Make a Difference as a Wellness & Recovery Counselor with Rediscover
Join ReDiscover’s Women & Children Department and be part of a mission-driven organization that’s been transforming lives for over 50 years. As a non-profit community mental health center serving southeastern Jackson County, Missouri, we’re passionate about helping individuals impacted by mental illness or substance use find hope, support, and healing.
Why ReDiscover?
- 700+ dedicated professionals
- Over five decades of community impact
- A culture grounded in compassion, collaboration, and growth
- About the Women & Children's Program
About the Women & Children Program
The Women & Children program is a voluntary, collaborative program that strives to empower women to build resources and personal skills to break the barriers that come with addiction as individuals, family members, and members of their local community. This program offers residential treatment, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, day care services for children under 12, individual and group therapy, case management, peer support services, psychiatry and medicated assisted treatment.
What You'll Do
- Maintain and interact with a caseload of clients with diverse characteristics either in-person and in some cases, virtually.
- Evaluate client’s mental health condition based on review of client information, including bio-psycho-social assessments, psychological evaluation and diagnostics. Collecting information about the client through interviews, observations, and tests. Prepares and maintains treatment records and reports.
- Develop and implements treatment plans based on clinical experience, knowledge, and understanding of the client’s information and history. Acts as a client advocate to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
- Counsel clients, individually and in group sessions specific to the program format, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, and making changes. Maintains confidentiality of records relating to clients treatment.
- Work within an interdisciplinary team to develop treatment plans for client(s) being served.
Requirements of the Position
- Minimum of a High School Diploma and be certified or registered as a Substance Use Disorder Professional by the Missouri Credentialing Board, Inc. as either a CADC, CRADC, or MAADC II is required.
- Preference given to those with a Master’s Degree in a social science field with a provisional or clinical license in the State of Missouri. (LPC, LMFT, LCSW, PLPC)
- Flexibility and/or availability to work a consistent schedule of 8:00a m to 5:00pm Monday – Thursday.
- Working knowledge of mental illness and substance use disorders.
- Excellent customer service skills with a recovery focus.
- Quality written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
- Intermediate computer skills in typing/keyboarding, Microsoft Word and Excel programs as well as G-Suite.
Grow With Us
We’re committed to your professional development and will support your growth as a Wellness & Recovery Counselor through training, collaboration, and meaningful work.
Ready to join a team that’s passionate about people? Apply today and help make wellness accessible for all.
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