Certified Addiction Counselor

ACT Substance Abuse CounselorPosition at Clarvida - GeorgiaWorking with a team of counselors, nurses, therapists, and case managers, you will provide services to adult clients in the community focusing on aspects of substance abuse and other mental health issues. You will conduct initial and ongoing assessments of client strengths, substance abuse, mental health treatment needs, and biopsychosocial histories. You will meet with clients regularly to provide individual and group SA counseling, intervention techniques, and crisis assessments, and link clients to community resources such as AA as needed.Perks of this role:8:30am-5:00pm weekday scheduleSupportive team environmentBonus opportunities for exceeding billable service deliveryStability and growth opportunities working with a national agencyWhat is ACT: ACT is an Evidence Based Practice that is person-centered, recovery-oriented, and a highly intensive community-based service for individuals who have serious and persistent mental illness. The service utilizes a multidisciplinary mental health team, including Psychiatrists, Nurses, Social Workers/Counselors, Substance Abuse Counselors, Employment Specialists, Certified Peer Specialists, and Case Managers. The ACT Team works as one organizational unit providing community-based interventions that are rehabilitative, intensive, integrated, and stage specific. Services emphasize social inclusiveness though relationship building and the active involvement in assisting individuals to achieve a stable and structured lifestyle. ACT is a unique treatment model in which the majority of mental health services are directly provided by the ACT program in the recipient's natural environment. ACT services are individually tailored with each individual to address his/her preferences and identified goals, which are the basis of the Individualized Recovery Plan.Do the Following Apply to You?CAC-I, CAC-II, GCADC-I, CADC, CADC-T or CCITCommunicate effectively in writing and orallyHave an understanding of and sensitivity to serving the culturally diverse and dual diagnosed mental health populationValid Georgia Driver's License, clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR); Clean Criminal Back Ground Check (no conviction or credible evidence of abuse, neglect, or sexual exploitation)What we offer:Full Time Employees:Paid vacation days that increase with tenureSeparate sick leave that rolls over each yearUp to 10 Paid holidays*Medical, Dental, Vision benefit plan optionsEmployee Assistance ProgramHealth, Dependent and Transportation Flexible Spending AccountsEmployee, Spouse and Dependent Basic and Optional Life InsuranceAll Employees:401KFree licensure supervisionEmployee Assistance programPet InsurancePerks @Clarvida- national discounts on shopping, travel, Verizon, and entertainmentMileage reimbursement*Company cellphone*benefits may vary based on Position/State/CountyApplication Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.