Substance Use Disorder Professional Trainee

Triumph Treatment Services

2h•Onsite

About The Position

Join Triumph Treatment Services as a Substance Use Disorder Professional Trainee and help transform lives with your expertise and compassion. This role offers a $1,000 sign-on bonus, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to inspire hope and create lasting change for individuals on their recovery journey. The ideal co-worker is compassionate, team-oriented, and committed to the people served, communicating openly, supporting colleagues, and bringing curiosity, accountability, and respect to their work, valuing collaboration and believing recovery is possible for everyone. Triumph Treatment Services is one of Washington’s longest-running providers, offering a true continuum of care from treatment and outpatient services to recovery housing and long-term support. Their integrated, wrap-around model allows staff to gain diverse experience while helping clients build stable, sustainable lives in recovery. Staff find deep fulfillment in witnessing real transformations. The Substance Use Disorder Professional Trainee is responsible for counseling individuals requiring assistance in dealing with substance use disorder, carried out in compliance with the agency's values, mission, philosophy, ASAM Criteria, WAC requirements, and adherence to the clinical manual. In compliance with Washington State's ESSB 5123, this position is deemed safety-sensitive and requires controlled substance testing, including marijuana.

Requirements

High School Degree or GED required.
Must possess the Substance Use Disorder Professional Trainee credential as required by WAC.
Must have a professional license and registration number from the State Department of Health.
Trainees will receive additional support and training during their initial hours (1500 hours for Masters, 2000 for Bachelors, and 2500 for Associates) and will be expected to be competent in all areas at the completion of the Trainee process.

Nice To Haves

A Bachelor's experience and education related to the specific treatment needs of the various population is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide a quality treatment experience for clients by engaging in and modeling healthy relationship skills while assessing treatment planning, and counseling with clients in group and individual settings.
Communicate client's needs, progress, problems, and recommendations, to treatment teams and various agencies involved in the client's life. When required, represent the client in court.
Understand and implement the essential elements of the ASAM assessment, placement process, objectives of individualized treatment planning as directed by ASAM criteria, and the essential elements of the ASAM continuous stay criteria.
Demonstrates effective and concise client and family education in the form of lecture, video, written, or individualized media.
Document all individual and group sessions and perform case reviews of each client's progress in accordance with WAC requirements and timeliness.
Understand the need for crisis intervention in case of acute emotional of physical distress.
Be aware of the legal obligations of emergency management, i.e., CPS involvement reports to police.
Understand how to make appropriate and effective referrals.
Participate in team meetings and clinical trainings.
Complete requirements and keep licensure current.