On-Call Alcohol Drug Counselor

Work where you matter!

Play a critical role in leading our clients at our Duluth facility!

Mn Adult & Teen Challenge is a leader in the recovery community offering a broad spectrum of treatments services and recovery programs for men women and teens across Minnesota. As a part of our team youll find a workplace with strong values invested managers and supportive coworkers as well as numerous awards including Newsweeks Best Addiction Treatment Center and six time recipient of the Star Tribunes Top Work Places.

**We have an opening for an oncall LADC/ADCT

Purpose: Counsel clients and help meet their physical emotional and spiritual needs.

Essential duties and responsibilities:
Responsible to ensure and/or deliver and properly document the provision of treatment services including the Initial Service Plan Comprehensive Assessment Individual Treatment Plan Progress Notes Summary at Termination of Services and the maintenance of client records in accordance with Minnesota Rule 9530 and MnTC policy.

Treatment Services
Upon service initiation ensure that each client has an initial service plan which addresses the clients immediate health safety and preliminary service needs.

Complete a comprehensive assessment and an assessment summary of the clients chemical use problems within three calendar days after service initiation. The assessment summary must be formatted utilizing the ASAM criteria.

Provide an Individual Treatment Plan after completion of the comprehensive assessment which is subject to amendment until services to the client are terminated. The individual treatment plan must include treatment goals specific methods to be used to address identified problems resources to which the client is being referred and client goals.

Enter progress notes in each clients file weekly or after each treatment service. The progress notes must reference the individual treatment plan.

Complete a discharge summary within five days of the clients termination of services.

Ensure the content and format of client records be uniform and entries in each case are signed and dated.

Provide individual and group counseling client education strategies to avoid inappropriate chemical use and health problems related to chemical use transition services and services to address issues related to cooccurring mental illness.

Lead client education lecture classes as required.

Participate in the weekly treatment team meetings to review and update client progress notes.

Initiate and maintain ongoing communication with client referral probation social service agencies etc.

Continuing Education and Training:
Stay current regarding professional research techniques etc.

Complete continuing education courses in current treatment concepts and methods as required by the State of Minnesota to maintain Alcohol and Drug Counselor license.

Attend inhouse training and staff meetings.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be free of chemical use problems for at least the two years immediately preceding hire.

Must have or obtain 12 hours of training in cooccurring mental health problems training within six months of hire.

Ability to provide individual and group counseling including crisis intervention.

Must be CD licensed or exempt from CD licensure under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 148C. (LADC or ADCT)

Must document competence in screening for and working with clients with mental health problems through education training and experience.

Knowledge and understanding of implications of parts 9530.6405 to 9530..1000 to 9543.1060 and Minnesota Statutes chapter 245A and sections 626.556 626.557 and 626.5572.

Ability to successfully complete MN Dept of Human Services background study.

Target Compensation (Negotiable base on Qualifications)

LADC: $26.92$28.85/hour

ADCT: $25.48$26.44/hour

We seek to recruit develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool in order to successfully meet our mission of helping every Minnesotan find help and healing from addiction.

Mn Adult & Teen Challenge is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any category protected by federal state or applicable laws.

Reasonable accommodation is provided upon request.