CST Substance Use Counselor

Make a Difference in Someone’s Life!

At Monarch, we work together to provide life-changing care in communities across North Carolina and Rhode Island. As a team, we provide hope, promote wellness, and empower individuals and families impacted by mental illness, substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injury.

You deserve a positive and encouraging work environment — a place where you can do your best work and grow as a professional. That is just what you’ll find e, we care for people, including our team members. We offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that supports full-time and part-time team members and their families. More than just a job, this opportunity with Monarch will give you room to spread your wings and grow because we believe in promoting from within and developing future leaders.

Candidate must meet one of the following minimum qualifications:

• High School Diploma and Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor (CADC)
• Master’s degree and Fully Licensed or Associate Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist (LCAS-A/LCAS)

The primary responsibilities of the Community Support Team Substance Use Counselor are to assist and support individuals who are served in the development of skills, behaviors, responsibilities, and supports needed to live, learn, work and be integrated into the community with the greatest possible degree of self-determination and independence.

• Provide service coordination for individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues and develop, with other team members, the overall service plan.
• Provide education and training on mental illness, SUDs, relapse identification, prevention, and the promotion of recovery.
• Implement interventions that are evidence-based practices demonstrating effectiveness in working with individuals with co‑occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
• Implement harm reduction practices and programs that address the adverse effects of drug use including overdose, HIV, hepatitis C, addiction, and incarceration.
• Provide symptom monitoring of mental health and SUD symptoms, which interfere with daily living; assist the beneficiary to identify and minimize symptoms and potentially harmful behaviors.
• Complete appropriate assessments including assessment of current and historical substance use and identify appropriate levels of treatment to make referrals to other services as necessary.
• Assist in the development of natural support networks. Provide individual and group supportive counseling, monitor symptoms and medications, link the supported individual to appropriate services, agencies and supports in the community, monitor their development of appropriate behaviors in home and other community settings, teach independent community living skills, and facilitate transfer of these skills to their environment, providing support to their family.
• Facilitate access to community resources, including locating recreational activities, housing, food, clothing, school programs, vocational opportunities or services, and other providers needed for mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services; assist individuals receiving services to develop relationships within their community.
• Monitor utilization of services and ensure agency provides services consistent with authorization for each individual supported. Prepare reports for team leader to communicate progress or lack of progress and involvement in treatment to aid the team leader in the authorization process.
• Maintain positive working relationships within the communities served, including individuals, families, team members, other staff, monitoring and licensing agencies, organizations, and funders.
• Drive and travel extensively to community locations, various agencies, and other outreach destinations. Provide and/or arrange for transportation for people supported as required.
• Assume responsibility for writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising Person‑Centered Plan and overall treatment goals and service plans based on evaluations and recommendations from…