Addiction Counsellor at Oasis Healthcare

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide individual and group substance abuse treatment for clients.
• Participate as a member of the case management team, attending weekly meetings, updating case managers on client progress, and making recommendations for future treatment needs.
• Coordinate, schedule, and present educational programs for clients.
• Assist in the development and implementation of policies and procedures as they relate to treatment and educational programs.
• Preparing and implementing counseling plans by providing quality counseling sessions for the client and their family/caregivers in the frame of therapy.
• Assessing the need for support group activities and activity sessions; planning, developing, and executing these accordingly.
• Identifying clients requiring advanced psychological assessment and care and referring such clients to appropriate professionals.
• Providing psycho-education sessions for clients, their families, and community members when needed.
• To provide support to vulnerable individuals/children/families with protection concerns in the process of psychosocial support and case management.
• Plan, design and monitor the overall implementation plan (weekly and monthly) of the rehabilitation process.

Job Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or any other related course.
• Specialized training in addiction counseling.
• Over two (2) years of relevant experience in a busy environment. Experience in addiction management is an added advantage.
• Addiction counseling skills.
• Ability to effectively handle and manage interpersonal conflict.
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications.