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Clevelandymca

SUD Counselor I

Clevelandymca, Cleveland, Ohio, us, 44101


Y-Haven Residential Treatment and Recovery Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of AmericaJob Description

Posted Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 4:00 AM | Expired Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 3:59 AMY-Haven provides temporary housing and drug and alcohol treatment to adults in Cuyahoga County who are most in need. Formed in 1993 by the YMCA of Greater Cleveland, Y-Haven has helped thousands recover from addiction, secure permanent housing, and re-build their lives. Y-Haven offers healing and hope.Provide individual counseling, group counseling and case management services to individuals with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) so they may achieve sustained remission from SUD, restore and increase healthy social connections, obtain stable income and permanent housing, and reduce their risk of homelessness.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:• Provide individual counseling, outpatient group counseling, intensive outpatient group counseling, and case management to homeless individuals with substance use disorders.• Provide individual counseling and case management to a case load of program participants.• Facilitate Outpatient Group Counseling and Intensive Outpatient Group Counseling.• Record all service activities by entering progress notes in the Y-Haven Electronic Medical Record.• Establish and maintain regular collaborative relationships with social service organizations and programs that residents may utilize for employment, housing, continuing recovery and other needs.• Participate in daily team meetings, quality assurance meetings, in-service trainings and coordination meetings.• Coordinate with Clinical Director on all critical clinical issues.• Conduct Diagnostic Assessments.• Other duties as assigned.QUALIFICATIONS:Education:• Bachelor’s Degree RequiredExperience:• Must have at least 2 years’ experience in SUD Counseling.Certification(s) & Requirements:• Minimum License: LCDCIII (Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor III), LSW (Licensed Social Worker), LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor).• CPR and First Aid certification and Safety training required within 30 days of hire.• Must be free from sanctions or exclusions from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the State of Ohio Department of Medicaid.Technical Skills and Knowledge:• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred, but not required.• Proven ability to meet minimum productivity requirements.• Must have successful experience facilitating SUD group counseling.• Must have extensive knowledge of Substance Use Disorders and other issues affecting the homeless population.• Must have basic computer skills, using Microsoft Office applications.• Should have working knowledge of OHMAS, CARF and VA program compliance standards.• Demonstrate commitment to the mission, cause of the YMCA, and uphold its values and ethics.• Ability to work effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions and perceptions.• Willingness and ability to be a mandated reporter for any signs or suspicion of child abuse and neglect. All employees are required to follow the child abuse and neglect reporting process.PHYSICAL DEMANDS:• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound. A frequent amount of standing, walking, reaching, stooping, kneeling, and bending.• Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.About YMCA of Greater Cleveland:At the Y, our mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. That's why we offer an exceptional package that includes:A free membership to your local YMCA and discount to YMCA programs including childcare (part-time positions do not receive discount on childcare).Additional employee discounts at many places in and around town, just for being a YMCA of Greater Cleveland employee.Eligible employees receive comprehensive Benefits Plan including Health, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Plan, Retirement 8% paid by the YMCA of Greater Cleveland and paid vacation.

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