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Job Description

Description:

Our Mission is to provide compassionate care and services to empower individuals experiencing substance use disorders, mental illnesses, and homelessness to attain an enhanced quality of life regardless of ability to pay.

Milestone Recovery is a behavioral health facility and is here to provide the best quality of services to empower individuals with substance use and behavioral health disorders to attain stability, dignity, recovery, and an enhanced quality of life. We have openings in our team that works with our long-term residential program for SUD counselor. We are looking for dedicated people who are passionate about working with people at all levels of social economic standings and help them navigate through withdrawal into Recovery. Milestone Recovery is a low barrier facility that allows clients to access services no matter the status of their insurance coverage. This allows our counselors at Milestone Recovery to function in a more client-centered way. The voices of our counselors are greatly valued in implementing changes, encouraging improvements, and promoting the overall care and wellbeing of the clients who Milestone Recovery serves.

Position Profile: Provide the full range of direct treatment services consistent with the 12-Core Functions of addiction treatment as well as the belief in harm reduction within a licensed addiction treatment agency under the supervision of the Clinical Team Lead. Other duties may include screening and intake, psychosocial assessment and disposition, treatment planning, referrals, as well as development and implementation of direct care services provided by the counseling department. Counselors may be tasked with certain training activities for entry level and new staff members.

Schedule: Full time, Sunday - Thursday.

Time off: 4 weeks PTO + 8 paid holidays (all floating holidays)

Compensation: $27.00 per hour + $5000 incentive ($1000 bonus on first paycheck; $2000 bonus after successful completion of 3 months of FT employment; $2000 bonus after successful completion of 6 months of FT employment)

Shift Differential: +$2.50 per hour weekends and designated holidays

Qualifications Required: Minimum of a High School Diploma or GED equivalent. Have an active Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) or Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor (CADC). ADCA (Alcohol and Drug Counseling Aide) also considered. Valid Driver's License.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Make appropriate referrals for clients to other agencies and resources, including vocational, educational, social, occupational and recreational needs

Assess, develop, and implement all aspects of client care provided by the counseling department

Complete and maintain necessary records and reports in an accurate and confidential manner

Provide transportation and accompany patients to other community providers as applicable

Utilize counseling skills in both individual and group settings

Attend essential training programs and weekly staff meetings

Be a willing and active member of an interdisciplinary treatment team

Participate in Motivational Interviewing training (Basics, Advanced, Masters class weekly) to develop skills consistent with program core values

Perform other related duties as assigned

Physical demands and work environment: Freedom of movement on a regular basis. Operating basic office equipment in a normal office environment. Ability to lift up to 50lbs. May spend extended periods operating a desktop computer, requiring hand-eye coordination and finger dexterity; physical activity requires walking, bending, standing and lifting.Requirements:

Compensation details: 25-30 Hourly Wage

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