S&H Youth And Adult Services in Salisbury, NC is looking for residential counselors to join our strong team. This is a salaried position that includes a healthcare stipend and paid time off. Our ideal candidate is a self-starter, ambitious, and hard-working.
Job Description
Responsibilities
Residential Recovery Supports Specialist (male facility)
Residential Substance Use Counselors are responsible for:
- Preparing and facilitating group counseling sessions, educational programs, and lectures to assist clients in meeting therapeutic goals
- Conducting individual counseling to provide crises intervention, support & guidance, and address client behaviors and personal problems
- Documenting clients' progress and responses to treatment
- Maintaining client records; ensuring records are complete, accurate, and up to date
- Monitoring clients in medication self-administration
- Ensuring client safety and well-being
- Monitoring client behavior during social, recreational, or daily activities
- Enforcing house rules
- Scheduling, coordinating, and transporting clients to appointments and maintaining the vehicle
- Collecting urine samples and administering a breathalyzer
- Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements:
- NC Peer Support Certification required
- Bachelor's degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field preferred (High school diploma or equivalency required)
- Minimum 6 months of previous experience in substance abuse or mental health counseling
- Two years of personal recovery or more required
- Related work experience with a program-specific population (adult) in a residential treatment setting required