SUD Counselor NCSH Residential

This is a union-eligible required schedule for this position is:Schedule 1: Sunday - Thursday 3 pm - 11:30 pmORSchedule 2: Tuesday - Saturday 3 pm - 11:30 pmJOB SUMMARYNorth County Serenity House (NCSH) a residential program of HealthRIGHT 360 was founded in 1966 to provide substance use disorder services in the community. NCSH provides a gender-responsive and trauma-informed environment using evidence-based and best practices that recognize and account for the role that trauma frequently plays in substance use and criminal histories of women. For clients with co-occurring mental illness we provide integrated substance use and mental health services which treat both conditions as primary. Our residential facility serves up to 120 women (with capacity for up to 20 children under 5 years of age) seeking recovery from substance use SUD Counselor I is an integral part of an interdisciplinary team that supports our clients through assessment of their needs and strengths in support of their health and recovery. This in-person role involves providing counseling in both individual and group settings delivering curricula in accordance with program-specific requirements offering case management and assisting clients in navigating systems of careall while fostering a supportive treatment RESPONSIBILITIESTreatment SettingFacilitate group counseling sessions and community link clients to both internal and external resources based on their treatment classes on treatment-related topics to assist clients in meeting their treatment with each client and other available internal and external resources to develop/maintain treatment plans transition plans progress notes and appropriate updates in support of the health and recovery needs of the crisis intervention and communicate with the treatment up on clients treatment and document client medication secure storage and proper accounting of client clients to offsite appointments as client duties and sign off upon clients to fulfill their weekly intake process and maintain clean or dispose of biohazard and clean rooms and common clients as and SecurityMaintain safety and security of clients in the periodic house property and room to medical emergencies including substance use tests such as urinalysis and clients and maintain observation counseling sessions in a timely manner per program and/or contract enter data in electronic client updates and incidents documentation must be maintained in accordance with guidelines established by HealthRIGHT 360 to satisfy internal and external evaluating discharge paperwork and agency weekly logs of client and respond to communications in a timely and Other ResponsibilitiesAttend meetings and actively residential service delivery and facilitate celebrations and special on weekends and holidays as assigned training on full compliance with credential Certification or LicensureHigh school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelors degree in Health and Human Services Social Work Psychology or other related field as a Substance Use Disorder Counselor from an accredited California agency (CCAPP CAADE CADTP).Valid First Aid and CPR certification or ability to obtain within 30 days of California Drivers least one year of experience as a registered substance abuse or behavioral disorder counselor or recovery specialist in community mental health or residential carrying a caseload or ability to carry.