Job Purpose Provide counseling to individuals with a substance use disorder in a residential and/or outpatient setting. Facilitate an individual’s treatment progress while guiding them through each phase of their substance use disorder treatment. Qualifications • Possess a minimum of a High School diploma or HiSet certificate. • Either possess or have the ability to obtain the MAADC I credential within the first three months of employment. • Ability to progress through Associate Counselor Career Ladder and attain MAADC II by the end of second year of employment. • Ability to pass CRADC exam and attain CRADC certification by the end of the fourth year of employment. Core Job Duties • Provide services within the 4 performance domains (Screening, Assessment & Engagement; Counseling; Treatment Planning, Collaboration & Referral; Professional, Ethical Responsibilities). • Provide Individual Counseling, Group Counseling, and Group Education as scheduled. • To Advocate for Person(s) served on a case and community level. • Participate in multi-disciplinary treatment team staffing meetings. • Represent the agency in a caring and professional manner. • Demonstrates unconditional positive regard towards person(s) served. • Maintains a solution focused attitude. • Adherence to all applicable evidence-based practice models. • Demonstrate a working knowledge of diagnostic criteria sets for substance use and/or mental disorders. • Orally communicate information effectively and accurately. • Assure program operates within the constraints of the agency’s certification (CARF, DMH) standards and strategic plan related to clinical care. • Abide by program and agency policies and procedures. • Other job duties and special projects as assigned.