Social Work Practitioner

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The UNC Horizons RISE Program is seeking a Community-Based Justice & Recovery Clinician. This role will provide trauma-informed behavioral health interventions for pregnant, parenting, and single women with substance use and trauma histories who are involved in the justice system in Chatham, Orange, and surrounding counties. The clinician will be the primary point of contact for justice-involved agencies, ensuring timely access to substance use disorder screening, assessment, and intervention services. As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the therapist will lead the initiation of community-based SUD and justice-involved comprehensive group programming for women and children with justice-involved histories and provide care coordination. Responsibilities include ensuring women meet the ASAM risk rating for residential, SACOT, and SAIOP services, completing necessary intake for SACOT and/or IOP services, and delivering evidence-based SUD and trauma care for women involved with child welfare and recovery courts. This position requires close collaboration with child welfare agencies, community-based SUD organizations, and Recovery Courts in NC. A valid driver's license is required. This is a time-limited position with an expected duration of two (2) years.

Requirements

• Valid driver's license.

Nice To Haves

• Experience providing trauma-informed behavioral health interventions.
• Experience working with justice-involved populations.
• Experience with substance use disorder treatment.
• Experience with child welfare systems.
• Familiarity with Recovery Courts in NC.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed behavioral health interventions for pregnant, parenting, and single women with substance use and trauma histories, involved in the justice-system.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for justice-involved agencies across Chatham and Orange County and surrounding counties.
• Ensure timely access to substance use disorder screening, assessment, and intervention services.
• Initiate community-based SUD and justice-involved comprehensive group programming for women and children with justice-involved histories.
• Provide care coordination for women and children with justice-involved histories.
• Ensure women meet the ASAM risk rating of residential, SACOT, and SAIOP services.
• Complete necessary intake to initiate SACOT and/or IOP services.
• Provide evidence-based SUD and trauma care among women with child welfare and recovery court involvement.
• Collaborate closely with child welfare agencies, community-based SUD organizations, and Recovery Courts in NC.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed