The Cambodian Association of America (CAA) is the oldest Cambodian nonprofit organization in America and has 50 years of history serving the needs of the Southeast Asian community in the Greater Long Beach Area. In the past decade, CAA has broadened its client base to include Laotian, Vietnamese, Samoan, Hispanic, African American, and Caucasian, as well.

Position: Substance Abuse Counselor, Drug Medi-Cal Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program

Position Summary: Under the general supervision of the Clinical Director, the Substance Abuse Counselor is responsible to conduct outreach and recruitment, intake/assessment, group and individual counseling related to drug and alcohol abuse, patient education, case management, to develop treatment plan and provide referral services .

Duties and Responsibilities: The Substance Abuse Counselor assumes the following duties and responsibilities:

• Conduct community outreach and recruitment
• Conduct screening/intake/assessment, alcohol/drug testing, and develop treatment plans
• Conduct large and small group counseling and individual counseling with clients
• Provide patient education, crisis intervention, family therapy, collateral services, and medication services
• Provide case management, counseling, discharge services, and client referral to appropriate services
• Provide information to clients and response to telephone and walk-in inquiries
• Work closely with the DPSS and Probation Department and the Court System
• Maintain confidential case notes/files and keep activity log, forms and reports up-to-date in a timely manner
• Attend all meetings and trainings required by the program
• Maintain a good working relationship with affiliated agencies' staff and CAA’s staff

Perform other related duties and supportive services as assigned

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: From $19.26 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person