Job Title: Substance Use Specialist

 

Job Summary:

The Nathaniel Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team is a multi-disciplinary, alternative-to-incarceration (ATI) program that provides evidence-based, mobile, community mental health treatment to promote the recovery and community integration of individuals age 18 and up with serious mental illnesses, high rates of co-occurring substance use disorders, high utilization of emergency/crisis services, and criminal legal involvement in Manhattan or Brooklyn courts. The Nathaniel ACT Team is a unique and pioneer program that focuses on providing intensive outpatient treatment to individuals with serious mental illnesses so that they can maintain stability in the community and successfully complete their ATI mandates. 

The Substance Use Specialist is a CASAC level mental health clinician who outreaches clients in the community to provide treatment and services with high fidelity to the ACT model. The Substance Use Specialist provides psychoeducation and support for clients’ substance use treatment needs, including but not limited to: coordination of detox or rehab referrals, assessment of clients’ current substance use and stages of change, advocacy with service providers to ensure clients receive clinically appropriate substance use treatment. The specific title does not limit the scope of clinical services that the staff members provide as ACT staff are both generalists and specialists, based on their areas of experience and interest. 

Shift Hours: This position is full-time Monday - Friday from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

Location Address: 424 East 147th St, Bronx, NY 10455. Our office is easily accessible by public transportation.

Workplace Flexibility: Flexible - Staff have flexibility to complete their work day from home or another suitable space, typically after reporting to the office and/or engaging in field or community-based work.

Salary: The salary for this role is $60,000 per year.

What You Will Be Doing: 

Provide at least 80 percent of treatment contacts in the community and complete expected minimum monthly treatment contacts, including leading groups when clinically indicated.

Attend and participate in daily team meetings to discuss clients’ clinical and case management issues and needs.

Complete documentations required by the NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) and NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s (DOHMH) licensing guidelines, NYS Medicaid billing guidelines as well as per CASES ACT Policy and Procedures.

Identify the treatment services clients should receive based on severity of substance use diagnosis, stages of change, immediate needs and complete treatment plans using a person-centered approach.

Collaborate with client’s support network and other service providers on treatment planning, service coordination, and case management support with the goal of promoting client’s recovery and stability in the community.

Use motivational interviewing, recovery and trauma-informed approaches when delivering services.

Provide clinical services that are anti-racist, gender-responsive, culturally humble, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, client-centered, and evidence-based.

Complete required documentations and toxicology tests for clients with active Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) order.

Provide 24-hour crisis intervention on-call services on rotating basis.

Provide culturally competent services in accordance with CASES policies and practice.

What We Are Looking For: 

Bachelor’s degree and Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) certification required.Experience working with individuals with serious mental illness, and/or co-occurring substance use disorders.Experience with various evidence-based models pertaining to treatment of substance use, and mental illness.A team player, highly organized and self-motivated.Proficient in computers.Individuals with lived experience are encouraged to apply.

Preferred Skills:

Experience working with individuals involved in criminal legal system.Fluency in Spanish.

Employee Benefits:

CASES cares about employee wellbeing, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family, including:  

Medical Dental Vision Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days-off annually, plus an additional summer self-care day12 Paid Holidays per yearRetirement 403b Competitive matching up to 6%Employee Referral ProgramVisit www.cases.org/careers/ to learn more about benefits offered by the CASES

Although we would love to learn about the skills of every candidate, only selected candidates that are selected will receive a response. We encourage you to apply for any position(s) you feel you are qualified for.  

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.

This position is full-time Monday - Friday from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
35 hours per week