Addiction Specialist (Behavioral Health Services)

About the role

The PACT Addictions Specialist functions as the team's substance abuse specialist to provide treatment, rehabilitation and support services to adults with substance abuse conditions and co-occurring mental illness. The PACT Addictions Specialist leads design of intervention strategies & relapse prevention plans; works with persons served on sobriety issues, using motivational interviewing techniques and stages of change model, under the supervision of the Team Leader.

Responsibilities

• Engage with clients to evaluate their current life circumstances compared to their hopes, dreams and plans for the future using a motivational interviewing and strengths based rehabilitation approach.
• Lead design of intervention strategies & relapse prevention plans.
• Work with persons served on sobriety issues.

Requirements

• CADAC, LADAC I or II in the State of service required.
• Three to five years supervised practical experience, including internships, in a clinical or rehabilitation setting with persons who have psychiatric disabilities.
• Bachelor's degree in a human service discipline preferred.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Strong time management, writing and organizational skills.
• Must be at least 21 years of age and have a current, valid, US drivers' license for at least 6 months, have access to a reliable vehicle and be able to pass a CORI, driving record, reference, educational and professional licensure check as well as a multi-state background check.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a human service discipline preferred.
• Three to five years supervised practical experience, including internships, in a clinical or rehabilitation setting with persons who have psychiatric disabilities.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must be at least 21 years of age and have a current, valid, US drivers' license for at least 6 months, have access to a reliable vehicle and be able to pass a CORI, driving record, reference, educational and professional licensure check as well as a multi-state background check.

Skills

• Strong time management, writing and organizational skills.

Benefits

Our Comprehensive And Generous Benefits Package Includes:

• A fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution as well as an employee-funded 403(b) plan.
• First-rate Medical, Dental and Vision plans that are open all employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more.
• Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance (no cost to you!).
• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance along with the option to purchase additional, voluntary, Short-Term disability insurance.
• Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care).
• Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance.
• Generous paid time off (Employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week): 15 days of Vacation per year, 11 Paid Holidays, 10 Sick Days per year, 3 Personal Days per year.
• Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
• Discounted YMCA memberships, access to discounted movie tickets and more!

Pay

USD $60,480.00 - USD $60,480.00 /Yr.