VACANCY

ADDICTIONS THERAPIST

Crossroads Centre, Antigua is an International CARF certified Rehabilitation facility that provides treatment care for persons who suffer with addictive disorders. Our facility is located at Willoughby Bay, St. Phillips, Antigua

We are seeking to employ a fulltime Addictions Therapists who will be responsible for providing professional primary treatment care services to our clients. The applicants should:

• Have at a minimum a Master’s in a counseling related field • Have a licensure and /or addiction counselor certification/licensure from a recognized

certification board. • Specialty in Trauma, PTSD, CBT, DBT, EMDR and/or Dual Diagnosis with Certification

Highly desired • Have a minimum of 5 years of direct counseling experience in a drug and alcohol

treatment environment with at least two years in a residential treatment setting. Experience working with dual disordered clients preferred. If recovering must have at least 5 years of continuous recovery and sobriety.

• Exemplify and maintain high professional standards, including but not limited to excellent confidentiality and ethical standards

• Have superb communication and listening skills • Be proficient in computer use, to include Word Processing, Internet, PowerPoint, Excel

Spreadsheet, and Electronic Medical Records

Job responsibilities include:

• Accurate documentation to include, treatment planning, continuing care planning, discharge summaries, weekly reviews and various progress notes

• Carrying a clinical caseload not to exceed 8 clients • Taking an active role in being a participatory member of a multi-disciplinary team. • Providing direct individual, group, and family therapy; didactic lectures and experiential

group processes • Assuring that all elements of the treatment plan, including the continuing care, and

aftercare plan is realized within the necessary time limits • Completing discharge summaries on assigned clients within necessary time limits • Maintaining appropriate rapport with additional service providers • Flexibility to support client and organizational needs.

Interested persons should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae/resume and salary expectations to: The Human Resources Department, Crossroads Centre, P.O. Box 3592, St. John’s, Antigua, West Indies or email: nedwards@crossroadsantigua.org cc: joanneg@crossroadsantigua.org. Closing date for submitting applications is May 20th 2018 No phone calls please. Thank you in advance for your interest. Only applicants selected for interview will be contacted.

Crossroads Centre, Antigua Willoughby Bay

P.O. Box 3592, St. John’s Antigua, West Indies

Telephone: (268) 562-0035 Fax:(268)562-0036