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Unpaid Internship for Substance Use Disorder Counselor

First Steps Recovery

#Behavioral Health #Patient Care #Substance Use Disorder #CPR/First Aid #Residential Treatment #Chemical Dependency #Clinical Treatment Team #Detox Facility

Quick overview

The intern serves as a primary coordinator providing individual and group counseling services to support clients' recovery plans. Responsibilities include managing group processes, developing curricula, and coordinating with the clinical team to meet clients' health and daily living needs.

Requirements summary

Candidates must have prior experience in substance abuse counseling and hold a relevant certification or license from a CA certifying organization. Valid CPR/First Aid certification, a negative TB test, and medical clearance are also required.

professional certificatePatient AdvocacyPatient MonitoringMentoringCrisis InterventionClinical DocumentationCurriculum DevelopmentGroup FacilitationCPR/First AidSubstance Use Disorder CounselingCase Coordination

Job description

Description

Position Summary

Drug and Alcohol Counselor Intern Interns are members of the treatment team and primary coordinator in the provision of individual, group, and supportive counseling services in accordance with the client's plan for treatment, to assure that the health and daily living needs of each client is met, and to promote the maintenance of the recovery during treatment. Please note this is an Unpaid Internship for Substance Use Disorder Counselors

Requirements

Duties may include but are not limited to:
Ability to maintain primary responsibility for managing the group process and ability to assist groups to be more effective.
Preparing appropriate educational groups according to the needs of the clients.
Responsible to provide support and encouragement to help clients socialize, interact and facilitate social activities during groups
Provides practical help and mentoring, advocacy, coordination, problem solving and direct assistance to help clients
Develop curriculum if needed
Responsible to coordinate with therapists about their clients regarding their treatment goals.
Supportive attitude toward clients.
Keeps Program Director and Clinical Director informed of client care, problems and issues.
Assumes responsibility for learning and professional development needs.
Participates with clinical treatment team
Available for staff meetings and/or training as scheduled.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirement

Prior experience with substance abuse/chemical dependency counseling. Must have certification in field of expertise or certified and/or licensed with CA certifying organization. Must have valid CPR/First Aid certification and annual TB test.

Certificates & Licenses

CPR/First AID
Drug and Alcohol
Counseling
Credential or
Internship
Preferred
Other
Requirements:
Negative TB test results within past 6 months
Medical Clearance to work within past 6 months
Ability to pass pre-employment and random drug screenings

PHYSICAL DEMANDS Frequently

Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)
Standing
Walking
Sitting
Transverse Stairs
Handling /
Using
Fingers
Occasionally: Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)
Reach Outward
Reach Above Shoulder
Squat or Kneel
Bend or
Twist
Other
Physical
Demands:
Ability to lift/carry 20-50 lbs, Ability to push/pull 20-50 lbs
Moderate frequency of computer keyboarding,
Moderate frequency of viewing a computer monitor
Daily cleaning including but not limited to: wiping, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, scrubbing, washing dishes
Assisting in meal preparation, installing water containers for consumption, and shopping as necessary including pushing of carts and carrying grocery boxes/bags.
Conducting garbage disposal, recycling, and collection.
Occasional walks, hikes, and sports outings with clients for physical activities.
Frequent support of clients in gym environment

WORK ENVIRONMENT Work is performed during day and night shifts primarily in residential detox facility.
This includes work in facility office as well as the grounds of the entire facility including upstairs resident rooms, clinical office, and laundry room that are accessed via staircase, and outdoor grounds.
Technicians periodically drive clients in company vehicles for intakes/discharges at other treatment facilities and transportation hubs, to doctor appointments, to outings and recovery meetings.
Work is often performed in emergency and stressful situations.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet in office settings and moderate in other situations.

Blood/Fluid exposure risk

Some job tasks involve exposure to blood, body fluids and/or tissue. Staff must wear gloves and follow infectious control procedures when interacting with clients in conditions in which exposure is possible such as handling onsite urinary analysis, conducting first aid, and conducting search of client’s belonging and person. Staff may be exposed to infectious disease, needles, and illicit substances during searches