Mental Health Counselor
Company: HUMANISTIC ALTERNATIVES TO ADDICTION, RESEARCH AND
Location: Hayward
Posted on: February 21, 2021
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Job Description:
Primary Duties:-Providing counseling and case management
services for a caseload of approximately 40-50 clients.-Providing
harm reduction informed counseling for substance abuse, misuse, and
dependency.-Providing crisis intervention, grief counseling, and
well-informed general therapeutic techniques.-Conducting clinical
assessments (including ASAM), using validated tools (including
C-SSRS and Audit), and exercising clinical judgment, providing
treatment, and making the appropriate referrals.-Providing clinical
training for life skills, emotional intelligence, and
parenting.-Providing HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, vocational and
nutritional counseling.-Independently maintaining timely compliance
with the documentation requirements of County, State, Federal, and
Municipal licensing and accreditation agencies, including medical
services.-Participating in Quality Assurance Reviews (QAR),
clinical supervision, performance improvement activities,
accreditation activities, and applicable continuing education
courses.-Reviewing, documenting, interpreting and appropriately
responding to urinalysis data.-Sharing the coverage of and
over-site of the front desk, intake and other roles as
needed.-Monitoring financial and/or insurance status of
clients.-Serving as an advocate or a liaison between HAART and
local government agencies, treatment programs, mental health
agencies, social service agencies and the criminal justice system
to facilitate a continuum of care for HAART clients.-Attending
staff meetings and participating in HAART's collaborative
administrative and clinical treatment process.-Maintaining
established performance goals as defined by HAART staff.The Ideal
Candidate:The best candidate(s) for a counselor position at HAART
will be punctual, mature, flexible, able to begin the workday at
6:00 am, well-organized, have good limit-setting strategies, be
keenly aware of counter-transference and its place in therapy, be
adept at cultivating good-will, be kind, be curious about clients
and substance use and misuse, hold hope, work well with colleagues,
be consistent with documentation of services, and be open to
integrating new information and perspectives from both colleagues
and clients.*Requirements:- A Masters Degree or Doctorate in
Counseling, Psychology or related discipline- A clinical license as
an MFT, LCSW, Clinical Psychologist or LPCCor-Clinician registered
as an associate with the Board of Behavioral Science in the state
of California and possessing a terminal Masters degree. HAART can
provide supervision for hours toward license but you must have
already completed your graduate program for consideration.orA CCAPP
certification as a Substance Abuse Counselor.(We will give
consideration to a registered CCAPP journey level Substance Abuse
Counselor with strong experience and professionalism).-Computer
proficiency skills, which include the ability to quickly learn and
use a comprehensive database system as well as other software
programs and implement tracking systems for items due.-Experience
in working with a high-risk and widely diverse population.Physical
Requirements:-Light duty lifting (less than 10lbs)We look forward
to hearing from you!Pay and Benefits*Depending on licensing,
registration, certification and experience, Counselors at HAART
earn between $45,000 - $70,000 on a four day work week (after
probationary period),*Benefits Health, Dental, Education, Life
Insurance, up to five weeks FTE PTO plus all county holidays, and
substantial employer contributed 403b retirement amongst
others.(NOTE: During the Health Emergency, HAART has implemented an
infection control plan that has temporarily altered how some of our
services are delivered.)Much of HAART's counseling and case
management services are currently being conducted via telehealth.
HAART will provide a laptop, and cloud-based application support
and access for this effort. Time on-site will be part of this
arrangement. The on-site schedule will be based on pod assignment
and HAART operation needs.Who We Are:HAART Castro Valley/Hayward
has provided treatment to opioid and opiate-dependent adults in
Alameda County since 1979. Our experienced staff provides
medication assisted treatment using Methadone and Suboxone,
provides maintenance and long-term detoxification and peripheral
medical care in unison with professional counseling and therapy
services to approximately 365 patients and their families, all with
a wide spectrum of variable needs. Our cliental is diverse and
includes perinatal patients, low-income patients, and those with
physical and/or psychiatric challenges.HAART is part of the Alameda
County system of care and is contracted to provide services to
MediCal and Medi-Care beneficiaries, veterans, multiple third-party
insurance groups including Kaiser recipients.
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