GENERAL OVERVIEW OF KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. To provide support, education, counseling and guidance to case management staff and to consumers in the recovery process.
2. To develop and reinforce mechanisms and resources to facilitate a recovery focus in the unit and with clients.
3. To refine strategies for intervention with challenging clients with c0-occuring disorders.
4. To ensure safe, secure and pleasant environment, in compliance with Agency policies and procedures and applicable regulations.
5. To implement the overall mission, values and beliefs of the Agency policies, procedures, and applicable regulations.
ESSENTIAL & CORE FUNCTIONS:
1. Provide assessments of clients at the point of intake; to determine needs pertaining to stage in recovery model.
2. Assist with intake and admission of prospective clients into the D & A treatment; provide assistance in the completion of intake and placement forms. Complete PCPC and or ASI as required
3. Design and implement pertinent group psycho-education sessions for interested clients and staff.
4. Maintain and submit all required documentation on a timely basis, including, progress notes, personal goal plans.
5. Provide cultural, educational, and social outings for clients as needed.
6. Serve as an advocate and encourage clients to assume a proactive role in their recovery process
7. Provide outreach and follow up recommendations to case managers
8. Establish and maintain linkage with relative resources, UDS as required
9. Crisis Intervention, on call, handling all D &A emergencies.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.
Requirements
PREREQUISITES & QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION:
Bachelors Degree or Masters Degree in Human/Services/Social Sciences or related field with a minimum of 2 years experience in substance abuse counseling; or any combination of experience, education or training that would provide the level of knowledge, skill and ability required.
COMPETENCIES & PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
1. Ability to work independently and as part of a team
2. Knowledge of multiple support system for substance abusers and familiarity with recovery models
3. Have good communication skills
ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY & RELATIONSHIPS:
1. The individual is to be supervised by theTCM Director
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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