Counselor (CASAC)

Job Description

Job Description

TITLE:  Counselor (CASAC)

DEPARTMENT:  Greenwich House Center for Healing

REPORTS TO:  Clinical Services Director 

JOB LOCATION: 190 Mercer Street, 4th floor

FLSA:  Non-Exempt

JOB STATUS:  Full-Time

HOURS: 35 hours 

POSITIONS SUPERV DATE

About Greenwich House: 

Founded in 1902 as a Settlement House to help New York’s increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country, Greenwich House today offers a variety of programs and approaches that continue to provide thousands of New Yorkers with health and wellness supports, education and personal enrichment, and skills building and cultural experiences.

Position Summary 

Provide flexible, consumer-oriented therapy to assist patients in achieving self-sufficiency and positive treatment outcomes by combining substance use and recovery counseling with a practical, problem-solving approach that creates a dynamic and efficient path for change and problem resolution.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a caseload providing individual and group treatment through the lens of trauma informed care utilizing evidence-based practices, motivational interviewing, harm reduction, emotional regulation
• Provide assistance to patients in achieving self-sufficiency and positive treatment outcomes. 
• Help patients identify goals and solutions related to substance use, recovery, mental illness, and disruption to other life areas.
• Assess patient’s strengths and needs, and develop a treatment plan with the patient that assists in achieving the patient’s goals. 
• Prepare and participate in weekly interdisciplinary meetings.
• Complete all required paperwork in a timely manner using an electronic medical record.
• Develop and update treatment plans including goals, objectives, and interventions monthly.  
• Prepare and submit agendas for all supervision sessions and team meetings.
• Must be able to maintain the standard of ethics, confidentiality, and professional conduct. 
• Adhere to all agency policies and procedures.
• Attend all agency mandated training and other learning opportunities as recommended by the supervisor.
• Engage in program development, advocacy, research, and program evaluation to improve clinic services.
• Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned by the direct supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 1 years’ experience preferred. 
• CASAC and two (2) years’ experience or equivalent. 
• Use time efficiently and be personally well organized.
• Knowledge of modern therapeutic methods, theories and practices.
• Working knowledge of the system of social service that provides services to those with substance use disorder, including treatment programs, therapeutic centers, and employment/educational opportunities.
• Working knowledge of concrete services available and commonly used by clients.     

Vaccination Requirement: 

As of October 29, 2021, we are requiring all Greenwich House and Barrow Street Nursery School new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the start date.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, a successful candidate must be able to perform satisfactorily in each essential duty. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified candidates with disabilities to perform these duties. 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Greenwich House is strongly committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals. All employment decisions and administration of all personnel policies are without regard to an applicant or employee’s actual or perceived race, religion, sex, age, national origin, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation or affectation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), predisposing genetic characteristic, genetic information, pregnancy, ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, alienage, military or veteran’s status, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking offense and sex offenses, marital status, partnership status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.