Substance Use Counselor - Trenton, FL

About the role

Gateway Foundation, Inc. is a national non-profit dedicated to helping individuals with substance use and mental health disorders. Established in 1968, Gateway provides essential tools and knowledge for recovery, positively impacting hundreds of thousands of lives. Operating through its Community Services, Corrections Divisions, and Corporate Headquarters, the organization is recognized for innovative, effective treatment approaches and maintaining high standards.

Responsibilities

Substance Abuse Counselors are responsible for:

• Conducting client interviews to review substance use disorder and treatment history.
• Evaluating client response to treatment to recommend modifications to the treatment plan and assist with caseloads and development of individualized treatment plan and preparing individually appropriate goals, interventions, and necessary support.
• Aiding in and providing basic didactic group counseling, including psychoeducation, drug education, and family education to ensure peer support occurs.
• Providing individual client counseling, educational programs and lectures to address relapse prevention, problem solving, behavior modification, anger management, etc., and to assist in overcoming substance use disorder, adjusting to pro-social life, and making cognitive and behavioral changes.
• Under direct supervision and with supervisor’s approval, carrying case load, per State and contract requirements.
• Collaborating with clients to develop discharge summary and plans for supervisor’s approval to integrate aftercare treatment with referral resource services.
• Collaborating with clients to develop discharge summary and plans for supervisor’s approval to integrate aftercare treatment with referral resource services.
• Collaborating with clients to develop discharge summary and plans for supervisor’s approval to integrate aftercare treatment with referral resource services.
• Collaborating with clients to develop discharge summary and plans for supervisor’s approval to integrate aftercare treatment with referral resource services.
• Collaborating with clients to develop discharge summary and plans for supervisor’s approval to integrate aftercare treatment with referral resource services.
• Coordinating required services to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations in support of continued recovery.
• Collecting and maintaining treatment records and reports to ensure organizational, regulatory, accreditation, and contractual compliance.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in a helping profession from an accredited college or university
• Some previous experience substance use treatment/counseling and/or mental health counseling is preferred
• Current Certified Addictions Professional (CAP) or Masters Certified Addictions Counselor (MCAP) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) preferred
• Must be able to obtain Florida Department of Corrections clearance to work in the correctional institution.
• Basic knowledge of the principles of human growth and psychosocial development
• Basic knowledge of group and individual dynamics, conflict resolution and intervention techniques based on client maturation level
• Basic understanding of mental health disorders requiring referrals
• Basic communication skills to exchange information and interact with various internal and external audiences regarding client care
• Active listening skills and social perceptiveness
• Ability to read and interpret policies and instructions
• Ability to understand side effects and impact of medications on client
• Adaptability / flexibility: ability to shift priorities

Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk and move about the facilities for up to two hours at a time, to monitor and interact with clients
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Ability to record, proofread and check documents and files for accuracy, to prepare and analyze data and figures, transcribe, read
• Ability to use a keyboard and video display terminal to receive, retrieve, and/or audit information and data
• Ability to respond to telephones, and to hear and detect alarms and unusual noises

Benefits at Gateway Foundation

• Health and Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
• Employee wellness program promoting health and fitness and offering cash-saving premiums
• Employee assistance programs focused on mental health
• Financial Wellbeing: 403(b) Retirement Plan with 3% employer match, Short-term and Long-term Disability and Life and AD&D Insurance paid for by Gateway, Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Flexibility and Time Off: 18 paid time off days per year – accrual rates increase with years of service, 9 paid company holidays, Work-life-balance
• Personal Development: Training & Development Programs, Tuition Reimbursement - up to $5,250 per calendar year, eLearning access to online courses that provide CEU’s and job-related training, Clinical Supervision: Formal and informal guidance

Gateway Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here.