Counselor (Counseling Service YMCA)

Counselor (Counseling Service YMCA)

The YMCA of Greater New York is here for all New Yorkers — to empower youth, improve health, and strengthen community. Founded in 1852, today the Y serves a diverse population of more than half a million New Yorkers who learn, grow, and thrive through programs and services at our 24 branches. Community is the cornerstone of the Y. Together, we connect active, engaged New Yorkers to build stronger communities.

The Counseling Service YMCA is seeking a Counselor who will be responsible for managing client behaviors, providing care to a designated caseload, including provision of direct individual, group, and family sessions, coordination of specialized program services, and caseload case management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management of client behaviors and facilitation of sessions, including, but not limited to, outreach/engagement activities, group, individual, and family sessions, crisis intervention, case management, and referrals.
• Conduct screenings and assessments to determine the appropriate level of care, treatment planning, and discharge planning.
• Participate in diagnostic and treatment plan development in consultation with the Clinical Supervisor, as needed.
• Coordination of care and case management for designated caseload: completing ongoing reporting, outreach, referrals, and dialogue with professionals working with the caseload.
• Participation in team meetings, individual/group supervision, community coalition meetings, and identified training opportunities.
• Fiscal Management: attendance management, census administration, retention of cases, family support, fee collection, and outreach presentations.
• Conduct urine and saliva toxicology screens.
• Maintain superior Quality Assurance & Program Quality: contract and regulation compliance, fulfilling clinical standards and best practices, and timely and comprehensively complete all related documentation.
• In the absence of on-site supervisors, will serve as a Manager on Duty (MOD) when requested/approved. When appropriate, serve as a Task Supervisor to interns/volunteers.
• In the absence of colleagues, will serve as an alternate clinician for clients.
• Other duties as assigned.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• CASAC-T, CASAC Provisional, CASAC (any level) required. MHC, MSW, MFT, MHC-LP, MSW-LP, MFT-LP, LMSW, LMHC, LCSW preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years of substance use treatment experience required.
• Knowledge of the Criminal Justice system, Treatment Court, and Child Welfare Systems.
• Knowledge of motivational interviewing and trauma-informed care.
• Knowledge of mental health, CBT, and other evidence-based treatment modalities preferred.
• Bilingual preferred.

The YMCA of Greater New York offers a variety of benefits to its staff members, including retirement benefits, medical benefits, paid time off, free YMCA membership, and more! Benefit eligibility is determined by an individual's employment status (i.e., full-time or part-time), tenure, and/or the number of hours scheduled to work. Click here for more information.

If you would like to be a member of our dynamic team, please complete our online application and submit your résumé and a thoughtful cover letter that explains your interest in the role and our organization. If you are a current YMCA employee, please submit your application through the Internal Career Site in Cornerstone.

Job ID: req3062

Employment Type: Full-Time / Regular

Location: Staten Island YMCA Counseling Service Center

Staten Island, NY

Equal Opportunity Employer Drugfree Workplace

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