Counselor (52213)

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •High school diploma or equivalent
• •Two (2) years of experience providing alcohol and substance abuse counseling services
• •Knowledge of offender populations, criminal subcultures, substance abuse assessment tools, therapeutic community concepts, and various specialty treatment categories, such as: methamphetamine addiction, geriatrics, co-occurring disorders, lower functioning, anger driven and young adult offenders and other programming needs
• •Must be highly organized, detail focused, and have excellent time management
• •Must possess strong computer skills
• •Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• •Ability to pass background check
• •Ability to obtain and maintain OIG LEIE clearance
• •Ability to pass pre-employment drug screening
• •Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion
• •Ability to work well in a team environment
• •Adherence to the highest standard of ethical conduct, especially to standards governing confidentiality
• •Must have professional appearance and demeanor
• •Ability to obtain and maintain clearance from Illinois Department of Corrections
• •Ability to obtain and maintain CPR certification, first aid certification, and an annual tuberculosis test
• •Requires mobility and physical activity: Having an adequate range of body motion and mobility to work in an office, residential, or outdoor environment including standing and walking (even and uneven surfaces), sitting for extended periods of time, bending, twisting, reaching, balancing, occasional lifting and carrying of up to 50 pounds
• •Use of computer and telephone systems is required, which includes coordination of eye and hand, and fine manipulation by the hands (typing, writing, and working with files)
• •Requires the ability to defend oneself and clients in physically abusive situations through the use of approved verbal de-escalation techniques
• •Requires talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word
• •Requires hearing: Hearing is required to receive and communicate detailed information through oral communication
• •Requires seeing: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less and at distance
• •Requires the ability to collect and analyze complex numerical and written data and verbal information to reach logical conclusions
• •Requires the ability to work and cooperate with clients, co-workers, managers, the public and employees at all levels in order to exchange ideas, information, instructions and opinions
• •Requires the ability to work under stress and in emotionally charged settings
• •The ability to defend oneself and clients in mentally/verbally abusive situations through the use of approved mental/verbal de-escalation techniques
• •Clinical Certification, must: Hold clinical certification as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor from the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association (IAODAPCA), or Be a licensed professional counselor or licensed clinical professional counselor pursuant to the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing Act [225 ILCS 107]; or Be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of...
• •If licensure is CADC, must complete 40 hours of continuing education biennially
• •If licensure is not CADC, must complete required continuing education hours as required to maintain the other licensure
• •If permissible and upon approval of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), other clinical certifications that mirror one of the requirements above may be acceptable
• •Ability to obtain and maintain clearance from Illinois Department of Corrections

Desired Qualifications

• •Masters or bachelors degree is preferred
• •Intake and assessment experience is preferred
• •Bilingual is preferred