Mental Health Counselor

Our Mission:

Since 1967, Odyssey House has gone beyond helping individuals beat drugs and alcohol. We help rebuild lives. There’s more to recovery than just getting clean. We help individuals get healthy again, too, with medical and dental care, fitness programs, support for your Mental Health and more. Individuals can stay with their children while in treatment, while learning new life skills, so they can stay together and repair other broken relationships in their lives. We provide educational and work skill trainings, outpatient services and available housing assistance, so individuals can step back into real life with a real future.

If that sounds different than other treatment programs, you’re right. Because Odyssey is where recovery gets real.

In addition to competitive salaries, Odyssey House offers:

• A 35-hour work week (as opposed to a 40-hour work week)
• Vacation Plan and Holiday Schedule
• Life Insurance
• Medical Insurance (Two Plans)
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Additional Insurance Coverages (hospitalization, accidental, critical illness coverage)
• Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account/Health Reimbursement Account
• 403(b) Plan
• Corporate Counseling Associates (CCA) EAP benefit
• Ability Assist Counseling Services (through The Hartford)
• Commuter Benefits
• Educational Assistance Programs
• Special shopping discounts through ADP Marketplace and PlumBenefits
• Pet Insurance
• RUFit?! Fitness Program
• Legal Assistance
• Optum Financial Service through ConnectYourCare
• Benefit Advocacy Center through Gallagher

Salary Range: $58,500.00-70,000.00

MAJOR FUNCTIONS:

The Mental Health Counselor is responsible for providing individual and group counseling services on a wide range of clinical and community issues for individuals in residential treatment to address a substance use disorder.

The Mental Health Counselor assists consumers and their families in accessing community resources and services related to substance use, legal, Mental Health, medical and vocational/educational needs. She/he functions in a leadership role within the clinical team and provides guidance and direction to the Addiction Counselors.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Complete clinical assessment and re-assessments at regular intervals to measure progress towards addressing life areas deficiencies.
• Provide individual counseling to address outstanding family, medical, psychiatric, and housing concerns.
• In collaboration with each consumer, formulates a treatment plan, monitor achievement of objectives, review and update treatment plans in accordance with regulatory requirements and as clinically indicated.
• Conduct evidence-based group counseling services related to a wide range of clinical and community issues.
• Maintain up-to-date resident charts including assessments, treatment plans, case notes and documentation of collateral contacts.

• Provide crisis intervention services.
• Assist in the development and implementation of consumer discharge plans.
• Work closely with utilization review staff to ensure completion and accuracy of all necessary health insurance authorization documentation.

• Establish community and agency affiliations which address consumer needs and strengthen the delivery of services.
• Function as liaison and provide education and direct services to family members, as appropriate, in regards to consumer’s substance use and related behavioral issues.
• When necessary due to staff absences or vacancies, maintains a caseload.
• When necessary, conduct consumer screening for contraband and collection of samples for urine toxicology testing.
• Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings and case conferences.
• When necessary, facilitate case conferences and conduct internal chart audits.
• Attend all required in-service training seminars.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.
• Function as “Manager” on Duty in the absence of an on-site manager.
• Other relevant duties as required.

REQUIREMENTS: EDUCATION/TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

1. Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling required.
2. One (1) year experience working in a social service setting providing group counseling, family therapy and case management in a substance use disorder environment;
3. NYS Licensure as a Mental Health Counselor preferred. Individuals obtaining a limited permit will be considered meeting this requirement.
4. Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
5. Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
6. Proficiency with computer operation (Microsoft Word, Excel, Electronic Health Records, and Outlook programs).

Odyssey House is an equal opportunity employer maintaining a non-discriminatory policy on hiring of its personnel. Odyssey House, and its operational divisions, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or citizen status in all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, training, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.