Substance Use Specialist

Center for Alternative•New York, NY

1d•$0 - $55,000•Hybrid

About The Position

CASES is seeking a Substance Use Specialist that is CASAC certified to play an integral role in the recovery process, and the services they provide have shown to promote positive health and recovery outcomes. The Substance Use Specialist is part of a multidisciplinary team working collaboratively with therapists, psychiatrists/PNPs, and nurses. The Substance Use Specialist will perform initial substance use assessments, complete SBIRTS, provide individual and group counseling, contribute to person-centered, trauma informed treatment planning, provide crisis intervention, and assist participants in developing relapse prevention plans. CASES is a New York City agency at the forefront of the intersection between behavioral health and involvement in the criminal justice system. Our mission is to increase public safety through innovative services that reduce crime and incarceration, improve behavioral health, promote recovery and rehabilitation, and create community success opportunities. The Behavioral Health division consists of a continuum of services for justice-involved individuals with serious mental illness. The Nathaniel Clinic located in the Bronx provides outpatient mental health and substance use services to adolescents and adults, focusing on providing care to those involved in the criminal legal system.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Must have active CASAC certification status in good standing
At least 18 months of work experience providing substance use services to individuals with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorder and criminal justice involvement
Individuals with previous criminal justice experience are encouraged to apply
Individuals with lived experience are encouraged to apply

Nice To Haves

Fluency in Spanish preferred

Responsibilities

Provide substance use treatment including individual, family and group counseling
Perform Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Provide services that are person/family-centered, strengths-based, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally competent
Identify the treatment needs of and with participants, based on severity of substance use, stage of change, and immediate needs as well as recommended treatment objectives
Engage participants with urgent and crisis substance use needs to offer support and resolve crisis
Assess treatment needs, and provide substance use expertise for person-centered evaluation and treatment planning
Establish the degree of risk for substance use and harmful behaviors and provide interventions and supports to promote progress towards recovery
Provide relapse prevention, psychoeducation, and harm reduction using motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Run evidence-based substance use treatment and Relapse Prevention groups
Act as an advocate and liaison for participants in securing access to MAT, emergency detox, rehabilitation care, and other community supports that promote integrated substance use or dual disorder treatment
Dispense Naloxone response kits as an approved NYS dispenser
Outreach and network with DCO partners providing crisis stabilization, inpatient/residential detox and rehabilitative treatment centers
Contribute to ongoing organizational commitments to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracist practices in delivery of services and work
Provide culturally competent services in accordance with CASES policies and practice
Any other duties as required by senior clinical leadership