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CommQuest Services, Inc. Residential / Outpatient / School-based Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant OMJST in Canton, Ohio
S-1962-14
Job Title: Residential / Outpatient / School-based Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant OMJST
Worksite Location: School-based K-12: Canton and Minerva Residential (Men's/Women's Housing): Canton and Massillon
Number of Openings: 3+
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CommQuest Services is one of the largest non-profit mental health, addition recovery, and social services organizations in Northeast Ohio, working with clients from more than 34 counties in 12 facilities through more than 20 programs. We help people make positive changes in their lives through in-patient, outpatient and school-based programs, along with supportive services -- from basic needs to employment assistance.
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Overview of Position
Real-world impact. Life-changing outcomes. CommQuest seeks multiple School-based, Residential, and Outpatient Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant roles for Canton, Alliance, and Massillon locations.
Provides counseling services consisting of assessing a client's reasons for engaging services, mutually developing a course of treatment to address the needs as expressed by the client to achieve more effective personal, social, educational and / or career development adjustment.
In this role, you will:
- Impact your client's quality of life
- Build valuable relationships
- Grow professionally
Work on a team providing exceptional care
- Essential Job Functions / Responsibilities:
Adhere to agency policies and procedures.
Attend department, staff and other agency functions and meetings as required.
Provides chemical dependency intakes / screenings / assessments, with the assessment summary accurately integrating and summarizing all available data, with Q.A. chart reviews establishing competency.
Orients new clients to the agency's treatment philosophy, hours of operation, service array, client rights / responsibilities, grievance procedure, confidentiality regulations, rules and regulations.
Places clients in the most appropriate yet least restrictive treatment modality with access to appropriate intervention services, with Q.A. chart reviews establishing competency.
Provides individual counseling, demonstrating competency in individual counseling as evidenced by clinical chart reviews, case consultation and supervisory observations.
Provides group counseling, demonstrating competency in group facilitation, as evidenced by supervisory observations.
Provides crisis intervention / counseling for individuals to resolve or stabilize the crisis, establishing competency through incident report reviews, training records and progress notes.
Provides client and family education demonstrating competency in clinical progress notes, pre / post test scores and supervisory observation.
Performs clinical record keeping which accurately documents the findings, treatment and clinical outcomes on a timely basis for each client served, demonstrating competency by chart reviews, quality assurance reviews and supervisory reviews.
Provides case management to assist clients in obtaining needed services and linkages with referral sources, employers, family members, other treatment providers and to assist in the discharge planning process, with competency evidenced by chart reviews, case consultation and supervisory o