Counselor: Phoenix House Foundation, Inc.

Phoenix House, the nation’s leading non-profit substance abuse services provider, offers substance abuse services to the Dallas, Austin and the Houston/Galveston Bay communities that offer a continuum of care including prevention education, residential and outpatient treatment, day treatment, aftercare and family support services.

Phoenix House currently seeks a licensed Counselor to provide the primary counseling services to youth clients in treatment and their families.

Primary duties include:

• Performs primary counselor duties to clients and their families to include but are not limited to psychosocial assessments; development of treatment plans; crisis intervention; group, individual, family and didactic sessions; discharge summary and planning; coordination of treatment services with probation, school and other referral sources. Multi-lingual counselors may be asked to provide services in multiple languages to meet the needs of the clients and families.
• Provides client supervision including but not limited to contraband searches and job function oversight.
• Responsible for timely and accurate completion of client notes, charts, reports, and other documentation related to the treatment and progress of clients in the program. These reports include but are not limited to individual and weekly progress notes, documentation of attendance and participation in-group, didactics and family sessions. Documentation may include web-based, electronic and/or paper documents.

Minimum qualifications include:

· LCDC, LPC or LMSW/LCSW

· Two or more years counseling experience which include providing adolescents and family services

· Strong crisis management, conflict resolution and anger management skills

· Proficiency in MS Office products and experience utilizing web-based programs

· Good organization and time management skills

· Ability to effectively communicate in both Spanish and English preferred

If you are interested in a rewarding and challenging career at Phoenix House and believe that you have the qualifications necessary to excel in our dynamic environment we invite you to apply by submitting your resume to hr.tx@phoenixhouse.org or fax to 718-576-2860.

Please be sure to indicate the position title and city as the subject of the e-mail/fax.

For more information on Phoenix House and career opportunities, please visit www.phoenixhouse.org

Equal Opportunity Employer