CCBHC Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor (CADC)

Qualifications

• Current Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor (CADC) credential in good standing with the Illinois Certification Board, required.
• High School Diploma/GED, required.
• Minimum of 2,000 to 4,000 hours of supervised work experience in an addictions setting (depending on degree level), required.
• Proficiency in using Electronic Health Records, required.
• Knowledge of ASAM criteria for substance use disorder triage, required.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral science field is strongly preferred to meet MHP/QMHP status, preferred.
• Certified Reciprocal Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor (CRADC), preferred.
• 6,000 hours of supervised work (reduced with a college degree).
• Specialized training in services for adolescents/families (30 hours) and women/families (30 hours),preferred.
• Passing the IC&RC Alcohol and Drug Counseling (ADC) examination, preferred.
• Certified Advanced Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor (CAADC), preferred.
• Master’s Degree or higher in a behavioral science field with a clinical application (e.g., Counseling, Social Work, or Psychology), preferred.
• 180 hours of addiction-specific education, including 45-hour concentrations in both adolescent/family and women/family services, preferred.
• 2,000 hours of supervised clinical experience post-master's, preferred.
• Passing the IC&RC Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor (AADC) examination, preferred.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish), preferred.
• Experience serving Veterans and their families, preferred.

Additional requirements

• Satisfactorily pass all relevant screenings and background checks.

Travel/Transportation requirements

• Driving for work not required with personally owned vehicle.

• Physical demands
• While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal.

Metropolitan Family Services puts our people first with a top-of-the-line benefits package. Find out more by clicking here [https://www.metrofamily.org/careers/benefits/]!

Some highlights include

• Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, and Vision Coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

• And so much more! Make sure you click here [https://www.metrofamily.org/careers/benefits/] to see the full suite of benefits offered!
• Some of the above benefits are available for part-time and temporary workers, but not all. Be sure to inquire upon your hire as to which benefits apply to you.

More about us

Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 122,970 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs, and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment.