Substance Abuse Counselor

Southeastern Integrated Care is rapidly growing and is looking for professional Substance Abuse Counselor to join our growing medical, behavioral, and mental healthcare team at Southeastern Integrated Care. Guided by our mission to deliver high-quality, person-centered care, SEIC supports individuals and families in reaching their maximum potential while strengthening the communities we serve. We pay in the top 25% of the market for these roles and provide the financial support and benefits needed so you can focus on saving lives and making a meaningful impact.

Summary:

The Substance Abuse Counselor is responsible for providing care under the supervision of a Team Leader, Program Director/Coordinator, or Clinical Director that will include education on substance abuse and promote harm reduction and abstinence to work toward recovery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducts comprehensive substance abuse assessments considering the relationship between substance use and mental health.
• Assesses and tracks beneficiary’s stages of change readiness and stages of treatment.
• Uses outreach and motivational interviewing techniques to work with beneficiaries in earlier stages of change readiness.
• Facilitates access to 12-step groups and other community supports.
• Uses cognitive behavioral approaches and relapse prevention to work with beneficiaries in later stages of change readiness.
• Ensures that fellow service providers’ treatment approaches are consistent with the beneficiary’s stages of change readiness.
• Facilitates the Person-Centered Planning process for beneficiaries assigned to him or her.
• Facilitates group sessions.
• Takes a lead role in placement in short/long-term treatment as needed, and detox services.
• Participates in a first responder on-call system available to consumers and/or his/her natural support network on a 24/7/365 basis; coordinates “first response” resources according to consumer needs and the PCP.

Education/Experience

Minimum High School Diploma

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• CCS, CSI, LCAS, LCAS-A, or CADC
• Current license or certification must be maintained if applicable.