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About NHA:
The Neighborhood House Association is a non-profit organization. Head Start positions are funded in whole or in part by money provided through the State and Federal Government. Additionally, some Social Service Program positions may be funded in whole or in part through grant funds. Because positions and salaries may be funded through grants, and State and Federal funds ongoing employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these funds.
Our EEO Policy:
Neighborhood House Association is an equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans). We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. To read more about this, view the EEO is the Law poster and this EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.
Benefits:
Eligible employees receive the following benefits:

• 15 Holidays Days
• 401(K) Retirement 6% Match
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement up $2,500
• 2 Personal Days
• Group Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Agency-Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Live Well Program
• 4 Paid Days Annual Bereavement (Note Total of 5 days of bereavement leave per loss)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSAs)
• Voluntary Benefits: Life and AD&D Accident, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness Insurance
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

**Medical and dental benefits are provided to regular employees who work a minimum of 30 hours per week.**
POSITION TITLE: SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELOR - HOC SUD
POSITION PURPOSE: The Substance Use Counselor - HOC SUD provides individual counseling for intake, assessment, treatment planning, crisis intervention, and discharge planning for clients with substance use disorder or co-occurring conditions. The Counselor - HOC SUD conduct comprehensive, individualized screening and assessments, facilitate educational workshops, process groups, and recovery services.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: The Substance Use Disorder Counselor - HOC SUD reports to Substance Use Disorder Manager.
PROGRAM SUMMARY FOR HEALING OAKS CLINIC- SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TREATMENT PROGRAM
The Healing Oaks Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program provides outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, recovery, and ancillary services to adults aged 18 years and above, with substance use issues, including co-occurring mental health disorders. Services includes client and family centered, individualized, clinically effective, outcomes-driven, culturally competent, gender specific, trauma informed, developmentally appropriate, and inclusive of evidence-based treatment practices and recovery service approaches. Co-occurring disorder services includes clinical assessments for substance use and mental health conditions, care coordination and a "warm handoff" to appropriate level of care in the mental health system when need exceeds services available through the SUD program. Evidence based practices is utilized for all clients, including use of specific EPBs that demonstrate success for justice-involved populations as appropriate.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Completes comprehensive clinical assessments;
• Provides clinical treatment and facilitates three psychoeducational SUD groups per day;
• Provides individual substance use counseling;
• Develops relapse prevention and discharge plan with client;
• Delivers recovery services;
• Provides ongoing multi-disciplinary care coordination, biopsychosocial assessments;
• Individual and group counseling, case management, and rehabilitative support services to all clients;
• Works with clients to develop service plans, specifying goals and objectives, types of services, and therapeutic interventions;
• Performs crisis intervention as needed;
• Assesses and identifies clients' needs for supportive services on an ongoing basis, acts as a resource, performing case management services by assisting in obtaining, and/or makes appropriate referrals for necessary or requested services (e.g., housing, vocational, employment, food, etc.) and follows up with referral party to ensure client connected to services;
• Leads psychotherapy and skills development groups;
• Collaborates with other service team members on client concerns;
• Attends, participates in and provides information about assigned clients in service review and care coordination meetings and consultations;
• Requests assistance and guidance from management and professional staff when necessary to address client issues and problems;
• Establishes and maintains contact with community resources to ensure continuity of care (e.g., case managers, conservators);
• Creates detailed documentation of client progress using an electronic health record system, and performs various other administrative functions associated with the program;
• Maintains client charts and care coordination databases;
• Updates assigned clients' progress notes;
• Maintains daily log of clients seen;
• Writes necessary communication (e.g., letters for court appearances);
• Completes pre-assessments, intake assessments, updated assessments, and other necessary paperwork, including service plans, updates, and chart reviews;
• Enters necessary data and information in the appropriate files and systems;
• Completes all other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge ofprofessional principles, procedures and techniques used in the care and treatment of patient with psychiatric and addiction issues. Evidence-based practices and issues pertaining to psychosocial treatments for SUD, Motivational Interviewing, and Relapse Prevention. ASAM criteria and continuum of care, withdrawal management, MAT, Opioid treatment services; Evaluation of client intake/assessment, treatment planning, group counseling, individual counseling, family therapy, collateral services, crisis intervention, case management, discharge, recovery services;
• Clinical assessment of clients with severe mental illness, principles and practices of clinical mental health triage and walk in service models;
• Bio-psychosocial Rehabilitation (BPSR) guidelines, principles of care and recovery treatment modalities;
• Evidence-based practices and issues pertaining to pregnant women, women with dependent children, women attempting to regain custody of their children, postpartum women and their children and substance exposed infants;
• Knowledge of working with adults and families with co-occurring disorder, perinatal services for women and girls, gender responsive treatment, deaf and hard of hearing clients, adolescent services, clients involved with justice system, homeless population, LGBTQ+, veterans, and tribal communities.
• Experience working with a culturally diverse population and knowledge of cultural issues, values, & beliefs of the target population of adults w/ SMI, homelessness, co-occurring disorders, and criminogenic risks and needs, relevant to providing appropriate SUD program services;
• Exercise sound, expert independent judgment within general policy guidelines;
• Communicate clearly and concisely;
• Operate a computer using word processing, spreadsheet, and database software applications;
• Operate standard office equipment.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: A bachelor's degree or higher in the field of social work, behavioral sciences, psychology, or a related field and three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in a mental health setting; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Evidence-based practices and issues pertaining to psychosocial treatments for SUD, Motivational Interviewing, and Relapse Prevention.
LICENSES, CERTIFICATES AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: A valid and active registration and certification as a SUD Counselor by the State of California. A Valid Driver's License with current California automobile insurance; A Valid Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification; A Valid Tuberculosis Blood (TB) test.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands: Employee is required to stand, bend or stoop for long periods of time; sit, stand, talk or hear in person and by telephone, use hands to finger, handle and feel computers and other standard office equipment, and reach with hands and arms. The employee infrequently lifts up to 30 pounds. This is a field-based program; employees will provide services in the community or social settings.
Mental Demands:
This job includes close vision and the ability to adjust focus; use written and oral communications skills; read and interpret information and documents; analyze and solve problems; observe and interpret people and situations.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee works under typical office conditions; the noise level varies, usually between quiet to moderate noise as well as in the field with a varied work environment.