Amity Foundation

Nonprofit addiction treatment and reentry programs

Substance Abuse Counselor - Registered / Certified AOD Counselor

Mental & Behavioral HealthConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

ContractLos Angeles, CA, USA$24.50 - $27.50 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

AOD/SUDT registration or certification from a state-accredited certifying body.
A bachelor's degree in a behavioral health field and one year of experience in a substance abuse or behavioral health treatment facility; alternatively, a high school diploma or GED and a combination of behavioral health education and work experience totaling at least two years.
Knowledge of therapeutic community processes, methods, and design, including small-group dynamics.
Ability to relate well to students and supervise faculty.
Understanding of human emotions.
Verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain sensitivity and objectivity under pressure associated with working with substance abuse students.
Ability to demonstrate proper attitudes and techniques to residential students.
Understanding of the causes, symptoms, and effects of substance abuse.

Responsibilities

Provide group and individual sessions and related rehabilitative treatment services to substance abuse students in a residential therapeutic community setting.
Lead and participate in group, individual, and therapeutic processes under the supervision of a certified behavioral health professional.
Serve as a student advocate.
Participate in faculty staffing.
Interact with students' families, attorneys, probation or parole officers, and other individuals or agencies significant to students.
Observe, record, and evaluate changes in students' appearance, behavior, and demeanor.
Evaluate emergencies and take appropriate action.
Compile and evaluate comprehensive social, legal, and personal histories of students.
Maintain accurate and timely sensitive student records.
Participate significantly with students in determining short- and long-range goals and treatment plans.
Attend in-service activities, training workshops, and conferences.
Prepare reports as assigned.
Appear in court when needed.
Protect students' health, safety, and welfare, and maintain the confidentiality of student records.
Coordinate student activities within the program through participation and demonstration.
Provide training and guidance as a role model to students and teach good work habits.
Assist in supervising interns and volunteers.
Participate in community-building activities as appropriate to the position.
Perform other assigned duties.

Salary Range: 24.5 to 27.5 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-hour-wage)

Amity Foundation, an internationally acclaimed teaching and therapeutic community is seeking compassionate and enthusiastic individuals with a desire to teach and learn to join our us as, Registered / Certified AOD Counselor with this ground-breaking opportunity not only will allow you to work with our community helping the re-entry population, but will also enhance your training and experience in the field.

About Amity:

Amity Foundation is a safe place where people can change in an environment that fosters trust; where new values can be formed; responsibility developed, and lasting relationships built. Amity is dedicated to the inclusion and habilitation of people marginalized by addiction, homelessness, trauma, criminality, incarceration, poverty, racism, sexism and violence. Amity is committed to research, development implementation and dissemination of information regarding community building.

Remembrance, Resolution, Reconciliation, Restoration, Renewal

About the Position:

Registered / Certified AOD Counselors are responsible for providing group and individual sessions and related rehabilitative treatment services to substance abuse students in a residential setting.  Provides direct services and related rehabilitative treatment services to substance abuse students in a therapeutic community setting.

Location: Downtown Los Angeles, CA.

On-site position

(TEMPORARY) Non-Exempt Position (Hourly)

What You Will Do:

Leads and participates in group, individual, and therapeutic processes under the supervision of a certified behavioral health professional.
Serves as a student advocate.
Participates in faculty staffing.
Interacts with student's family, attorney, probation/parole officer, and other individuals or agencies of significance to the student.
Observes, records, evaluates changes in appearance, behavior, and demeanor of the student.
Evaluates emergencies and takes appropriate action.
Complies, evaluates comprehensive social, legal, and personal histories of students.
Maintains accurate and timely student records of sensitive nature.
Participates significantly with students in determining short and long-range goals and treatment plans.
Attends in-service, other training workshops, and conferences.
Prepares reports as assigned.
May appear in court.
Protects student's health, safety, welfare, and confidentiality of student records.
Coordinates student activities within the program through participation and demonstration.
Provides training and guidance as a role model to students and teach good work habits.
Assists in the supervision of interns and volunteers.
Participates in community building activities, as appropriate to position.
Other duties assigned.

What You Will Bring:

AOD/SUDT Registered or Certified from state accredited certifying body.
Bachelors' degree in a behavioral health field and one-year experience in a Substance abuse or behavioral health treatment facility.

High School diploma or equivalent G.E.D., and a combination of Behavioral health education and work experience totaling a minimum of two years

Knowledge of therapeutic community processes, methods, and design, including small-group dynamics.
Demonstrated ability to relate well to students and supervise faculty.
Understanding of human emotions.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain sensitivity and objectively under pressure generated by association with substance abuse students.      
Demonstrates proper attitudes and techniques and techniques to residential students.
Understand of causes, symptoms, and effects of substance abuse.

What We Offer:

Medical, Dental, Vision.
Paid vacation, sick time, & holidays
401K, HSA, & Life insurance programs
Organization committed to community action
Community oriented workplace

About the Company

Amity Foundation

Nonprofit addiction treatment and reentry programs

Amity Foundation is a nonprofit that runs addiction treatment, housing, education and job programs for people affected by incarceration and addiction in California and Arizona. Its residential and prison programs work as teaching and therapeutic communities, where participants, called students, recover by living and learning together. Counselors treat substance use inside California state prisons in partnership with the state, and campuses in Los Angeles, Vista and Tucson offer residential treatment and housing. Government grants fund most of its work, and it also administers Los Angeles County grants for groups offering alternatives to incarceration. Amity traces its roots to 1969 in Tucson, Arizona, where it is headquartered.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $4M
Headquarters: Tucson, AZ
Founded: 1969

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