BASICS Intervention Specialist

Virginia Tech•Blacksburg, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re currently searching for a BASICS Intervention Specialist to join our Services for Students with Disabilities team in Blacksburg, VA. This role is part of the Hokie Wellness team, a department centered on providing holistic well-being resources to the Virginia Tech community. The position reports to the Assistant Director for Substance Misuse Prevention and is a 1500-hour, non-benefited role. The specialist will use a modified BASICS model to facilitate individual sessions with higher-risk students, both mandated and self-referred. The goal is to explore the role that substances, including alcohol, cannabis, nicotine, and other drugs, may play in their lives and how that impacts their potential. The BASICS model typically involves a series of two conversations using a feedback report to generate discrepancies between a person’s substance use and their other goals, with Motivational Interviewing used to enhance the person’s drive for behavioral change. The role offers an hourly rate of $21.50, access to VT discounts, and the flexibility of a hybrid work arrangement after training. Employees are expected to work within the hours of 10:00 am - 6:00 pm.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in health education, health promotion, public health, human development, psychology, social work, or related field.
Demonstrated experience in providing direct services to people with substance use diagnoses.
Experience with case management and record keeping.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Public speaking experience.
Small group facilitation experience.
1:1 coaching experience.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in Motivational Interviewing and/or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and/or ACT.
Prior experience providing BASICS.
Prior experience working in health promotion/education in a higher education setting.
Health coaching experience.

Responsibilities

Using a modified BASICS model to facilitate individual sessions with higher-risk students, both mandated and self-referred.
Exploring the role that substances may play in students' lives and how that impacts their potential.
Facilitating sessions that include alcohol, cannabis, nicotine, and other drugs.
Conducting a series of two conversations using a feedback report to generate discrepancies between a person’s substance use and their other goals.
Utilizing Motivational Interviewing to enhance the person’s drive to make their desired behavioral change.
Maintaining case management and record keeping.