Substance Use Counselor

The Substance Use Counselor 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.

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
• Document all client interactions or activities complete on behalf of the client
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide client care
• Maintain confidentiality of work-related information and materials according to HIPAA standards
• Follow established institutional policies and procedures

Benefits

• Medical Insurance funded by Illumination Health + Home (Kaiser and Blue Shield)
• 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