SUD Counselor - Residential
SUD Counselor
Shape Futures. Empower Women. Build Stronger Communities.
Are you ready to lead with purpose and transform lives? Imagine guiding women toward hope, healing, and a brighter tomorrow. This is your chance to create a safe, structured, and compassionate space where justice-involved women can reclaim their stories and begin anew.
We are seeking a visionary SUD Counselor to champion our specialized gender responsive treatment facility. In this vital role, you’ll do more than substance use treatment-you’ll inspire change. You’ll be a part of a passionate team that fosters resilience and delivers trauma-informed care that empowers women to rebuild their lives and thrive in the community.
If you are mission-driven, deeply committed to recovery and social justice, and eager to make a lasting impact, this is your opportunity to be a part of a program that truly changes futures.
What You Will Do
These responsibilities focus on the direct provision of clinical services, coordination of care, and program compliance.
Clinical Service Delivery
- Meet all DHS 75 requirements.
- Conduct comprehensive Substance Use Disorder (SUD) assessments and develop immediate treatment/continuing care plans upon a resident's arrival.
- Facilitate SUD treatment groups using designated evidence-based curricula.
- Provide weekly one-hour individual SUD counseling sessions.
- Develop Relapse Prevention and Continuing Care Plans with clients, updating them weekly.
Treatment Coordination & Compliance
- Coordinate individual SUD treatment plans collaboratively with the resident, Program Manager, and Case Managers.
- Update treatment/continuing care plans and the ASAM level of care weekly, submitting them to the Clinical Supervisor for signature.
- Act as a consultant for substance use related crises.
- Work collaboratively with external SUD treatment agencies and manage community referrals.
- Schedule urinalysis and breathalyzer testing.
Reporting and Team Collaboration
- Prepare weekly client updates on substance use for staffing notes and prepare the substance use section of discharge reports.
- Provide weekly updates and reports directly to the Clinical Supervisor.
- Participate in scheduled client staffings and team meetings weekly.
- Meet with the Medical Director monthly.
- Gather assigned evaluation data.
Supervision and Program Support
- Supervise the provision of any SUD treatment component delivered by other staff.
- Supervise any assigned substance abuse intern or volunteer under the direction of the Program Manager.
- Monitor and supervise residents and the facility environment.
- Serve as on-call staff and work assigned shifts to meet agency needs.
- Participate in all required clinical supervision and training to maintain professional certification.