Community Substance Use & Crisis Intervention Specialist

Postgraduate Center for Mental Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Postgraduate Center for Mental Health seeks a direct service clinician to join the ACT Team in New York. This role requires a Master’s degree with NY licensure and experience in crisis intervention and community-based services.

The clinician will perform community visits, coordinate care, facilitate harm reduction groups, and engage families while collaborating with team members to support integrated dual disorder treatment.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree required - LMHC, LMSW, LCSW, or equivalent licensure in NYS.
• At least one year of experience working with individuals with serious mental illness with co-occurring substance use disorders.

Responsibilities

• Conducts daily community visits and completes progress notes per OMH standards.
• Identifies treatment services and objectives for the consumer’s treatment plan.
• Facilitates weekly Harm Reduction and Relapse Prevention groups.
• Participates in daily meetings and informs ACT team of substance use issues.
• Involves family/significant others in treatment and provides relapse prevention education.
• Provides 24-hour crisis intervention on-call services on rotating basis.
• Performs other duties aligned with program goals as directed by Team Leader.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Community outreach

Documentation

Case coordination

Family involvement

Motivational interviewing

Cognitive behavioral strategies

Education

Master’s degree in mental health licensure NYS

Job description

Postgraduate Center for Mental Health seeks a direct service clinician to join the ACT Team in New York. This role requires a Master’s degree with NY licensure and experience in crisis intervention and community-based services.

The clinician will perform community visits, coordinate care, facilitate harm reduction groups, and engage families while collaborating with team members to support integrated dual disorder treatment.