substance use, mental health, personal and/or emotional and family issues. Counselors must be able to maintain client confidentiality in accordance with state and federal guidelines and HIPAA requirements.

Responsibilities

• Deliver treatment services to clients.
• Ensure all clients receive services as mandated by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS).
• Provide services to support achievement of effective personal development working with clients individually and in group settings.
• Identify and resolve issues including substance use, mental health, personal and/or emotional and family issues.
• Maintain client confidentiality in accordance with state and federal guidelines and HIPAA requirements.

Qualifications

• Current LADC License
• Age 18 or older
• Demonstrated working knowledge in the field of substance use disorder and/or mental health, in an addiction treatment facility
• Previous counseling or counseling internship required
• Able to pass Minnesota DHS background study
• Possess maturity, patience, understanding and empathy with recovering individuals and work with a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to relate to people from diverse backgrounds
• Physical Demands: Sitting for extended periods of time. Daily use of general office and/or residential facility equipment. Lifting (max 10 pounds), minimal reaching, bending and stooping. Ability to effectively navigate program and office environment such as ascending and descending steps, passing through doorways and entrances,