CCCAS is seeking a compassionate and dedicated substance abuse counselor to help provide direction and support for our clients. In this role, you will be responsible for developing treatment and recovery plans and identifying behaviors that impede rehabilitation. You may be required to facilitate individual and group therapy sessions.

Responsibilities also include providing flexible scheduling and service options, assessing strengths and therapeutic needs of the client, formulating clinical impressions based on biopsychosocial assessment process and assigning diagnoses. Must be willing and able to provide both face-to-face and telehealth services to clients. Must also participate in clinical supervision, case conceptualization, clinical documentation review, progress monitoring, treatment planning, crisis planning, safety planning, discharge planning and professional development opportunities.  

Qualifications:

  (1)  A Master’s Degree or above from an accredited college with a major in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing (with a clinical specialty in the human services) or other related field which includes a practicum in a health or human service agency, preferably in a drug and alcohol setting. If the practicum did not take place in a drug and alcohol setting, the individual’s written training plan shall specifically address a plan to achieve counseling competency in chemical dependency issues.

   (2)  A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college with a major in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing (with a clinical specialty in the human services) or other related field and 1 year of clinical experience (a minimum of 1,820 hours) in a health or human service agency, preferably in a drug and alcohol setting. If a person’s experience did not take place in a drug and alcohol setting, the individual’s written training plan shall specifically address a plan to achieve counseling competency in chemical dependency issues.

   (3)  Current licensure in this Commonwealth as a registered nurse and a degree from an accredited school of nursing and 1 year of counseling experience (a minimum of 1,820 hours) in a health or human service agency, preferably in a drug and alcohol setting. If a person’s experience was not in a drug and alcohol setting, the individual’s written training plan shall specifically address a plan to achieve counseling competency in chemical dependency issues.

   (4)  Full certification as an addictions counselor by a statewide certification body which is a member of a national certification body or certification by another state government’s substance abuse counseling certification board.