About Us
We’re more than just quality treatment for substance use disorders.
We’re a total health community. At SSTAR, our mission is healing the
community, one person at a time. We will provide a personal level of
healthcare and addiction treatment that addresses the mental,
physical, and spiritual well-being of everyone we touch. SSTAR
is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) which affords our
employees eligibility to apply for one of our three Loan Repayment Programs.
The Counselor on the Specialized 30-day
Step-Downunit provides substance abuse counseling and
case management including assessment, treatment, and aftercare
planning in accordance with established performance standards. It is
essential that this person contributes as a team member to produce an
environment conducive to the successful treatment of patients.
Rate of Pay
: Bachelor's degree $23.00+/hour with enhanced shift
and weekend differentials.
Non-Bachelor's degree $20.00+/hour , with enhanced shift and weekend differentials.
Shifts: 8:00am-4:00pmor 12:00pm to
8:00pm, to include rotating weekends. This is a full-time,
40-hour/week opportunity. (Part-time opportunities are also available).
Benefits
- 403B
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance through Massachusetts PFML
- Employee discounts, cell phone, eyewear etc.
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Opportunities to earn CEU's
- Voluntary Benefits including but not limited to, Disability, Life,
Critical Illness, Accident and Disability Insurances
Duties & Responsibilities
- The Counselor will provide counseling services to clients
assigned; intervene and provide crisis intervention and management.
- Counselor will provide educational groups to include life skill
training, substance abuse education and relapse prevention, per
program schedule.
- Communicate program philosophy, goals, and procedures to clients.
- Counselor will conduct screening, intake, and assessment of
potential clients for appropriate placement. Provide referrals for
alternative programming when necessary.
- Participate in planning, developing, and scheduling of program activities.
- Counselors provide on-going assessment, development and
implementation of treatment plans, counseling and on-going referrals
when needed. Communicate to the next shift counselor/charge person
any pertinent observations.
- The Counselor will participate in on-going supervision, staff
training, and staff meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.