Certified Substance Abuse Counselor M-F, 3:30pm to 12am
hace 17 días
San Francisco
Job Description Summary: The Substance Abuse Counselor functions as the primary drug and alcohol counselor to a caseload of clients, conducting substance abuse assessments and preparing, presenting and facilitating individual and group counseling sessions while providing support to the entire client population in a social model residential treatment setting. Primary Responsibilities: 1. Provide individual and group counseling and recovery services to primarily American Indians in a residential treatment setting., 2. Conduct, implement and document client assessments and treatment plans, utilizing the ASAM Criteria assessment, placement and treatment criteria., 3. Coordinate client care with Case Managers, Health Educator, and Mental Health Clinician to assist clients in accessing supportive Personal and Professional Qualifications: 1. At least two years of substance abuse treatment counseling experience, preferably in the American Indian community, is desirable., 2. Certification in Substance Abuse Counseling is required., 3. Demonstrated knowledge of American Indian community, culture and various tribal backgrounds highly desirable. Cultural sensitivity to American Indians required., 4. Excellent individual and group counseling skills and the ability to work both independently and as a member of a high functioning clinical team is required., 5. Demonstrated familiarity with primary treatment and aftercare issues and settings is desirable., 6. Must be able to communicate professionally, respectfully and effectively, both verbally and in writing, with staff, clients and community. Basic computer literacy required., 7. If in recovery, three (3) or more years of continuous sobriety required., 8. All applicants required to pass and provide evidence of health exam and TB test results. Required criminal justice background check through fingerprinting by the U.S. Dept. of Justice to protect the health, welfare and safety of clients receiving services at Friendship House Association of American Indians., 9. Must meet standards of character under PL 101-630, section 408, Character Investigation, subsection (a) and PL 101-647, section 231, Requirement for Background Check, subsection (c), and agree that employer can contact the last two employers, the sex abuse detective division of local law enforcement. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Within the scope of Indian Preference, all candidates will receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin or other non-merit factors. AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT (ADEA): Friendship House abides by the mandates of the ADEA (protecting individuals 40 years and older) and considers age a non-merit factor in all employment decisions and considerations. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT (ADA): Friendship House abides by the mandates of the ADA and considers disability a non- merit factor in all employment decisions and considerations. Furthermore, Friendship House will make any practical, feasible, and reasonable arrangements to accommodate qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. Interested candidates please submit an application and your resume in one of the following ways: · Email: · (Attention HR) Company DescriptionThe Friendship House Association of American Indians is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt organization, established in 1963 to serve American Indians who were relocated from their reservations to the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 1963, Friendship House has served more than 5,500 residential clients and hundreds of youth consumers and provided community-focused events for countless numbers of American Indians. As a cultural center with co-located services and community activities, Friendship House is uniquely poised in the San Francisco Bay area to serve American Indians. The overarching goal of Friendship House is to promote healing and wellness in the American Indian community by providing a continuum of services that build resiliency to substance abuse. And to strengthen connections to family and community to improve the spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical well-being of American Indians across the lifespan. Friendship House operates three program facilities: the Friendship House American Indian Healing Center, an 80- bed adult men and women residential substance abuse treatment facility located in San Francisco, California; the Friendship House American Indian Lodge, a 9-bed facility for women and their children located in Oakland, California; and the Friendship House Youth Program, an afterschool youth center, located in San Francisco, California. The Friendship House’s Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program was established to reduce the incidence of alcohol and drug abuse among American Indians through services designed to strengthen the personal conditions which support a substance-free lifestyle. In addition to restoring clients to productive living individuals in their respective communities. Prayer, songs and drum circles, sweat lodge ceremonies, talking circles, Walking the Red Road Medicine Way, and many other traditional methods are integral to the residential treatment program. While many best practices in the substance abuse treatment field have been proven to work effectively with substance abusers from many backgrounds, few evidence-based practices have been evaluated and proven to work with Native people. We know, based on more than 28 years of tracking our own performance, that American Indians have the best outcomes when Native culture and cultural practices are honored, as well as integrated into our service delivery efforts.The Friendship House Association of American Indians is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt organization, established in 1963 to serve American Indians who were relocated from their reservations to the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 1963, Friendship House has served more than 5,500 residential clients and hundreds of youth consumers and provided community-focused events for countless numbers of American Indians. As a cultural center with co-located services and community activities, Friendship House is uniquely poised in the San Francisco Bay area to serve American Indians.\r\n\r\nThe overarching goal of Friendship House is to promote healing and wellness in the American Indian community by providing a continuum of services that build resiliency to substance abuse. And to strengthen connections to family and community to improve the spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical well-being of American Indians across the lifespan.\r\n\r\nFriendship House operates three program facilities: the Friendship House American Indian Healing Center, an 80- bed adult men and women residential substance abuse treatment facility located in San Francisco, California; the Friendship House American Indian Lodge, a 9-bed facility for women and their children located in Oakland, California; and the Friendship House Youth Program, an afterschool youth center, located in San Francisco, California.\r\n\r\nThe Friendship House’s Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program was established to reduce the incidence of alcohol and drug abuse among American Indians through services designed to strengthen the personal conditions which support a substance-free lifestyle. In addition to restoring clients to productive living individuals in their respective communities. Prayer, songs and drum circles, sweat lodge ceremonies, talking circles, Walking the Red Road Medicine Way, and many other traditional methods are integral to the residential treatment program.\r\n\r\nWhile many best practices in the substance abuse treatment field have been proven to work effectively with substance abusers from many backgrounds, few evidence-based practices have been evaluated and proven to work with Native people. We know, based on more than 28 years of tracking our own performance, that American Indians have the best outcomes when Native culture and cultural practices are honored, as well as integrated into our service delivery efforts.