FACT Substance Use Specialist (Masters) Leon

Apalachee Center; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 54,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Long-term disability

Paid time off

Job summary

Apalachee Center, Inc. in Tallahassee, FL, is seeking a FACT Substance Abuse Specialist to join the Florida Assertive Community Treatment team.

The role focuses on delivering intensive community-based support to individuals with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance issues, using cross-training to enhance team skills and crisis intervention when needed. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, providing services in office and community settings, with responsibilities for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related human services field.
• Master’s degree preferred in the same fields.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments and track client progress.
• Schedule and participate in ITT meetings and review treatment plans.
• Deliver substance abuse services, including individual and group sessions in office and community settings.
• Provide case management, referrals, and CSP updates to support client independence.

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology/social work

Master's degree in psychology/social work

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Tallahassee, FL 32308, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $26.00 Hourly, Job Category: Other, Apalachee Center, Inc. is best known for helping individuals and families of North Florida succeed in recovering from emotional, psychiatric, and substance abuse crises. Apalachee Center, Inc. provides comprehensive behavioral health services across 8 counties (Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties).

Apalachee Center, Inc. offers competitive benefits for our full-time positions to include health, dental, vision, basic life insurance, long term disability, paid time off, and more.

Overview:

Florida Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) is a dynamic multidisciplinary treatment team dedicated to delivering intensive community-based support to the severely mentally ill adult population. The purpose of FACT Substance Abuse Specialist is to be a part of the multidisciplinary treatment team designed to be the primary provider to help individuals who have history and current issues with substance use and or other substance abuse diagnosis to help individuals maintain stable functioning in the community. The FACT Substance Abuse Specialist is responsible for providing cross training to other staff on the team to enhance the knowledge and skills of the team to develop individualized approaches with clients. The FACT Substance Abuse Specialist is also responsible for providing crisis intervention as appropriate to include after hours on-call crisis response as scheduled with other FACT staff and intervene using reasonable judgment to maintain client safety and prevent hospitalization.

ESSENTIAL/CORE JOB-SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Assessment:

Conducts comprehensive mental health assessments and ongoing assessments of persons served mental illness, symptoms, status, and response to treatment. Communicates client’s mental health status and history to the FACT team and helps the team to determine level of care based on client’s individual needs. Completes initial assessment for assigned clients in collaboration with the team within 60 days and updates required assessments in accordance with established guidelines. Collect collateral information (i.e. family and other providers, with appropriate consent) to complete thorough assessments of client’s need. Finalizes all documents in Avatar and turns in all assessments within 48 hours.

Individualized Treatment Team (ITT):

Schedules Individualized Treatment Team (ITT) meetings a month in advance of service plan expiring for assigned clients. Offers input and feedback (i.e. new issues, client response to treatment, client’s progress/lack of progress on service plan) to review clients’ progress and employment goals for the treatment plan with each client.

Substance Abuse Specialist Services Delivery:

Be the primary provider to provide individual, group and family basis in the office and in community settings

Core services include:

• Engagement and substance abuse assessments.
• Complete thorough assessments and assisting in the development treatment plan aimed at reduction and abstinence. Addresses the barriers and complex needs client with co-occurring disorders with an emphasis on available community-based substance abuse treatment programs.
• Make appropriate referrals and consultations both within and outside the agency to include detox, residential, and self‑help community treatment programs such as AA/NA.
• Coaching in stress management, coping strategies, and healthy relationships.
• Relapse prevention and replacement behaviors
• Individual and group therapy

Case Management Services:

Provide services using appropriate treatment modalities that promote independent living, including, but not limited to: benefits counseling; problem solving, side‑side services, skill training, supervision (e.g., prompts, assignment, monitoring, encouragement), and environmental adaptations to assist persons served with activities of daily living; assist and support persons served to carry together ings to c‑.

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Client Service Plan:

Develops individualized Client Service Plans (CSP) in partnership with the client and the client’s guardian (if applicable), especially with employment goals. Develops CSP’s that include measurable goals and objectives derived from the client’s assessment and identifies time frames for achievement on goals which are signed and dated by the client and client’s guardian, if applicable. Assists with the implementation of the service plan, and follows-up with the client’s services to determine the status and the effectiveness of CSP towards enhancing the client’s inclusion in the community and autonomy. Updates CSPs at least every 6 months. Makes appropriate changes in CSP to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in response to changes in mental status or behavior which put persons served at risk (e.g., suicidality, hospitalizations, relapse). CSP must incorporate items obtained using enhancement funds and explain how it promotes client’s recovery goals.

Qualifications:

Education/Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree with a major in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related human services field.
• A Master’s degree with a major in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related human services field preferred.
• Two years of related professional experience, with training and experience in assessment and treatment of persons with substance use disorders.
• Assertive community treatment experience working in off-site community settings consistent with the PACT model of service delivery preferred.
• Professional experience working with persons with severe and persistent mental illness (SMI).

Licensure or Certification:

• Must possess valid driver’s license.
• Maintain authorization as a designated driver in accordance with Agency policy.