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　　Outreach Development Corporation

　　Outreach is a non-profit organization that helps people address the issues stemming from substance use and behavioral health disorders by providing the highest quality, life-changing treatment, training and tools to build healthy lives . Our mission is to inspire individuals and families to achieve a life of unlimited potential by developing and delivering the highest quality evidence-based behavioral health services and training. For more information, please visit www.opiny.org.

　　Position: Director Support Counselor

　　The Direct Support Counselor is responsible for the delivery and implementation of long-term supervision, support and clinical services to a population of chemically dependent adults with co-occurring and mental health problems. The DSC serves as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.

　　Job Scope:

　　Initial and ongoing screening of resident and resident property in accordance with unit procedure.

　　Facilitate group counseling formats on time and in a professional, ethical and caring manner and documents client’s progress through the use of group notes.

　　Supervise clients in self-medication (under supervision).

　　Communicate all pertinent information, incidents and emergencies using the appropriate system including the SAC communication log, incident reports and 24 hour on-call supervisor.

　　Provide crisis interventions and follow up including documentation of the incident, accident and/or elopement reports.

　　Overall supervision and management of client population in the facilitation of the daily house schedule.

　　Other duties as assigned.

　　Use agency vehicles (15-passenger van, or car) to provide transportation to required appointments.

　　Qualifications

　　CASAC-T; CASAC, or higher preferred.

　　1 year of experience working with clients with substance abuse disorders.

　　1 year of experience working in in an OASAS funded facility a plus

　　Commitment to providing quality services and outcome driven performance measures.

　　Excellent organizational and crisis management skills, ability to prioritize competing demands, familiarity with treatment planning.

　　Act as liaison to community-based service providers

　　Strong communication skills, ability to navigate multiple service providers for each client

　　Action-oriented, adaptable, and innovative approach to program planning.

　　Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.

　　Position Status

　　This is a full-time position with the following schedule

　　Sunday 8am - 4pm

　　Monday 8am - 4pm

　　Tuesday 4pm - 12am

　　Wednesday 4pm - 12am

　　Thursday 4pm - 12am

　　For this Brentwood, Long Island position, the expected base rate is $19 - $21.

　　Work Environment

　　This job operates in a professional office environment and outside in the field. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Must be able to travel among assigned sites and locations as needed.

　　At Outreach, we enjoy a strong work-life balance, excellent benefits, and ongoing professional training. Our enthusiastic employees love what they do and the positive impact they make every day. Outreach embraces diversity and promotes a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated and respected.

　　Adding to our outstanding benefits, some members of Outreach’s clinical and professional staff may be eligible for student loan forgiveness and repayment plans for persons working in public service, education, and health care, including the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Plan, or the New York State Licensed Social Worker Loan Forgiveness (LSWLF) Program. Outreach’s NYC outpatient programs are also approved for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Substance Use Disorder Loan Repayment program, for eligible clinicians.

　　Our employees are the reason Outreach ranks among the most respected health and human services providers in New York City and Long Island. In fact, we have been named one of the “Best Companies to Work for in New York” a total of nine times since 2010.

　　Communities throughout Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island turn to Outreach for a vast array of treatment and training needs. We customize our services to increase our access to a wide range of individuals and groups including Families, Justice System, Aspiring Professionals, EAPs/MAPs and Community Members. Outreach’s treatment services are licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS (https://oasas.ny.gov/) ) and employ best practices in line with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services’ (SAMHSA) indicators of quality treatment (https://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content/PEP18-TREATMENT-LOC/PEP18-TREATMENT-LOC.pdf) .

　　An EEO employer, we enjoy exceptional workforce retention – many of our employees have been with Outreach for 10 years or more, some starting as part-timers and now working in full-time senior management.