Employment

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Position Avaliable: Deadline for Applying is June 22, 2007

Part-Time Counselor

Definition:
The counselor is responsible for providing the majority of individual and group counseling services to clients in the chemical dependency recovery program. The counselor consults with other community agencies and the public in order to enhance the referral process. The counselor will maintain a caseload of clients and be responsible for primary care from admission through follow-up and case file documentation.

Description of Duties:
· May conduct psychosocial assessments for potential clients.
· Provides group therapy, lecture, discussion and didactic group education and counseling, parenting classes, family focus groups, child and adolescent chemical dependency education, individual and family therapy and treatment.
· Provides program information to applicants for services and conducts intake/screening interviews.
· Maintains daily personal contact with clients.
· Consults with community agencies for appropriate services.
· Reports progress of clients to referral source.
· Consults with CDRP Director on continuing progress of cases; consults with staff on treatment plans and goals for clients; develops and implements treatment plans for clients.
· Participate in treatment team staffing.
· Maintains adequate case records and clinical documentation as directed by the CDRP Director in accordance with the Substance Abuse Standards, Substance Abuse Division of the Alabama
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
· Participates in evaluation of treatment services including Quarterly Quality Assurance Reviews.
· Prepares monthly client progress reports for DHR, CRO, PO, Employer, etc.
· Other Duties as assigned by Supervisor
· This is a non-exempt employment position

Requirements:
Knowledge of individual, family and group behavior with special emphasis chemical addictions and HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Ability to make mental health assessments and develop appropriate therapeutic plans. Knowledge of principals of counseling. Ability to establish and maintain effective counseling relationships by gaining trust, cooperation and understanding of individual concerned. Ability to establish and maintain rapport with community agencies. Ability to make clear and pertinent statements orally and in writing. Ability to relate to a wide variety of clientele.

Supervisor:
Chemical Dependency Recovery Program Director

Qualifications:
A master’s degree from an accredited college or university with a behavioral science or counseling major and two years experience in either a substance abuse services division.

Apply for this position, if qualified, by emailing your resume to info@lighthousehelp.com, or faxing your resume to 334-286-5993.


Lighthouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer