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Phoenix House of New York
Long Island City, New York

Counselor (56719)

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$20.48-$30.67/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Job DetailsJob Location: Long Island City Residential - Long Island City, NY 11106Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: High School or GED EquivalentSalary Range: $20.48 - $30.67 HourlyTravel Percentage: NoneJob Shift: MorningJob Category: Nonprofit - Social ServicesSUMMARY Under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, provides direct counseling services to patients.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

Provides individual counseling and treatment/recovery plan preparation, monitoring and review Facilitates activities of daily living, community meetings, engagement, carrying out treatment planning in milieu Provide therapeutic interactions to foster patients social, cognitive and behavioral skill development Provide supervision of milieu staff Provide psychosocial interventions to teach skills for coping with urges, craving, impulsive behavior and cognitive distortions in thinking, motivational interviewing techniques Provide individual, group and family counseling Provide multi-family group counseling Plan and facilitate interactions with residents within the milieu to build social, emotional, and behavioral functioning Assisting in supervision of activities related to establishing a treatment environment Prepare and maintain case records Assist in the medication room in case of emergency.

COMPETENCIES (KSAs) Ethical Practices Judgment Relationship Management Emotional Intelligence Empathy Professional Boundaries Global and Cultural Awareness Critical Evaluation Problem Solving Decision Making Communication Teamwork Crisis Management Technical Capacity Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION High School Diploma or equivalent LICENSE/CERTIFICATION Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) is required. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE Minimum two years in a behavioral health/substance use disorder treatment program Trained to dispense medications to clients in case of emergency.

WORK ENVIRONMENT This job operates in an indoor office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones and photocopiers.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities. Regularly required to sit, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.

Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch and lift and/or move up to 20 pounds

Key Responsibilities

The counselor provides direct counseling services, including individual and group sessions, and is responsible for preparing, monitoring, and reviewing treatment and recovery plans for patients. This role also involves facilitating daily living activities and providing therapeutic interactions to develop patients' social, cognitive, and behavioral skills.

Requirements

A High School Diploma or equivalent is required, along with a minimum of two years of experience in a behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment program. Applicants must possess the Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Milieu ManagementRecord Keeping

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Addiction Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 40% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$53k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $49k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Addiction Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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