POSITION SUMMARY:

　　Provides addiction treatment services independently to clients requiringassistance with substance use disorders in a complete range of dutiesassociated with addiction treatment.

　　CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

　　Interviews, reviews records, and confers with other professionals toevaluate condition of clientsFormulates programs for treatment and rehabilitation of clientsCounsels clients individually and in group sessions to assist clients inovercoming alcohol and drug dependencyCounsels family members to assist family in dealing with and providing supportfor the clientRefers client to other support services as needed such as medical evaluationand treatment, social services and employment servicesMonitors condition of client to evaluate success of therapy; adaptstreatment as neededMaintains accurate and timely clinical records consistent with CenterstandardsPrepares documents for presentation in court and presents testimony in courtParticipates in meetings and in-servicesParticipates in a minimum of 2 hours clinical supervision per monthPerforms other job duties as assigned

　　RequirementsEDUCATION:

　　Bachelor's Degree in related health sciences

　　CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

　　Certified in the State of Colorado as a Certified Addictions Counselor Level 3

　　SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:

　　Ability to work well with special populations along with maintainingappropriate boundariesKnowledge of methods of substance use disorder treatment and interventionKnowledge of community resourcesSkills to serve culturally diverse populations that may have a bearing onservice provisionEffective written and verbal communication skillsDemonstrates effective time management and the ability to multi-taskKnowledge of basic computer literacy such as e-mail communication and wordprocessingAbility to work flexible and on-call hours, which may be requiredAbility to travel within the Center's service area or to other locations asneeded