Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

AWARE is looking for the right person to join the team as a Licensed Addiction Counselor.If you embrace new ideas with a heart full of energy, we invite you to join a caring, compassionate, and fully engaged team that isn’t afraid to get vulnerable with one another. We have gritty, but respectful conversations that drive the needle forward on what it means to provide the highest quality of care for our clients. At AWARE, our strength lies in our culture of care. AWARE’s Unconditional Care Principles inspire the services we provide to each person who comes to us for care and these principles lead how we treat ourselves and our clients; with hope, compassion and focus on the next right step. When you join the AWARE team, you will become part of an organization that has a rich history (over 45 years!) helping Montanans with mental health and/or developmental disabilities. AWARE strives to provide the highest quality of care, every single day. When you join the AWARE team, you will be joining a team that believes that building on strengths is the key to success, that prides itself in taking on and sticking with the hardest challenges, believes we are agents of change, that everything is normal until proven otherwise, and that families are our most important resource. Working for our organization means that regardless of your role, we’ll support you so you can support others. AWARE seeks to provide opportunities for employees to grow professionally through its tuition advancement program, professional development opportunities and in-house trainings.Principal Duties & Responsibilities:AWARE’s Community Licensed Addictions Counselor (LAC) is part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for planning and coordinating care and services to meet individual needs of clients with substance abuse issues under an established curriculum.The LAC must be licensed or working towards licensure. Makes intervention suggestions to other members of the support team and performs as the lead member of an inter-disciplinary team. Responds, as a clinical professional, to all calls originated from AWARE's Emergency/Crisis Response System. These calls may occur during "off" hours, including evening/early morning hours, during weekends and possibly on holidays.AWARE empowers its employees to operate under the auspices of AWARE’s Unconditional Care Principles.RequirementsRequired Skills, Abilities & Education:· An advanced degree (MS, MA, PhD) in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or related field.· Requires one (1) year direct work experience and a current LAC License or Professional Candidate License.· As a condition of continued employment, AWARE's LAC must maintain the specific professional license and/or professional certification as required by state, federal governing boards, and other such certification boards.To learn more please visit www.aware-inc.org.Benefits:AWARE proudly offers an excellent benefits package, uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, professional growth, and achieving financial security. AWARE’s benefits include:Annual raisesTuition ReimbursementHealth InsuranceDental/Vision Insurance401(k) with company matchLife InsuranceWellness programsGenerous paid time offAWARE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer