Substance Abuse Specialist

SAIL is seeking a highly skilled Substance Abuse Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will provide direct clinical care to individuals with severe mental health symptoms and substance use disorders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide direct, face-to-face services and treatment to individuals in the community.
• Develop and implement person-centered goals with clients to foster quality of care.
• Provide counseling, supportive services, and strategies to maintain client safety and wellness.
• Develop treatment and recovery plans and identify behaviors that impede rehabilitation.
• Provide trauma-informed care and reflect and incorporate clients' personal narratives.
• Monitor, evaluate, and record clients' progress and modify treatment regimens as needed.
• Build relationships with clients and their families or support systems.
• Work with clients and their families or support systems in transitions of care and ensure stable links and resources at discharge.
• Ensure daily and frequent communication to promote active collaboration.
• Attend daily team meetings to ensure the continuum of care.
• Use a shared decision-making process and work collaboratively with other mental health care professionals.
• Provide ongoing education and training to team members.
• Support team members through open communication.
• May facilitate individual and group educational sessions.
• Observe the Rights of Recipients as defined in the NYSOMH ACT Program Guidelines.
• Successfully complete training modules in the Center for Practice Innovation's Learning Management System (CPI) for ACT Core training.

Requirements:

• Master's degree in human services accompanied by appropriate certification or license.
• Three years' experience in a human service-related field, with experience on a multi-disciplinary mobile team preferred.
• One year experience in specialty area preferred.
• Demonstrates organizational and communication skills, critical thinking, and sound judgment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Transports clients in personal or agency vehicle as needed.
• Travels to client sites, Agency sites, community sites, offsite entities, and/or other office locations as needed.
• Participates in a team approach and multi-disciplinary treatment.
• Work staggering schedules between the hours of operations of 8am-8pm.
• Provides on-call duties after normal business hours as per the rotation schedule.
• Requires direct in-person/face-to-face client interaction.
• Ability to work amongst diverse social, cultural, and economic groups.

About SAIL:

SAIL is committed to empowering persons affected by mental illness and substance use disorders to achieve independence and lead healthier lives. Our core values include integrity, inclusion, and innovation, and we strive to provide quality services while ensuring honesty and transparency among clients, staff, and stakeholders.