Recreation Counselor

Position: Recreation Counselor

The Recreation Counselor is responsible for all aspects of client recreational activities including planning, documenting and overseeing each function. The Recreation Counselor serves as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.

This position is based at our Men's Residential Center located at 998 Crooked Hill Road, Brentwood, NY

Essential Duties:

- Provide supervised highly structured indoor recreational activities to residents. - Provide supervised highly structured outdoor recreational activities to residents. - Provide supervised, highly structured indoor recreation in weight room with residents. - Plan and oversee special events with residents and their families. - Provide supervisor with scheduled activities for residents in orientation, early treatment, middle treatment, and late treatment phases of the program. - Provide daily group note indicating activities and resident participation. - Complete and accurate reporting of incidents, resident elopements, and crisis intervention. - Participation in supervision. - Communicate all pertinent information/incidents/emergencies via SAC book/House manager. - Supervise residents in self-medication. - Perform other duties assigned as related to role.

Minimum Requirements:

- CASAC-T, CASAC, or higher preferred. - 1 year of experience working with clients with substance abuse disorders. - 1 year of experience working with adolescents with co-occurring mental health problems. - 1 year of experience working in an OASAS funded facility a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Commitment to providing quality services and outcome driven performance measures. - Excellent organizational management skills with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance clinicians, set and achieve program objectives. - Strong networking and public relations skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders, populations, and cultures. - Action-oriented, adaptable, and innovative approach to program planning. - Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.