Substance Use Counselor Intern

Job Description

Job Description

Counselor Intern: Substance Use

Full-Time Days or Full Time Evenings, includes Saturday or Sunday

Days: 7:30 am to 4 pm; Evenings: 12:30 pm to 9 pm

$52,500 per year, based on experience & license

Maryville Integrated Care, in partnership with the NJDOC, is hiring a Substance Use Counselor Intern or Trainee for South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton, NJ .

Interns working towards CADC, LSW, LAC, LPC, or LCSW.

The Substance Use Counselor Intern, balancing compliance with empathetic, therapeutic care, delivers life-changing clinical services to participants enrolled in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment programs within a correctional facility by promoting recovery, personal growth, and successful reintegration.

Under supervision, the Counselor-Intern carries out the Mission of Maryville: helping individuals improve their health and wellness by providing high-quality integrated mental health, physical health, and substance use treatment, recovery support, and education.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Guide SUD participants through assessments and designing personalized roadmaps to recovery.
• Facilitate powerful individual and group counseling sessions that foster personal growth.
• Coordinate vital case management to ensure smooth, successful reintegration into the community.
• Maintain high-standard documentation and uphold safety by aligning with Department of Corrections (DOC) regulations.

Qualifications:

• Actively working towards certification as an LCADC, CADC, LCSW, LPC, CSW, LAC, or LSW.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience providing substance use counseling or related behavioral health services.
• Sobriety: If recovering, must have at least two (2) years of sobriety and must maintain sobriety throughout employment.
• Prefer: Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Behavioral Health, or a related field .
• Prefer: If recovering, must have at least two (2) years of sobriety and must maintain sobriety throughout employment.
• Prefer : Bilingual Spanish strongly.

About Maryville Integrated Care:

Maryville, recognized as a leader in the treatment of substance use and mental health disorders , is the longest-operating nonprofit substance use treatment agency in the State of New Jersey. For more than 75 years, our holistic, evidence-based treatment approaches have helped bring hope, health, and healing to those suffering from opioids, alcohol, and other addictive substances.

Comprehensive Insurance Benefits:

• Healthcare insurance options to best meet your needs, including Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Dental and Vision Insurances
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employer-paid life insurance and Long-term Disability
• Affordable Pet Insurance, Voluntary Supplemental Benefits, and more!

Join our dedicated team as we work together to transform lives.

Maryville is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce (minority, female, protected veterans, LGBTQ, and disabled).

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