Substance Use Specialist Mhc-Lp, LMSW, LMHC, LCSW

Substance Use Specialist MHC-LP, LMSW, LMHC, LCSW

We are seeking a Master‑level mental health clinician to serve as a Substance Use Specialist within our Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) program at The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES).

Shift hours:
Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (full‑time, 35 hours per week). Salary: $66,950 per year.

Location:

151 Lawrence Street, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Flexible work arrangements available as staff typically report to the office and complete field work.

• Provide at least 80 % of treatment contacts in the community and complete the expected minimum monthly contacts, including leading groups when clinically indicated.
• Attend daily team meetings to discuss client clinical and case‑management issues.
• Document required by NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH), NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), NYS Medicaid billing guidelines, and CASES ACT policy.
• Identify appropriate treatment based on severity of substance use, stages of change, immediate needs and develop person‑centered treatment plans.
• Collaborate with client support network and other service providers on planning, coordination and case management to promote recovery and stability.
• Use motivational interviewing, recovery and trauma‑informed approaches when delivering services.
• Provide clinical services that are anti‑racist, gender‑responsive, culturally humble, trauma‑informed, recovery‑oriented, client‑centered and evidence‑based.
• Complete required documentation and toxicology tests for clients with active Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) orders.
• Provide 24‑hour crisis intervention on‑call services on a rotating basis.
• Deliver culturally competent services in accordance with CASES policies and practice.

• MHC‑LP, LMSW, LMHC, LCSW with current New York State license.
• Experience working with individuals with serious mental illness and/or co‑occurring substance use disorders.
• Experience with evidence‑based models for substance use and mental illness treatment.
• Team player, highly organized and self‑motivated.
• Proficient in computers.
• Lived experience encouraged.

• Experience with individuals involved in the criminal legal system.
• Fluency in Spanish.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days‑off annually, plus an additional summer self‑care day.
• 12 Paid Holidays per year.
• Retirement 403b – competitive matching up to 6 %.
• Employee Referral Program.

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.