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Harm Reduction Specialist, IMT

Community Access · Bronx, NY · 2 mo ago
OTHRFull-time

Overview

The IMT Harm Reduction Specialist is an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team of mental health clinicians. The Specialist engages participants through harm reduction strategies including motivational interviewing and stage-wise interventions that target an individual's readiness for change. The Specialist helps the team stay grounded in harm reduction philosophy and strategies such as radical acceptance, person-centered engagement, uplifting self-determination, offering low-threshold services, maximizing options, using both Peer-informed and trauma-informed approaches, and uplifting human rights. The Specialist is also a resource to other team members in issues related to mental health and co-occurring substance use.

Job Qualifications

  • Have an understanding, appreciation, and commitment to the philosophy and mission of Community Access.

  • Commitment to person-centered treatment strategies, upholding participants' rights, and self-determination in service provision.

  • Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Criminal Justice or other Health and Human Services related field; LMSW preferred.

  • Minimum of two (2) years’ experience working with individuals with a mental health condition with co-occurring substance use disorder.

  • Available to work a flexible schedule, mornings, evenings and weekends in response to participant needs.

  • Able to prioritize and meet deadlines.

  • Be creative and flexible.

  • Able to show initiative and be responsible for follow-through.

  • Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

  • Be skilled in conflict mediation/negotiation and have an assertive approach to problem solving.

  • Must be able to work in the community, including use of public transportation across the boroughs.

  • Computer proficiency in Windows operating systems and programs, such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, as well as comfort with learning new electronic systems.

  • Bilingual Spanish-speaking, preferred.

  • Must be fingerprinted and cleared by the New York State Justice Center.

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