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Newport Healthcare

Counselor

Newport Healthcare, Moorpark, California, us, 93020


CounselorCategory:

Clinician - Counselor. Therapists. Social Worker. Psychologist.Job Locations:

US-CA-MoorparkType:

Regular Full-TimeAbout UsNewport Healthcare is a nationwide behavioral healthcare organization dedicated to transforming young lives through evidence-based care. We have assembled the best teen and young adult mental health treatment staff in the country, and we want you to join us. We offer industry-competitive salaries, career growth, skills expansion, student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Be part of a team dedicated to providing compassionate care based on authentic connection, mutual respect, and unconditional love.Empowering Lives. Restoring Families.ResponsibilitiesThe

Counselor

serves as the conduit between the clinical team and the direct care staff. In addition to conducting individual counseling sessions and facilitating skills-based and psycho-educational groups, the counselor oversees milieu management. This position coordinates the stage system with the completion of written assignments, reflection, subsequent advancement through the stages, and scheduling of earned privileges. This position provides clinical support to the program through milieu management and modeling appropriate interventions with staff.Essential Duties:Facilitate weekly individual counseling and skills-based, psychoeducational group sessions with adolescents/young adults.Provide a stable and consistent presence in the milieu by supporting Care Coordinators (CCs) in managing clients.Evaluate reflective assignments and advancement recommendations based on client's progress.Schedule experiential and recreational activities associated with earned privileges.Develop treatment goals and coordinate services in collaboration with client's treatment team.Conduct risk or crisis assessments and provide crisis intervention as needed.Provide substance use education to clients and families as needed.Complete required documentation timely and according to established standards.Provide service coordination, case management, and discharge planning support as needed.Attend weekly treatment team meetings, staff meetings, and clinical supervision.Distribute weekly action plans for each client to staff.Attend meetings, trainings, and conferences representing Newport Healthcare as needed.Perform other duties as assigned.QualificationsBachelor's Degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or related field required.Master's Degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or related field preferred.Credentialed as a mental health or substance abuse counselor preferred.Experience working with individual and/or group therapy with young adults/adolescents required.Experience with mental health, substance abuse, or trauma-informed treatment preferred.Salary Range:

$23.91 - $32.87 an hour based on education and experience.Benefits include:Medical/Dental/VisionCompany paid life insuranceVoluntary STD/LTDFlexible Spending Accounts401kPTO/SickNewport Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.Newport Healthcare is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability.

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