Substance Use Counselor

The Substance Use Counselor (SUC) is responsible for providing adult client supervision in a shelter or recuperative care facility, and assisting in the maintenance of a safe, secure environment that enhances behavioral health and substance use counseling while utilizing the harm reduction and recovery model to all clients being served.

Requirements

• Within a harm reduction model complete substance use assessment, care plan, and goal setting to clients interested in services
• Provide individual and group counseling to clients struggling with substance use
• Recognize the need for and provide crisis intervention services to clients as needed according to PRO-ACT principles
• Documents all client interactions or activities complete on behalf of the client (including collaboration with other disciplines, case consultations, telephone calls, leaving voicemails, and collateral contact) in AICA & KIPU according to the documentation standards of the agency and within 96 hours of service provision
• Collaborate with teams including site nursing, case management, behavioral health therapists, site-staff, food service and transportation regarding client’s substance use counseling needs, ensuring the highest level of client care

Benefits

• Medical Insurance funded by Illumination Health + Home (Kaiser and Blue Shield), depending on the plan
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life, AD&D and LTD Insurance funded 100% by Illumination Health + Home
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• 401K with Company Matching
• 10 days' vacation PTO/year
• 6 days sick PTO/year
• 10 days holiday PTO/year
• Potential eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSFL) for federally qualified loans