Overview
**Experience working in an SUD residential facility preferred**
Summary
We are seeking a compassionate and qualified Certified Substance Use Disorder Counselor to provide counseling and recovery support to adults receiving residential substance use disorder treatment. The counselor facilitates individual and group counseling, assesses client strengths and needs, contributes to individualized treatment planning, and supports clients in developing the skills needed for long-term recovery and overall wellness.
Working as part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team, the counselor coordinates with program staff and other service providers to support continuity of care and positive client outcomes. This position also maintains timely and accurate documentation and ensures that all services are delivered in accordance with agency policies, CARF accreditation standards, and all applicable state, federal, licensing, and regulatory requirements, including Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) requirements.
Qualifications:
- Must have a license, certification, or registration to provide substance use counseling services
- Ability to exhibit empathy with chemical dependency patients
- Knowledge of resources, methods, and techniques for all phases of recovery
- Extensive knowledge of the disease of chemical dependency
- Knowledge of legal, regulatory, and administrative requirements for DUI/Outpatient/Inpatient programs, and other agency programs
- Experience in delivering individual and group counseling
- Ability to communicate in writing and verbally
- Knowledge of legal confidentiality requirements
- Ability to present a professional image to the Community
- Ability to perform case management and administrative duties
- Excellent interpersonal skills with peers, supervisors, and persons served
- Knowledge of computer case management
- General knowledge of 12-step programs and principles
- Bilingual candidate, preferred
Responsibilities:
- Perform Counseling – Facilitate groups, instruction, and education related to chemical dependency
- Evaluation and Crisis Management – Of clients presenting chemical dependency problems
- Care Coordination – To other services and modalities with the GWC system of care and/or agencies as appropriate to patient needs
- Conduct Intake/Exit Interviews
- Confidentiality – shall be consistent with and shall not violate the confidentiality of Alcohol or Drug Patients as set forth in 42 CFR Part 2, and California Law
- Administrative Responsibilities – Including charting, correspondence, filing, and liaison
- Charting for groups and individual counseling
- Maintain daily statistical reports for end of month allocation submissions
- Review individual caseload charts monthly to confirm accuracy and compliance with client contracts
- Period cross-auditing of patient files with other counselors
- Computer literacy knowledge to perform duties above
- Perform Other Office and Community Activities – As may be required to balance workload within the Agency and other contract services such as Crisis Management. Hot-line monitoring, Drop-in Center counseling, and referral
Education:
- Certified or Registered Counselors must obtain at least a CADC-I OR SUDCC-I
Pay Rate:
Counselor Intern
- Bracket 1 (No experience): $19–$20
- Bracket 2 (1 year chemical dependency experience): $20–$21
- Bracket 3 (School finished – ready to test): $21–$22
- Bracket 4 (School finished – ready to test – Bachelor’s completed): $23–$24
Certified Counselors:
- Bracket 1 (CADC-1 & SUDCC-1): $23 – $24
- Bracket 2 (CADC-2 & SUDCC-2): $24 – $25
- Bracket 3 (CADC-3 & SUDCC-3): $26+
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible spending account
- Health savings account
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vacation time
- Sick pay
- 15 annual holidays, including 2 floating Wellness Days
Granite Wellness in the Community
Granite Wellness is a non-profit organization. Our mission is to promote wellness and quality of life. Granite Wellness has been supporting individuals and families through substance use treatment and mental health services since 1974. Growing over the years to meet the needs of the community, Granite Wellness now provides a full range of programs throughout Northern California communities.
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Wage Range: $19 to $26/hr
Minimum Education and Experience