Addiction Specialist

Title: Addiction Specialist (I-III)

Division: Project 180

Pay Scale: $25.24-$30.62/hour

Program: AB109/FSP (DMH)

SSG-Project 180 turns lives around through innovative, wraparound services that keep people out of institutions and in their communities. Project 180 is a leader in the forensic treatment space, offering high-quality, specialized treatment programs that serve thousands of justice-involved individuals. Our programs span criminal justice intercepts and include pre-arrest interventions, court-based diversions, jail in-reach, and intensive post-release services. Project 180 operates in partnership with County agencies including the Department of Mental Health (DMH), the Department of Health Services (DHS), and the Justice, Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD).

Project 180’s DMH programs provide intensive wraparound, field-based behavioral health services to individuals with significant mental health problems. Clients are served at an intensive outpatient level of care and receive co-occurring services delivered by a multidisciplinary treatment team. Services include, but are not limited to, psychotherapy, case management, medication management, substance counseling, employment, and housing services. Services are provided in partnership with LA County Probation, LA County Department of Mental Health, and LA Superior Court.

The AB109 program provides intensive, wraparound behavioral health treatment to a forensic population. Through Assembly Bill 109, individuals convicted of a felony crime serve a portion of their sentence in jail or prison and are released early with 1 year of community supervision. If appropriate, participants are mandated to behavioral health treatment by LA County Probation. The program aims to reduce recidivism and support clients with personal recovery goals.

The program is funded by the Department of Mental Health (DMH), and operates in collaboration with LA County Probation and LA Superior Court.

The Full Service Partnership (FSP) program adopts a “whatever it takes” approach to provide intensive, wraparound, field based services to adults who have significant mental health problems. The FSP program assists with housing, employment and education in addition to providing mental health services and integrated treatment for individuals who have a co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorder. Services can be provided to individuals in their homes, the community and other locations.

The Addiction Specialist will work within an interdisciplinary team to provide substance support for mutual clients with a forensic background. This position reports to the DMH Program Supervisor and is responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive treatment plans for clients in collaboration with both case manager and therapist, coordinating substance treatment services, and conducting individual and group sessions to assist with substance recovery.

A successful addiction specialist serves as a clinical expert on the treatment team. They are able to develop strong working relationships with clients and support them in making measurable progress towards their individualized substance recovery goals. Job title (I-III) to be established based on years of relevant experience.

Provide direct client care via individual and group treatment

• Actively engage clients in services through the development of strong rapport, consistent contact and use of motivational interviewing. Provide outreach services as needed, meeting clients “where they are at” (service location, client’s point of view).
• Provide individual and group substance counseling to support clients in their individualized recovery goals. Recovery goals may include but not be limited to increasing safety, decreasing substance use and abstinence from substances.
• Facilitate weekly substance psycho educational groups.
• Service delivery is consistent with ethical standards and a harm reduction, strength based, trauma informed framework.
• Conduct urine analysis tests as indicated by a client’s treatment plan.

Coordinate community-based substance treatment services

• Develop…