Substance Use Specialist

Center for Alternative Sentencing & Employment Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 69,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting

12 Paid Holidays per year

Retirement 403(b) with matching (up to

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

CASES in New York City seeks a Substance Use Specialist for its Young Adult ACT team in the Bronx. The role focuses on mobile, community-based treatment for adults 18–28 with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.

The position emphasizes outreach, engagement, and evidence-based interventions by a licensed clinician. The role includes salary of $68,959–$72,000 per year, a full-time schedule, and a Monday–Friday workweek.

Qualifications

• Licensed in NY State (LMSW/LCSW or LMHC).
• Must have at least one year experience with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.
• Experience with ACT/CT treatment models and community-based care.

Responsibilities

• Attend daily team meetings to discuss client needs and plan care.
• Complete required documentation per NYS OMH, DOHMH licensing, Medicaid billing, and CASES policies.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments using standardized screening tools for substance use and risk.
• Develop and update person-centered treatment plans and coordinate services with families and other providers.
• Deliver services using motivational interviewing and trauma‑informed approaches.
• Provide 24/7 crisis on-call coverage and ensure 80% community-based contacts.

Skills

LMSW/LCSW/LMHC license

Job description

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Substance Use Specialist

YOUNG ADULT ACT TEAM Full time Salaried Bronx E147th, The Bronx, NY, US

Salary Range: $68,959.00 To $72,000.00 Annually

Job Title: Substance Use Specialist

Job Summary:

The Young Adult Assertive Community Treatment (YA ACT) team provides mobile community based mental health treatment to promote the recovery and community integration of individuals ages 18 to 28 with serious mental illnesses, high rates of co-occurring substance use disorders and histories of criminal legal system involvement. The Substance Use Specialist is an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team of mental health clinicians. The team provides 80% of its treatment services in community locations.

We are looking for a clinician with extensive experience working with young adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. The Substance Use Specialist must be motivated to conduct assertive outreach and engagement, use motivational interviewing and stage-wise interventions that target an individual’s readiness for change. The substance use specialist must be a team player with extensive knowledge of psychiatric disability, individual and group substance use treatment to promote wellness, recovery, public safety and reductions in criminal behavior.

Salary:The salary for this role is $68,959 - $72,000 per year.

Shift Hours:This position is full-time Monday – Friday from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Location Address: 424 East 147 th Street, 1 st Floor, Bronx, NY 10455. Our office is easily accessible by public transportation.

Workplace Flexibility: Flexible (for roles that have days that can be partially remote, e.g., being able to draft notes at home after going to the office/community in the morning).

What You Will Be Doing:

• 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.
• Complete and update comprehensive assessments using results from administration of standardized screening instruments for substance use, suicidality, violence risk.
• Identify the treatment services consumers 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 family, friends, other service providers on consumer’s substance use treatment, post-hospital-discharge care coordination, housing needs, entitlements support, educational/vocational training, social support, primary care needs, etc.
• Use motivational interviewing, recovery and trauma-informed approaches when delivering services.
• Complete required documentations and toxicology tests for consumers with active Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) order.
• Provide 24-hour crisis intervention on-call services on rotating basis.
• Provide at least 80 percent of treatment contacts in the community and complete expected minimum monthly treatment contacts, including leading substance use treatment groups when clinically indicated.
• Provide culturally competent services in accordance with CASES policies and practice.

What We Are Looking For:

• LMSW, LCSW or LMHC, with current New York State license.
• At least one year of experience working with individuals with serious mental illness with co-occurring substance use disorders.
• Experience with various evidence-based models pertaining to treatment of substance use, and mental illness.
• Extensive knowledge of Assertive Community Treatment, community integrated treatment, support services, and resources.
• Highly organized and self-motivated.
• Proficient in computers.

Preferred Skills:

• Fluency in Spanish preferred.
• Additional CASAC credential a plus.

Physical Requirement(s)

• Must be able to conduct physical outreach visits in the community at least 80% of the time.

Employee Benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days
• 12 Paid Holidays per year
• Retirement 403(b) Competitive matching up to 6%
• Employee Referral Program

Our Values

• PEOPLE|Hold people’s stories with dignity
• UNITY| Commit to a shared mission
• RESPECT| Celebrate the strength of diversity
• PROGRESS| Always work to improve
• OPTIMIZE| Make the best use of resources
• SOLUTIONS| Work together to solve problems
• EMPATHY|Seek to understand others

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.

Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
35 hours per week excluding breaks