Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team?

At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do.

We are seeking a Drug and Alcohol Counselor to join our team at our Sharon Hill location in Philadelphia, PA.

The Drug and Alcohol Counselor will provide comprehensive substance use disorder services including completion of intake assessments, individual and group therapy, treatment planning and ongoing case management for clients enrolled in the outpatient or intensive outpatient treatment program. Services provided are delivered to support the individual's sobriety and recovery efforts. Client caseload may include providing services to individuals with dual diagnoses.

Intake and Admissions

• Facilitate intake and admission process, including completion of necessary documentation and coordination with internal and external referrals
• Ability to assess PIRs and recommend appropriate services based on clinical need as well as PIRs ability and willingness to participate based on what stage of change they are in.
• Ability to complete a thorough Strength Based Comprehensive Assessment (SBCA) and initial diagnosis
• Submission of PA WITS documentation in portal as required
• Submission of county admission documentation to the SCA

Treatment

• Strong clinical skills with ability to facilitate group therapy based on identified topics as well as open topics
• Strong clinical skills with ability to conduct effective individual therapy
• Ability to assess individuals and recommend appropriate services based on clinical need as well as individuals' ability and willingness to participate based on what stage of change they are in.
• Ability to educate and encourage resistant individuals to participate in therapy services.
• Ability to manage a caseload of up to 25 individuals and have knowledge of their treatment progress, engagement level, and treatment needs. This also includes strong clinical documentation skills and the ability to maintain individuals chart meeting program, local, state, and federal documentation requirements, and standards.
• Motivation to outreach and re-engage individuals who lack engagement or are missing from treatment.
• Above average demonstration of core clinical competencies: attending, active and reflective listening, use of open-ended questioning, focusing, building rapport, congruency, summarization, and managing silence.
• Above average demonstration of - empathy, rolling with resistance, supporting self-efficacy, managing confrontation, and developing discrepancy.
• Possess ability to establish rapport while maintaining professional boundaries.

Case Management

• Collaborates and support case management efforts to ensure that every individual in recovery has the necessary linkages to the community to maintain treatment progress.
• Provides case management services on an as needed basis, if applicable.

Program Operations/Administration

• Effective and timely communication with Supervisors, Case Managers, and Certified Peer Specialists on individuals needs and as resources or obtained and/or changed.
• Monitor record keeping and authorized units remaining (if applicable), ensure that client charts are up-to-date and include all necessary documentation, including documentation of significant incidents within 24 hours as needed (incident reports) and non-billable activities.
• Maintain a level of productivity as deemed by the current budget.
• Provides necessary documentation maintaining clinical efficacy and integrity and complies with the standards set by Merakey, county/SCA, DDAP, and other licensing/regulatory/payor organizations.
• Adheres to all Merakey, County, State, and Federal policies and regulations related to substance abuse treatment services, ethics, and code of conduct.
• Participates in regular clinical supervision and continuing education activities to further develop professional skills.
• Participates in Merakey quality improvement/quality assurance activities.
• Maintains client confidentiality in accordance with Merakey's' policies.
• Participates and completes all trainings as assigned, including clinical and didactic trainings scheduled by the designated training center.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Earn $23.58 per hour.

Benefits

Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance, including:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
Retirement plan
• - both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
DailyPay
• - access your pay when you need it!
• On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
• Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
• Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
• Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
• Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

Learn more about our full benefits package - https://www.merakey.org/careers/benefits

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey.

Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.

Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!

Requirements:

The ideal candidate for either role will possess the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, psychology, addictions studies, social work or related field with specialty or concentration in counseling. Also, may possess a qualifying degree as approved by DDAP.

• Actively working towards a credential through PCB (i.e., CAAC, CADC, CAADC, CCS), or be actively working toward licensure or certification.

**Licensure or certification will need to be achieved within two to three (2 - 3) years of hire, depending on requirements.

• Hires after 7/1/2021 – employees must complete and maintain certification required by regulations and offered by Merakey within the required timeline. Failure to successfully complete and maintain license and/or certification and associated continuing education requirements will prevent you from being able to fulfill this role.