Buckelew Programs is a non-profit, behavioral healthcare agency. Our mission is to promote recovery, resilience and hope by providing behavioral health and support services that enhance quality of life.
We are seeking a Detox Counselor to join our team at the Helen Vine Recovery Center (HVRC), a licensed 30-bed, co-ed residential withdrawal management and substance use treatment program that provides welcoming, recovery-oriented services to individuals with alcohol and drug addiction issues.
As a Detox Counselor, you will work with clients in areas of assessment, intake/discharge, charting and provide individual counseling and emotional support. If not currently certified as a Substance Use Disorder Counselor, registration to become is required. Financial assistance for approved certification programs available. Full-time and relief positions available.
Responsibilities:
• Perform assessments, intakes, discharges, charting and monitoring of clients.
• Perform individual counseling and provide emotional support for clients.
• Make appropriate referrals and attend to personal needs of clients.
• Perform crisis intervention when needed; uphold the rules at all times and respond as a team when the situation warrants.
• Manage drop-in emergencies, evaluate and determine the need to call 911 when necessary.
• Log all information and incident reports on client, in log, so that other staff can be informed.
• Coordinate volunteer donations.
• Ensure the safety of the clients and staff at all times.
• Maintain good boundaries and exercise confidentiality concerning clients.
• Facilitate and monitor groups.
• Monitor client's medication.
• Attend supervision meetings with the Program Director.
• Participate in staff training and all staff meetings.
• Maintain structure of the facility and understand the mission of the program and always work towards it.
• Take inventory of facility needs and/or maintenance problems.
• Oversee laundry and daily chores; do laundry and other chores as needed.
Qualifications:
• Minimum of a High School Diploma required.
• Two years recent and/or relevant experience working with the population of the mentally disabled and dual-diagnosed population is preferred.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of AA/NA Twelve-Step programs and resources.
• Ability to relate well with others, to balance many tasks and responsibilities simultaneously, to be empathic, warm, firm and supportive with clients.
• Possess and use good written and verbal communication skills.
• Possess a willingness and desire to learn and grow within this position and the program.
• Computer literate.
• Valid California driver's license with an insurable driving record.
• Have at least two years continuous sobriety, if in recovery.
• Flexible schedule required.
Capable of the following intermittent activities: stretching, bending, kneeling, twisting, squatting, reaching above and below the shoulder, pushing, pulling, grasping and lifting up to 40 pounds. Capable of the following extended activities: walking, driving, writing, standing, hearing and sitting. Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically. Applicants are required to complete and clear a TB test as required by Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs.
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