Qualified Professional - Certified Drug & Alcohol Counselor - Goldsboro, NC
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About the job
Qualified Professional-Certified Drug & Alcohol Counselor
Pay: From $22/hr to $29/hr
Job description
Qualified Professional-Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC)
Dixon Social Interactive Services, Inc. mission is to raise the awareness of mental health treatment services that offer individuals Hope, Independence, Knowledge, and Empowerment. We strive to accomplish this by providing quality treatment services using a person-centered approach.
We believe that anyone who experiences any mental health or substance abuse illness has an opportunity to recover and/or sustain. We believe that people can transform their lives if they are empowered with the knowledge to do so.
A Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (formerly CSAC) serves as leaders and supporters that impart knowledge and help those who struggle with addiction build a specific plan to overcome dependency based on individual needs. The CADC will use the Twelve Core Functions which includes screening, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning, counseling, case management, crisis intervention, client education, report and record keeping, consultation with other professionals regarding client treatment and services, and referral to treat addictive disorder or disease and help prevent relapse.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop treatment plans and goals for the members on assigned caseload.
- Document service notes that reflect SACOT/SAIOP clinical services are provided appropriately to the goals in the PCP; keep and maintain detailed treatment and progress notes.
- Ensure compliance with Policy and Procedures regarding member safety and member rights.
- Provide one on one counseling and case management sessions.
- Facilitate and co-facilitate group counseling and educational sessions, under supervision.
- Provide crisis intervention and emotional support to members, when appropriate.
- Demonstrate an attitude of acceptance of diversity with staff and members.
- Ensure all documentation regarding member care, treatment and incidents is completed timely and in clear, concise manner.
- Responsible oversight of caseload regarding continuity of service, appropriate use of referrals, maintenance of authorization, collaboration with others on client’s behalf, and other clinically and ethically significant practices.
- Participation in weekly staffing meetings and supervision meetings.
- May provide case management duties for members, ensuring individualized quality care.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
"Qualified professional" within the MH/DD/SA system of care:
(a) an individual who holds a license, provisional license, certificate, registration, or permit issued by the governing board regulating a human service profession, except a registered nurse who is licensed to practice in the State of North Carolina by the North Carolina Board of Nursing who also has four years of full-time accumulated experience in MH/DD/SA with the population served; or
(b) a graduate of a college or university with a master’s degree in a human service field and has one year of full-time, post-graduate degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional who has one year of full-time, postgraduate degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling; or
c) a graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a human service field and has two years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional who has two years of full-time, post bachelor's degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling; or
(d) a graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree in a field other than human services and has four years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated MH/DD/SA experience with the population served, or a substance abuse professional who has four years of full-time, post-bachelor's degree accumulated supervised experience in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling.
Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) Preferred
- Credentialed by the NC Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board; or Registered to be Credentialed at minimum.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and write English. Ability to generate clinical documentation of interventions and support services rendered to patients in keeping with regulations and requirements of credentialing and auditing bodies.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Schedule
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
From Dixon Social Interactive Services's job posting, checked 13 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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