Job Details

Parent Care Family Recovery Services are designed for chemically dependent women and their families who are at high risk for child abuse, domestic violence, and homelessness. A majority of women in treatment also have a dual psychiatric diagnosis and a host of physical health-related issues.

THE POSITION

The Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Counselor provides high-quality alcohol and drug intakes, case management, counseling, and outreach to individuals, groups, and families. Provides direct counseling and educational services to clients with chemical dependency and dual diagnosis problems based upon individual client needs and program design. Duties include:

1. Create and maintain all client documentation within required timelines. This includes intakes, assessments, all related forms and statistics, treatment plans, and all counseling and case management services up to and including program discharge.
2. Develop individual treatment plans and monitor program progress and compliance.
3. Meet with all clients on a bi-weekly basis or more frequently if needed.
4. Provide direct alcohol and drug counseling and educational services to clients with substance use disorders and dual diagnosis problems based upon clinical client needs and program design.
5. Facilitate alcohol and drug groups as assigned by supervisor, including development of curricula psycho-educational and process-oriented approaches.
6. Provide individual, couple, and/or family counseling to assigned clients as needed on treatment plan.
7. Administer urinalysis testing on clients.
8. Maintain accurate records in compliance with Title 22 and drug medical.
9. Complete and submit all county and program required reports in a timely manner.
10. Provide ongoing client meetings and follow-up through to program completion, including one-on-one meetings, phone calls, and home visits (when deemed necessary by Program Manager).
11. Attend Quality Assurance Review (QAR) and participate in case file reviews. Establish weekly case presentations for review at staff meetings. This process includes all new admissions, discharges, and referrals within the past week. Prepare client charts for QAR, utilization review, and clinical meetings in an accurate and timely manner.
12. Work to ensure the client has seamless and smooth transition through the treatment modalities.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Registered or Certified chemical dependency counselor in the state of California and one year of experience working with SUD clients. RADT with CCAPP, CAADE, CADPT, or other agency.
2. Must offer certain linguistic, gender, cultural, and ethnic specific skills: must be able to work with a culturally diverse population.
3. Must be free of parole and probation for 3 years as specified by contract.
4. Must have a valid California driver's license and a clean driving record.
5. Ability to pass a background check, TB, and drug screen.
6. Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

HOURS

Monday - Friday 8:30-5pm

PAY

Registered $21.50 per hour
Certified $24.50 per hour

These are starting rates and may be adjusted up based on education and experience.

Current Vista Hill employees in these job titles for 2024 are paid:

$21.50 – $27 for Registered; and

$24.50 - $29.50 for Certified

BENEFITS

Employees working over 30 hours a week receive employer-paid benefits, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off (vacation and sick leave), paid holidays, employer-paid retirement contribution, and clinical supervision (if applicable). Some programs qualify for student loan forgiveness programs.

Employees who work less than 30 hours a week do not qualify for healthcare benefits.

ABOUT US

Vista Hill is all about serving people. As a dynamic community-based organization, we develop and maintain a diverse array of quality services and programs throughout San Diego County. Our programs range from brief early intervention and preventive work with youth experiencing challenges, to treatment with school-age kids, to long-term special education and training for individuals with developmental disabilities. We can be found assisting families in very difficult situations in many of our communities large and small, rural and suburban. You will see our caring staff working with challenging populations that most other agencies shy away from in areas that are conveniently located to the people we serve.

At Vista Hill, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Vista Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer.