Substance Use Specialist (ACT Team)
About The Position
The Substance Use Specialist provides counseling, case management services, and daily support related to substance use and co-occurring issues. The role is an active member of the multidisciplinary Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team, with a specialization in co-occurring disorders. ACT is a licensed, nontraditional outpatient psychiatric clinic serving people with high service needs, including multiple hospitalizations or emergency room visits and difficulty maintaining stability in the community. The team serves Manhattan, including the Lower East Side, Midtown, Upper West Side, Harlem, East Harlem, Washington Heights, and Inwood.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Social Work or a related field.
- Ability to work in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word and Outlook.
- Ability to use or learn the AWARDS database and other electronic databases, programs, and funder-related software as needed, including CAIRS, NYCMED, and NIMRS.
Nice To Haves
- CASAC.
- Experience working with individuals with serious mental illness, including people with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.
- Experience conducting substance use assessments and identifying substance use disorders, including tobacco, alcohol, and opioid use disorders.
- Understanding of harm reduction principles and practices.
- Training or experience in integrated mental health and substance use services.
- Understanding of evidence-based models and theories related to trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, and stage-wise treatment of substance abuse and serious mental illness.
Responsibilities
- Plan, lead, and document activities for a Co-Occurring Disorder (CoD) support group.
- Research substance abuse services and serve as a liaison to treatment programs.
- Consult with the ACT team on substance use services, including harm reduction practices.
- Carry a caseload of ACT clients and provide case management services.
- Assess clients and formulate treatment goals.
- Facilitate client participation in entitlement programs, psychiatric services, medication management, rehabilitation, and other activities.
- Refer clients to community health services and accompany them to appointments as needed.
- Communicate regularly with clients’ families about their needs and progress.
- Serve as a liaison to other service providers.
- Maintain up-to-date client case records according to program guidelines.
- Visit clients in residential facilities, hospitals, on the street, and in other locations.
- Rotate on-call service after outside work hours.
- Attend staff meetings, case conferences, training programs, and supervision meetings.
- Collaborate with ACT team staff using a team case management model.
- Perform other duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
