Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Counselor

Deliver high-quality services to teens with substance abuse treatment services, maintaining a caseload of 12-15 clients and providing between 1 and 8 hours of services per week.

What You Will Do

Provide direct client service hours, schedule and conduct intake/orientation interviews, accept referrals, and implement treatment plans.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Must have 1 year experience working with adolescents or a working knowledge of AOD classes, ability to perform client care services, and understanding of treatment service concepts.

Requirements

• 1 year experience working with adolescents or have a working knowledge by completing Alcohol and other Drug (AOD) classes
• Ability to perform the full range of client care services related duties required in the delivery of Substance Abuse Treatment services to Adolescents
• Demonstrates ability to understand and consistently achieve program expectations
• Demonstrates ability to understand and implement the concepts of delivering treatment services to include the Twelve Core Functions, Stages of Change, Motivational Interviewing, and Living in Balance
• Has knowledge of the theories of counseling and work toward developing skills to implement them
• Has an understanding of facilitating Process, Task, Educational, Recreational and Skill building groups
• Demonstrates skills in facilitating Individual, and family counseling sessions
• Ability to speak in public and present Alcohol and Other Drug Information and YMCA Program information
• Demonstrates an understanding and sensitivity to serving a culturally diverse population
• Demonstrates safe and defensive driving skills
• Demonstrates an ability to write clear comprehensive admission reports and use information gathered through Intake and assessment to develop an appropriate evaluation
• Understands the elements of a Substance Abuse Assessment Interview and prepare an Assessment narrative with recommendations

Benefits

• Free Y membership with employment
• Referral bonuses
• Up to 60% discounts for Y programs, camps, preschool, childcare, and more
• Child Protection Commitment