ACT Team Substance Abuse Specialist

4 weeks ago

Hickory, United States A Caring Alternative Full time
Location: Hickory, NC
Job Status:  Full time

We offer a $5,000 sign on bonus with this position

A Caring Alternative, LLC (ACA) is a well-established comprehensive care agency providing behavioral health and substance use disorder services to adults, adolescents, and children in Western North Carolina.

To learn more about us, visit our website at www.caringalternative.com.
Why apply at A Caring Alternative?
  • We celebrate diversity, so bring YOU   We want you to be proud and comfortable to bring your true self and we strive to enhance the value of our work through respectful curiosity of one another’s culture.
  • Competitive Payrates  We offer a competitive rate of pay. Work related mileage is paid tax free.
  • Pride in Your Work  You can join an organization that seeks to set the standard for quality support services for people with mental illness.  We hope you will find satisfaction and take pride in your work here. 
  • Strong Core Values  Join our values-based, family-owned company with a culture that we care. 
  • Grow  Our strong core values include promotion and position changes for your career development. 
  • Free Clinical Supervision  If you are provisionally licensed, our company pays for this benefit directly to our clinical supervisor in the amount of $200 per month/$2,600 per year. Clinical supervision is provided by clinicians within our agency who will allow you to acquire new skills and grow in your ability to provide quality services during your employment with our company.
  • Flexibility  We work in a team environment and promote flexibility.
  • Training  Solid training is provided & paid by the company.
  • Benefits We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full time employees.
  • 401(k) & Roth retirement plan
  • 401(k) matching
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Paid Time Off accrual begins upon hire, 100 hours first year
  • Major medical, dental & vision insurance
  • Company paid Life Insurance
  • Short term & long-term insurance 
  • Employee Assistance Program

Summary: An Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team consists of a community-based group of medical, behavioral health and rehabilitation professionals who use a team approach to meet the needs of an individual with severe and persistent mental illness. 

This service consists of substance use services and structured rehabilitative interventions intended to increase and restore an individual’s ability to live successfully in the community.

The role of the Substance Abuse Professional is to assess and track stages of change readiness and treatment and ensure that team treatment approaches are consistent with an individual’s readiness plan. 

Job Duties Include: 
  • Use cognitive behavioral approaches and relapse prevention to work with individuals in later stages of change readiness
  • Facilitate the Person Centered Planning process for individuals assigned to him or her
  • Show knowledge and use of clinical process to achieve positive outcomes to include: evaluation, assessment, service, treatment planning, intervention techniques, aftercare, and transition planning
  • Remain available face to face or by telephone, 24 hours a day 7 days a week as staff serves as the first responder in the event of crisis situations. The service site will be at any location the consumer or family needs

Education and Experience Required:
  • A bachelor’s degree in Human Services, Social Work, Special Education, or other closely related Human Services areaT
  • Two (2) years of professional experience with the adult mental health population 

Licensure/Certification Requirements: LCAS, LCASA, CADCResume must include degree earned (major & minor), graduation month & year, relevant employment dates including month and year, and populations served.

A Caring Alternative, LLC is a CARF accredited service provider with facilities in Asheville, Hickory, Marion, and Morganton, NC. A Caring Alternative, LLC is CABHA certified and a Trauma Informed Agency. We provide an array of services to Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Catawba, Caldwell, Iredell, McDowell, and Mitchell counties which consist of Assertive Community Treatment Team, Community Support Team, Day Treatment, Integrated Care, Intensive In-Home, Medication Management, Outpatient Therapy, and Therapeutic Foster Care.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

About A Caring Alternative:

AboutEstablished in 2006.A Caring Alternative, LLC (ACA) is a well-established comprehensive care agency providing behavioral health and substance use disorder services to adults, adolescents, and children in Western North Carolina. Proudly serving the community since 2006.

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