ACT Substance abuse Specialist

Association House Of Chicago • Chicago, IL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The ACT Substance Abuse Specialist is responsible for providing substance abuse assessments and counseling to ACT participants. Responsible for providing individualized, comprehensive, and community based treatment, support, and rehabilitation services to persons with severe mental illness and/or cooccurring disorders. Provides therapeutic interventions that facilitate illness self-management, psychosocial rehab, skill building, identification of natural supports, and use of community resources. The ACT Substance Abuse Specialist uses intensive outreach strategies to engage participants in services. Monitors participants’ symptoms and medication regularly. The ACT Substance Abuse Specialist Implements crisis services in consultation with supervisor/psychiatrist and makes sure that participants are safe and obtain timely access to services. Serves as a liaison with other systems of care. Documents all services using program standards.

Requirements

• Experience working with persons with psychosocial rehabilitation services, psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, and/or development disorders required.
• Experience working with diverse ethnic populations required.
• Personal vehicle, current driver’s license and insurance, good driving record acceptable to agency insurance carrier.
• Carries cellular phone at all times to respond to participant/program needs.
• Flexibility to work on weekends, evenings, holidays during emergencies.

Nice To Haves

• CADC certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing substance abuse assessments and counseling to ACT participants.
• Providing individualized, comprehensive, and community based treatment, support, and rehabilitation services to persons with severe mental illness and/or cooccurring disorders.
• Providing therapeutic interventions that facilitate illness self-management, psychosocial rehab, skill building, identification of natural supports, and use of community resources.
• Using intensive outreach strategies to engage participants in services.
• Monitoring participants’ symptoms and medication regularly.
• Implementing crisis services in consultation with supervisor/psychiatrist and making sure that participants are safe and obtain timely access to services.
• Serving as a liaison with other systems of care.
• Documenting all services using program standards.

Benefits

• health insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• life insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• paid vacation time
• 13 paid holidays
• 2 floating holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree