Clinical Support Service Program - CASAC Consultant

About the role

The Child Center of NY strengthens children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives. Founded in 1953, the organization operates 50 locations and 100 programs in NYC’s most under‑served communities, employing over 1,000 professionals who serve more than 40,000 children and families each year. The CASAC Consultant will serve as a support specialist to ACS, reporting to the Child Center of NY Team Coordinator/Program Director and working full‑time within an ACS Field Office Site in Harlem.

Responsibilities

• Assess and determine whether client is using/misusing substances via substance use disorder (SUD) assessments, brief interventions, and consultations.
• Make recommendations for community‑based services indicated by the level of care needed.
• Keep statistics of clients served as part of a monthly progress report for ACS.
• Help interpret results of alcohol/drug screenings conducted by an ACS contracted provider or other lab report for toxicology testing.
• Participate in Family Team Meetings and Child Safety Conferences to assist ACS workers with providing psychoeducation, raising awareness, and discussing the benefits of a SUD assessment with problematic substance use.
• Conduct trainings for child welfare staff on drugs, signs and symptoms of use/misuse, environmental presentation of drug use, engagement strategies, the progressive nature of addiction, impact of drug use on parenting capacity, and effects on familial homeostasis and child emotional, social, and academic wellbeing.
• Conduct cross‑consultations with peer MH‑DV support specialists on substance use disorder, mental health concerns, and intimate partner violence as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Attend case reviews as a training tool upon request of ACS and approval of the Team Coordinator/Director.
• Attend CSP citywide substance use disorder meetings as determined by the Team Coordinator/Director.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of community‑based resources for referral to SUD services.
• Conduct community/field visits—including home visits, schools, hospitals (discharge meetings), and treatment provider sites—to engage clients when necessary.
• Communicate and work with service providers to help ensure ACS clients engage in recommended treatment/services.

Requirements

• Master’s degree, preferably in a human service field or related area.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience, with at least a portion serving families in the child welfare system.
• CASAC Certification.

Skills

• Trauma‑informed, culturally competent, and cross‑disciplinary knowledge about the impact on families of co‑occurring substance use disorders and cognitive impairments.
• Skilled in at least one of the following evidence‑based practices: Motivational Interviewing, Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), Teen Intervene.
• Excellent listening and communication skills.
• Ability to conduct biopsychosocial assessments and develop care plans.
• Ability to plan and carry out assignments independently.
• Ability to prioritize, adhere to timelines, and multi‑task.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Excellent engagement skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to understand, respect, and work in a host environment.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work onsite in an ACS office location and/or out in the field 5 days/week.

Schedule

This is an onsite position requiring the CASAC Consultant to work in the Harlem office five days per week.