Licensed Counselor (Substance Use & Mental Health) #ESF4007

Summary

Join a mission driven behavioral health organization dedicated to helping individuals achieve lasting recovery, wellness, and community integration. This role provides individual, family, and group counseling services within a collaborative treatment team environment, supporting clients with substance use and mental health needs through evidence based care, advocacy, and coordinated treatment planning.

What You’ll Do

• Provide individual, family, and group counseling services.
  


• Develop and maintain individualized treatment plans and discharge plans.
  


• Manage an active caseload while coordinating care across multidisciplinary teams.
  


• Conduct assessments, treatment planning, and ongoing client evaluations.
  


• Support clients with housing, financial, legal, educational, vocational, and community resource needs.
  


• Ensure compliance with ASAM guidelines, regulatory requirements, and documentation standards.
  


• Collaborate with medical, nursing, and behavioral health providers to coordinate treatment.
  


• Advocate for client needs and support successful transitions through different levels of care.
  


• Maintain timely, accurate, and complete clinical documentation.
  

What You’ll Need

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, or related behavioral health field.
  


• Active Connecticut licensure or eligibility for one of the following: LMSW, LCSW, LPC, LPCA, LMFT, or LADC.
  


• Experience providing substance use, behavioral health, or co-occurring disorder treatment services.
  


• Experience conducting assessments, treatment planning, and counseling interventions.
  


• Strong documentation, communication, and care coordination skills.
  


• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary treatment team.
  


• Computer proficiency and electronic documentation experience.
  

What Would Be a Plus

• Bilingual Spanish speaking ability.
  


• Experience in residential treatment settings.
  


• Experience with ASAM criteria and level of care determinations.
  


• Experience serving co-occurring mental health and substance use populations.
  


• Connecticut Certified Clinical Supervisor credential.
  


• Experience working with Medicaid, community behavioral health, or recovery support programs.