Substance Use Specialist (CASAC)

Center for Alternative•New York, NY

22h•$0 - $61,800•Hybrid

About The Position

CASES is seeking a Substance Use Specialist to join The Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) Brooklyn Team. The role provides intensive, community-based clinical support to adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders, particularly those with involvement in the criminal legal system. The position delivers person-centered, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented services through a multidisciplinary team approach to help clients achieve stability, housing, employment, and improved functioning in the community. The Substance Use Specialist requires strong documentation skills, collaboration with internal and external partners, crisis response, and commitment to culturally humble and evidence-based care.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Experience working with individuals involved in criminal legal system preferred
Fluency in Spanish preferred
Individuals with lived experience are encouraged to apply

Responsibilities

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