Substance Abuse Specialist

Job DescriptionJob Description

 

REPORTS TO: Team Leader                                                                          DEPARTMENT: ACT - Suffolk

TOTAL HOURS: 37.5 Hours per week                                                           LOCATION: Farmingdale, NY/Suffolk County

TYPE OF POSITION: Full-Time                                                                     EEOC STATUS: Non-Exempt/ Service Worker

SAIL does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. SAIL welcomes and encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans, and all other qualified applicants.

 

Qualification and Competencies

• Master’s Degree in Human Services accompanied by appropriate certification or license: Social Worker, Credential Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC), Creative Arts Therapist, Occupational therapist, Pastoral Counselor, Psychologist, Rehabilitation Counselor, Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, or Mental Health Counselor.
• Three (3) years’ experience in a human service-related field. Experience on a multi-disciplinary mobile team preferred.
• One (1) year experience in specialty area preferred.
• Demonstrates organizational and communication skills which would enable effective interaction with agency staff, consumers/clients/families, and the community.
• Critical thinking and sound judgment skills are necessary.
• Computer/office equipment usage
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

 

General Description

Responsible for providing direct clinical care in integrated treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to ACT recipients in order to meet their individualized needs who experience severe mental health symptoms and may suffer from drug or alcohol dependencies. Meets with recipients on a regular basis within the community. 

 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides direct, face-to-face services and treatment within their specialty area to recipients from diverse backgrounds in the community (off-site) as needed based on recipients and/or family preferences.
• Engages ACT participants to support all aspects of daily living by inclusively developing, implementing, and modifying person-centered goals with participants to foster quality of care.
• Provides counseling, supportive services and different strategies to maintain client safety and wellness including maintaining medical or physical needs, assist in adequate housing (if applicable) or provide job coaching assistance.
• Responsible for developing treatment and recovery plans and identifying behaviors that impede rehabilitation.
• Provides trauma informed care recognizing effects in inter-generational care, social justice, cultural sensitivity and humility or how other social determinants may have influenced ACT participants.
• Reflects and incorporates ACT participants personal narratives concerning their behavioral health.
• Monitors, evaluates and records recipients’ progress and modifies treatment regimens as needed for achieving the best possible evidence-based outcomes. 
• Provides direct interaction with ACT participants to build relationships with individuals and their family or other support systems.
• Work with participants and their family or other support systems in transitions of care and ensures stable links and resources at discharge. 
• Ensure daily and frequent communication to promote active collaboration, that is flexible or creative to support ACT participants.
• Attends daily team meeting to ensure the continuum of care for ACT recipients while they are on the road to recovery.
• Uses a shared decision-making process and works collaboratively with other mental health care professionals, social workers, psychiatrist, nurses, and peers.
• Provides ongoing education by training and coaching ACT team members within specialty role. Provides cross coverage and supports other roles when needed and acts a “generalist”.
• Supports team members through open communication.
• May be responsible to facilitate individual and group educational sessions to ACT participants and other family support members.
• Observes the Rights of Recipients as defined in the NYSOMH ACT Program Guidelines.
• Successfully completes training modules in the Center for Practice Innovation’s Learning Management System (CPI) for ACT Core training and demonstrate basic core competencies in specified areas of practice as outlined in the NYSOMH ACT Guidelines and SAILs online mandatory training modules.
• Demonstrates competency and takes the lead in specialty roles as Substance Abuse Specialist, Employment Specialist, Family Specialist or Clinical Case Manager.  Provides direct service within their specialty area 
• Participate in on-call rotation to assess and intervene in programmatic and/or recipients medical or psychiatric emergencies.
• Responds to emergency situations and takes appropriate action.
• Participates in routine supervision with Team Leader.
• Conducts and submits all required need assessments and reports in a timely manner.
• Ensures that inter and intra-agency communication takes place.
• Creates and fosters inclusive and diverse external partnerships and acts as a liaison with external entities to Support ACT recipients.
• Completes heavy workload and all required documentation within established timeframes.
• Accepts and follows through on any other task or duty as assigned or required.

 

Physical Demand 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.

Company DescriptionMission:
Our Mission is to empower persons affected by mental illness and substance use disorders achieve independence and lead healthier lives.

Vision:
To promote health, wellness, and independence by providing access to housing opportunities and services through the expansion of programs and partnerships.

Our Values:
SAIL is committed to these core values which support us to achieve our mission.
 Integrity: We strive to provide quality services while ensuring honesty and transparency among clients, staff and stakeholders.

 Inclusion: We create an environment that embraces the diversity and life experiences of all our clients and staff to shape a sense of community and model best practices for our organization.

 Innovation: We value creativity and collaboration among clients, staff and stakeholders to overcome challenges we encounter. We aim to provide the most comprehensive care through a process of ongoing assessment and quality management.

"SAIL does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. SAIL welcomes and encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans, and all other qualified applicants."Company DescriptionMission:\r
Our Mission is to empower persons affected by mental illness and substance use disorders achieve independence and lead healthier lives.\r
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Vision:\r
To promote health, wellness, and independence by providing access to housing opportunities and services through the expansion of programs and partnerships.\r
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Our Values:\r
SAIL is committed to these core values which support us to achieve our mission.\r
 Integrity: We strive to provide quality services while ensuring honesty and transparency among clients, staff and stakeholders.\r
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 Inclusion: We create an environment that embraces the diversity and life experiences of all our clients and staff to shape a sense of community and model best practices for our organization. \r
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 Innovation: We value creativity and collaboration among clients, staff and stakeholders to overcome challenges we encounter. We aim to provide the most comprehensive care through a process of ongoing assessment and quality management.\r
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"SAIL does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. SAIL welcomes and encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans, and all other qualified applicants."

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