Licensed Counselor (Substance Use & Mental Health) #ESF4007

Job Description

Job Description

What’s in it for you?!

• Be the reason someone gets their life back on track!
  
• Join a mission-first nonprofit transforming addiction recovery and housing.
  
• Work with a compassionate team that believes in second chances.
  
• Support clients through integrated care: housing, treatment, mental health, and more.
  
• Enjoy responsive leadership, professional development, and clinical supervision.
  
• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits — plus FSA, 401(k), and EAP support.
  
• Generous PTO, paid holidays, wellness time, and work-life balance built in.
  

If that sounds like you, let’s connect!

Job Type : Full Time
Location : Bridgeport, Connecticut
Pay : Great Pay + Comprehensive Benefits
Job Description
Summary

Join a mission driven behavioral health organization dedicated to helping individuals achieve lasting recovery, wellness, and community integration. This role provides individual, family, and group counseling services within a collaborative treatment team environment, supporting clients with substance use and mental health needs through evidence based care, advocacy, and coordinated treatment planning.

What You’ll Do

• Provide individual, family, and group counseling services.
  
• Develop and maintain individualized treatment plans and discharge plans.
  
• Manage an active caseload while coordinating care across multidisciplinary teams.
  
• Conduct assessments, treatment planning, and ongoing client evaluations.
  
• Support clients with housing, financial, legal, educational, vocational, and community resource needs.
  
• Ensure compliance with ASAM guidelines, regulatory requirements, and documentation standards.
  
• Collaborate with medical, nursing, and behavioral health providers to coordinate treatment.
  
• Advocate for client needs and support successful transitions through different levels of care.
  
• Maintain timely, accurate, and complete clinical documentation.
  

What You’ll Need

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related behavioral health field.
  
• Active Connecticut licensure or eligibility for one of the following: LMSW, LCSW, LPC, LPCA, LMFT, or LADC.
  
• Experience providing substance use, behavioral health, or co-occurring disorder treatment services.
  
• Experience conducting assessments, treatment planning, and counseling interventions.
  
• Strong documentation, communication, and care coordination skills.
  
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary treatment team.
  
• Computer proficiency and electronic documentation experience.
  

What Would Be a Plus

• Bilingual Spanish speaking ability.
  
• Experience in residential treatment settings.
  
• Experience with ASAM criteria and level of care determinations.
  
• Experience serving co-occurring mental health and substance use populations.
  
• Connecticut Certified Clinical Supervisor credential.
  
• Experience working with Medicaid, community behavioral health, or recovery support programs.
  

Our client asked me to submit 3 great people within the next few days. We work directly with the hiring manager and can arrange interviews within a few days
Elina Sindhu

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