Substance Use Specialist

4 weeks ago

New York, United States CASES Full time

**Job Title**:Substance Use Specialist

**Job Summary**:

- The Substance Use Specialists perform initial drug use assessments, provide individual and group counseling sessions and contribute to person/family centered, trauma informed treatment planning for program clients. They work closely with client therapists, primary care providers, peers and case managers, and complete SBIRTS, crisis intervention, and relapse prevention plans.

**Salary**:The salary range for the role is $45,000 - $55,000 per year.

**Location Address**:2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard, New York, NY 10027. Our office is easily accessible by public transportation.

**What you will be doing**:

- Provide substance use treatment as a member of a multidisciplinary care team to clients enrolled in NCCBHC using team-based approach to treatment working collaboratively with therapists, psychiatrists/PNPs, peer specialist, case managers, nurses, and family members
- Perform Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
- Provide services that are person/family-centered, strengths-based, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally competent
- Identify the treatment needs of and with clients, based on severity of substance use, stage of change, and immediate needs as well as recommended treatment objectives
- Engage clients with urgent and crisis substance use needs at all stages of NCCBHC services to resolve substance use crisis, assess treatment needs, and provide substance use expertise for person-centered evaluation and treatment planning
- At all stages of engagement starting at referral to services obtain information to establish the degree of risk for substance use and associated harmful behaviors and provide interventions and supports to promote progress towards recovery
- Provide individual counseling, relapse prevention, psychoeducation, and harm reduction using motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) responses
- Run evidence-based substance use treatment and Relapse Prevention groups
- Act as an advocate and liaison for clients in securing access to MAT, emergency detox and rehabilitation care, and other community supports that promote integrated substance use or dual disorder treatment
- Dispense Naloxone response kits as an approved NYS dispenser promoting harm reduction
- Outreach and network with DCO partners providing crisis stabilization, inpatient/residential detox and rehabilitative treatment centers to support workflows and collaborative work
- Contribute to ongoing organizational commitments to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracist practices in delivery of services and work as member of the NCCBHC

**What we are looking for**:

- CASAC with 2-year of experience or CASAC-T who will receive CASAC within a year of hire with at least 2 years of experience
- Experience working in substance use or mental health treatment setting in NYC
- Experience of working with people involved in the criminal legal system
- Individuals with lived experience are encouraged to apply

**Workplace Flexibility**:

- This position is Hybrid: Positions for which staff can work from a remote (home or another suitable space) one day per week or more (in a typical week) as by leadership. Occasional travel required.

**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 day
- 12 Paid Holidays per year
- Retirement 403b Competitive matching up to 6%
- Employee Referral Program

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.

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