Amity Foundation

Amity Foundation

AOD Counselor III

21633 Avenue 24, Chowchilla, CA 93610 · Mid

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 96 days ago
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About the role

  • The Journey AOD III is responsible for providing trauma informed group counseling services to participants enrolled in the Youth Offender Program (YOP).
  • This includes a variety of services including assessment, treatment planning, participant education, documentation, follow-up, etc.
  • The clinician's primary responsibility will be to provide quality clinical care through group therapy with collaboration of CDCR DRP, CCHS and DAI institution staff.

Responsibilities

  • Work with the participants to develop and implement a treatment/action plan.
  • Licensed or registered by the Board of Behavioral Sciences or AOD Certification by a DHCS recognized organization and maintain current and active license/certification that is not under suspension or probation.

Requirements

  • Documents the delivery of programming services in ARMS and other documentation as required.
  • A bachelor's degree, AOD certified and six months of experience providing

Skills

  • Knowledge of contractual requirements of contract is essential.
  • Operational knowledge of MS-Word, Excel, and Access.
  • Ability to provide genuine warmth, empathy and honest sensitivity to participants to facilitate positive change.
  • Ability to develop a treatment alliance with participants.
  • Excellent interpersonal, written communications and typing skills.
  • Ensure that excellence and integrity are applied to professional responsibilities in order to provide optimal services to participants.
  • Understand and appropriately apply Amity policies and procedures and adhere to agency-wide practices and regulations.
  • Demonstrate proper attitudes and techniques towards faculty, institution staff, and participant.
  • Model professionalism, effective work habits and responsible living.

Benefits

  • PPO Medical, Dental, Vision.
  • Paid vacation, sick time, & 11 paid holidays.
  • 401K, HSA, & Life insurance programs.
  • A Masters degree in a social service related field or mental health related field; and licensed in good standing with BBS; or

This listing is sourced directly from Amity Foundation's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.