Substance Use Counselor
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Description Housing Works requires employees working in our Health Services division to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless approved for a legal accommodation. If you need an accommodation for any reason, including related to this job requirement, please contact Human Resources. Job candidates should be aware that scammers may pose as employers and create fake job postings in order to extract personal information from individuals for financial gain. Housing Works will never ask job candidates for personal information, such as social security numbers or bank account details, over the phone. If you suspect that a job posting may be fake or wish to confirm that a job posting from Housing Works is genuine, please contact us at ...@housingworks.org Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York State's first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information, visit www.housingworks.org Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services. Benefits: We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and text books. Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. This position is included in a bargaining unit of Housing Works' New York City employees represented by a labor union known as the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union ( RWDSU ). Accordingly, the RWDSU has the exclusive right to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment related to this position and this position may become covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (a CBA ) between Housing Works and the RWDSU This position requires applicants to successfully complete a background check through the New York State Office of Children and Family Services when it supports the mandate under Section 424-a of the Social Services Law for legally authorized agencies to inquire of the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR) as to the existence of any indicated reports of child abuse and maltreatment against an applicant prior to employment, certification, or licensure in the childcare field. All background checks will be conducted and reviewed in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law. Compensation Range: $65,000 - $70,000 yearly commensurate with experience Overview: Housing Works' East Harlem OASAS Clinic provides specialized Substance Use Treatment Services for multiple underserved populations, including persons with mental illness (i.e. MICA) who suffer from ongoing mood and/or perceptual disorders; persons with Acquired/Traumatic Brain Injury who suffer permanent neurological damage that affects motor skills and/or cognition; LGBTQ individuals; the unstably housed; persons with chronic health concerns; and persons involved in the criminal justice system. Housing Works' OASAS Clinic uses a trauma-informed, harm reduction approach (including abstinence-based treatment in accordance with legal mandates) as its foundation for the treatment of substance use disorders. The Social Worker (SW) reports to the Assistant Director and is responsible for providing multiple aspects of clinical services to clients through varied clinical assessments of high risk behaviors, mental health/substance use treatment needs, crisis intervention, individual counseling and group facilitation. The SW will also facilitate psycho-educational/therapeutic support groups, encompassing Harm Reduction and Recovery Ready treatment approaches. Responsibilities: Primary:

• Completes initial and episodic psychosocial, substance use assessment, treatment plans, and timely discharges.
• Remains aware of all clinical documentation policies that ensure comprehensive client care in order to meet the regulatory agencies' guidelines.
• Provides individual counseling and facilitation of weekly groups. Facilitates harm reduction, recovery readiness, relapse prevention and active user groups.
• Participates in all programmatic meetings and trainings.
• Establishes substance use treatment goals and interventions with clients, as part of the interdisciplinary treatment planning process.
• Coordinates with and develops linkages with detoxification, rehabilitation, methadone maintenance programs, and other needed resources to facilitate client referrals.
• Completes weekly, monthly program reports, including familiarity with STARS, HRA-HASA Harm Reduction Report, parole/probation/ACS and collaboration with the courts around client mandates.
• Performs crisis intervention services and, if necessary, refers clients for psychiatric assessment, psychotherapist counseling.
• Consults with supervisor and completes incident reports on all including trauma or behavioral problems related to substance use requiring OASAS interdisciplinary intervention.
• Assist with the development of effective interventions and treatment plans
• Participates in agency wide continuous quality improvement activities aimed at improving health outcomes for program participants
• Maintains HIPAA confidentiality standards
• Performs other duties as assigned by Assistant Director and/or Director.
• Supports and participates in advocacy efforts to end the twin crises of homelessness and AIDS.

Secondary:

• Other duties as assigned by the Assistant Director or Director.

Minimum Requirements

• A Master's in Social Work from accredited school. Experienced within the scope of OASAS program regulations is preferred/desired.
• Current and valid LMSW in NY
• Experience or sensitivity to working with individuals or families who have issues of mental illness, substance use, homelessness and/or HIV/AIDS
• Ability to work within a team
• Ability to use data to inform clinical and administrative decision making
• Ability to apply population health and Continuous Quality Improvement principles to work
• Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply