• Overnight Counselor

    Outreach Development Corporation (Ridgewood, NY)


    EXCITING! REWARDING! DIFFERENCE MAKING!

     

    Outreach is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Full-Time Overnight Counselor to work in our OH I Ridgewood residential facility. The Overnight Substance Abuse Counselor is responsible for overseeing the health and welfare of all residents in the program. The schedule for this position is: Mon-Fri 12a-8a.

     

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

    + Supervise clients in self-medication (under supervision).

    + Conduct health and welfare checks in accordance with unit policy and procedures

    + 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.

    Who You Are:

    + Bachelors, CASAC-T; will consider CASAC-T eligible or transferable skills in residential care with adolescents

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

    + 1 year of experience working with adolescents with co-occurring and mental health problems.

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

    + Commitment to providing quality services and outcome driven performance measures.

    + Strong networking and public relations skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders, populations, and cultures.

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

    + Position requires standing for long periods of time in order to ensure proper floor supervision of clients.

    + Must be able to work with high-risk adolescents

     

    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.

     

    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.