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 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
: $20.00 per hour, with enhanced shift and weekend differentials.
Shift
: 12:00pm to 8:00pm
Duties & Responsibilities
- The Counselor will provide counseling services to clients
assigned; intervene and provide crisis intervention and management.
- The 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.
- The 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.