Full-Time Addictions Counselor
Part-Time Peer Counselor The position requires that the Peer Counselor work with our team to provide support with a rehabilitation and recovery focus using shared lived experiences in our NYS OASAS regulated program. Tuesday & Thursday 9:00AM – 4:00PM Hours may expand with position Friends of Bridge, Inc. is looking for a responsible, driven peer counselor. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Monday – Fridays 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM Friends of Bridge, Inc. is looking for a responsible Addictions/Mental Health professional. Eligibility Requirements: Masters Degree Mental Health, Social Work or Addictions Professional (LMHC, LMSW, LCSW, CASAC, etc.) preferred.
- Advanced working knowledge of the disease of addiction/alcoholism.
- Conduct group sessions for adult and adolescent populations.
- Able to facilitate individual sessions with clients.
- Experience conducting intake screenings for substance abuse/mental health disorders.
- Reporting to Probation, Courts, Parole, EAP, etc.
- Familiarity of OASAS requirements/regulations / LOCADTR 3.0 Level of Care Tool.
- Maintain caseload and all required agency related paperwork.
- Self-starting enthusiastic professional.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $20.00 – $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
We continue to see the majority of clientele over telehealth platforms. If and when a client is to come into the facility all COVID-19 protocols are followed.
Education:
- Master’s (Preferred)
Experience:
- Addiction counseling: 2 years (Required)
Part-Time Peer Counselor The position requires that the Peer Counselor work with our team to provide support with a rehabilitation and recovery focus using shared lived experiences in our NYS OASAS regulated program. Tuesday & Thursday 9:00AM – 4:00PM Hours may expand with position Friends of Bridge, Inc. is looking for a responsible, driven peer counselor. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides in person individualized support to individuals who have been identified with a SUD, and clientele presenting with co-occurring disorders.
- Serves as a role model, mentor, and advocate in order to help prevent relapse and promote long-term recovery.
- Establish a trusting relationship with our clients.
- Shares positive personal experiences to foster a sense of hope and recovery.
- Ensures coordination of services through collaboration and consultation with other staff, providers and identified family and/or friends of clients.
- Documents time and effort and tasks during working hours as required for billing.
- Produces and maintains thorough, accurate, and timely documentation, including documentation of interactions with client, services provided, important information and/or events, and contacts with other agencies and service providers, as required by agency policies, and relevant contracts and regulatory agencies.
- Conducts direct outreach to courts, probation, parole, hospitals, and other community-based organizations as need be.
- Assists client in identifying and engaging in activities that bring to attain or sustain meaningful, healthy, and satisfying lifestyles.
- Assists client to connect or reconnect and link to natural supports that enhance the quality and security of life, including self-help groups.
- Has excellent communication skills.
- Will represent the organization at community events and forums.
- Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) or CRPA-Provisional
- High School diploma or GED.
- At least Two (2) years’ work experience or volunteer experience in a recovery-oriented setting.
- Knowledge of substance use disorder recovery process.
- Commitment to recovery-oriented systems of care.
- Demonstrate ability to work independently.
- Excellent time management.
- Ability to think logically, prioritize and follow procedures and instructions
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Experience with advocacy, outreach and engagement, self-help, recovery, and transitional supports.
- Must have the capacity to travel throughout the Nassau/Queens area if the need arises to foster community/client relationships.