Lead Counselor

Job Description

Job Description

About Us

We're more than just quality treatment for substance use disorders. We're a total health community. At SSTAR, our mission is healing the community, one person at a time. We will provide a personal level of healthcare and addiction treatment that addresses the mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of everyone we touch. SSTAR is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) which affords our employees eligibility to apply for one of our three Loan Repayment Programs.

The Lead Counselor Inpatient Programs provides advanced clinical counseling, case management, and program leadership to support individuals receiving inpatient substance use treatment services. This role promotes trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and culturally responsive care while supporting patients in achieving stability, safety, and progress in recovery.

Shifts: 1st shift with some evenings, to include rotating weekends. This is a full-time, 40-hour/week opportunity.

Benefits

• 403B
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance through Massachusetts PFML
• Employee discounts, cell phone, eyewear etc.
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Opportunities to earn CEU's
• Voluntary Benefits including but not limited to, Disability, Life, Critical Illness, Accident and Disability Insurances

Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive training and orientation for new staff members to ensure adherence to program standards and clinical best practices.
• Manage methadone transfer/guest dosing processes for patients admitted to the inpatient programs ensuring compliance with regulatory and agency protocols.
• Adheres to the work schedule. Obtains supervisor approval in advance of schedule conflicts as well as late arrivals or early departures.
• Records all hours worked by the last day of the pay period.
• Responds appropriately to all Code Calls
• Treats patients, and colleagues with dignity and respect; honors each person's right to privacy/ maintains strict patient and colleague confidentiality
• Follows the incident reporting policy and procedure in reporting any unsafe/unusual safety issues.
• Timely completes all trainings, certifications, re-credentialing and licensing renewals requirements.

• Conduct intake/orientation of newly admitted patients.
• Obtain psycho--social histories and establish treatment plans within 24 hours of admission.
• Create Relapse Prevention plan within 48 hours.
• Complete Columbia Suicide Assessment as needed.
• Complete ASAM assessment on day 1 and every 7 days thereafter.
• Explains to patients the pros and cons and indications for different forms of MAT.
• Perform individual counseling with assigned patients.
• Complete discharge summary/aftercare plan for each assigned patient at the conclusion of treatment.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Provide training and orientation for new counseling staff to support adherence to program standards and clinical best practices.
• Offer mentorship and guidance to colleagues on clinical documentation, assessments, and treatment planning.
• Participate in clinical supervision and professional development activities to maintain and enhance clinical competence.
• Other duties as assigned.

• CAC, CADC, LADC 2, or the capacity to test and certify as CAC
• Bachelor's degree in social services or similar discipline, preferred.
• Two years' experience in a substance use treatment setting or completion of a clinical internship in conjunction with an accredited academic program
• Bilingual preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, medical providers, and other staff.

HOURLY WAGE RANGE: $23-$26/hour