SUD Counselor- Graveyard Shift

HealthRIGHT 360 gives hope, builds health, and changes lives for people in need by providing comprehensive, integrated, compassionate care that includes primary medical care, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment.

Job Overview
 
This is a union position.

Serving clients with mental health and substance use disorder issues at various residential and outpatient facilities throughout California, including in-custody treatment programs and services for people transitioning back into their communities. Walden House was founded in 1969 in the Haight Ashbury district of San Francisco to help homeless and runaway adolescents with substance use disorder issues. Walden House and Haight Ashbury Free Clinics merged in 2011 to form HealthRIGHT 360. For over five decades, the programs of Walden House have been providing behavioral health services to those in need. Our professionals work with clients to match them with effective treatment within a continuum of care that includes residential treatment, outpatient programs, and in-custody services.

SUD I,II, III are responsible for assessing client needs and strengths in support of health and recovery. Through counseling in individual and group settings, delivering curricula in accordance with program specific requirements and case management, SUD I,II, III assist clients in navigating systems of care while providing a supportive treatment environment.

Key Responsibilities

Individual Treatment Responsibilities: Provides learning experience opportunities and offers clinical support to assist clients in meeting their treatment goals. Proactively links clients to both internal and external resources based on their treatment needs and follows up on the progress/status.

Treatment Setting Responsibilities: Facilitates group counseling sessions, community meetings and teaches classes on various treatment-related topics. Performs crisis intervention and communicates with treatment team as unforeseen situations arise. The SUD I will document any client updates and incidents in the facility log daily. Primarily performs periodic house runs to ensure and maintain the safety and security of the facility. When assigned the DOT, documents and accurately distributes client money, ensures client medications are securely stored and properly accounted for and holds facility keys and floater cellular phones. As needed, accompanies clients to offsite appointments related to their
treatment. SUD I staff will attend required trainings and meetings related to their position. Plans and facilitates client celebrations and special events. May work weekends and holidays as needed.

Documentation Responsibilities: Collaborates with each caseload client and other available internal and external resources to develop/maintain treatment plans, transition plans, progress notes and
appropriate updates in support of the health and recovery needs of the client. Properly documents all individual and group counseling sessions in a timely manner. Also, maintains accurate records by data
entering documentation into various electronic systems for all caseload clients in accordance with guidelines established by HealthRIGHT 360 to satisfy internal and external evaluating requirements.

And, other duties as assigned.

Education and Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
 
Education Required:

• Registration with Drug and Alcohol Certification recognized by DHCS.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• First Aid Certified within 30 days of employment.
• CPR Certified within 30 days of employment.
• A valid California driver’s license.

Desired:

• Drug and Alcohol Certification recognized by DHCS.
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field.

Knowledge Required:

• Culturally competent and able to work with a diverse population.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Word Outlook and internet applications.
• Experience working successfully with issues of substance abuse, mental health, criminal background, and other potential barriers to economic self sufficiency.

Skills and Abilities Required:

• Ability to enter data into various electronic systems while maintaining the integrity and accuracy of the data.
• Professionalism, punctuality, flexibility and reliability are imperative.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Integrity to handle sensitive information in a confidential manner.
• Action oriented.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organization skills and ability to multitask and juggle multiple priorities.
• Outstanding ability to follow-through with tasks.
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively as part of interdisciplinary team and independently assume responsibility.
• Strong initiative and enthusiasm and willingness to pitch in whenever needed.
• Able to communicate well at all levels of the organization including working with organization leadership and high-level representatives of partner organizations.
• Able to work within a frequently changing project scope while maintaining overall direction and structured priorities.

Desired:

• Knowledge of co-occurring disorders and trauma informed treatment.
• Knowledge of Clinical documentation (treatment plans, progress notes etc.).
• Experience working with criminal justice population.
• Bilingual.
  

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.