Substance Use Specialist (CASAC)

What You Will Be Doing

• Provide at least 80 percent of treatment contacts in the community and complete expected minimum monthly treatment contacts, including leading groups when clinically indicated
• Attend and participate in daily team meetings to discuss clients’ clinical and case management issues and needs
• Complete documentations required by the NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) and NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s (DOHMH) licensing guidelines, NYS Medicaid billing guidelines as well as per CASES ACT Policy and Procedures
• Identify the treatment services clients should receive based on severity of substance use diagnosis, stages of change, immediate needs and complete treatment plans using a person-centered approach
• Collaborate with client’s support network and other service providers on treatment planning, service coordination, and case management support with the goal of promoting client’s recovery and stability in the community
• Use motivational interviewing, recovery and trauma-informed approaches when delivering services
• Provide clinical services that are anti-racist, gender-responsive, culturally humble, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, client-centered, and evidence-based
• Complete required documentations and toxicology tests for clients with active Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) order
• Provide 24-hour crisis intervention on-call services on rotating basis
• Provide culturally competent services in accordance with CASES policies and practice

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree and CASAC
• Experience working with individuals with serious mental illness, and/or co-occurring substance use disorders
• Experience with various evidence-based models pertaining to treatment of substance use, and mental illness
• A team player, highly organized and self-motivated
• Proficient in computers
• Preferred: Experience working with individuals involved in criminal legal system preferred, Fluency in Spanish preferred, Individuals with lived experience are encouraged to apply

Employee Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days
• 12 Paid Holidays per year
• Retail
• Competitive matching up to 6%
• Employee Referral Program

Our Values

• PEOPLE| Hold people’s stories with dignity
• UNITY| Commit to a shared mission
• RESPECT| Celebrate the strength of diversity
• PROGRESS| Always work to improve
• OPTIMIZE| Make the best use of resources
• SOLUTIONS| Work together to solve problems
• EMPATHY| Seek to understand others