SUD Counselor II

POSITION SUMMARY:

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. As a Level II Case Counselor also conduct diagnostic assessments, review and sign off on

Level I Case Counselors notes, and provide them with mentoring and support.

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.

• Review and sign off on Level I Case Counselor Notes.

• Provide mentoring to Level I Case Counselors.

• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree Required

Experience:

• 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

• 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 work 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:

completion of Suspected Child Abuse/Neglect reporting form, calling children protective services

(696-Kids) and notifying your immediate supervisor, branch executive, risk management and

human resources department (s).

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. Jobs are sedentary if walking and

standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

• 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.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical

office or administrative work.)

DISCLAIMER:

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list

of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended

at any time