Job Summary:

Be a part of a team working to make difference in the substance use disorder crisis! We are currently hiring Night Counselors for residential treatment programs, located in Santa Cruz and Watsonville. Night Counselors are an important part of supporting a safe and secure environment for individuals working to recover from substance use disorders.

Our residential substance use disorder treatment program is looking for experienced individuals who have a passion for working with people struggling with substance use and mental health challenges. As a learning community, Encompass provides employees and interns with on-going training and support to provide quality services at our residential treatment programs. As part of employment, employees register as substance use counselors and are supported with achieving certification.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide therapeutic intervention services based on best practices for substance use and/or mental health disorders.
• Ensure adequate security monitoring for program residents and property.
• Responsible for managing client safety, and facility or disaster emergencies, while on duty.
• May provide crisis management.
• Provide support of clients and their families, including evaluations, assessments, counseling, and/or the facilitation of individual, group, family, and crisis counseling toward clients’ treatment plans.
• Support file maintenance, medication support, incident reporting, shift change reporting, and household duties as required.
• Provide general security checks and headcounts on a regular basis.
• Communicate effectively and use current technology in the following areas: case notes, incident reports, and correspondence with staff as well as community service providers.

Qualifications:

• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred (not required)
• High school diploma or GED (some college preferred)
• 1+ year of related or lived experience with substance use disorders
• Ability to work independently, and with co-workers, and to manage time well
• Valid driver’s license and insurable DMV record required
• Ability to competently work with Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
• Computer literacy required

Wages & Benefits:

We prioritize the well-being of our team as much as the community we serve. Our comprehensive health benefits reflect this commitment. We offer full-time employees medical and dental insurance plan that ensures peace of mind for themselves and their families. We go beyond traditional care by also offering our employees acupuncture and chiropractic, embracing a holistic approach to health that aligns with our values of care and compassion.

Our team’s future matters just as much as the present. That’s why we offer a 403(b) retirement plan, providing a foundation for a secure retirement. We also recognize the need for work-life balance, so Encompass offers a competitive package of 17 vacation days, 12 sick days, and 14 additional paid holidays. These benefits are thoughtfully pro-rated for part-time positions, affirming our commitment to fairness and flexibility.

About Us:

At Encompass Community Services we provide our community with a wide range of services related to family & social well-being, early childhood education, behavioral health, housing and more. Every day through these services we work to make health, education and housing more equitable for all people in Santa Cruz County. For more than 40 years our work has touched generations by helping people have access to education, rebuild relationships, restore their health and regain dignity.