REPORTS TO: PROGRAM MANAGER

The Alcott Center for Mental Health Services, a nonprofit community mental health agency, is seeking an organized, motivated, and professional candidate for a full-time position providing substance use services. The population served are male and female adults being released from Los Angeles Correctional Facilities, having served time for quality-of-life crimes, with a full spectrum of DSM diagnoses, including substance misuse, who reside in our bridge-housing facilities. The individual will provide treatment planning, linkage, crisis, and rehabilitation and group education services as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree in a focus related to Mental Health (MSW, MFT, etc.)
• Proof of BBS registration within (90) days of hire date.
• Local travel between agency sites is required.
• COVID-19 Vaccine and Booster required.
• Proof of valid California Driver’s License required, Clean Driving Record required, and must be insurable on Alcott policy.
• Live Scan is required.
  If driving a company vehicle is an essential function of your position, you are required to possess and maintain a valid CA Driver’s License and be insurable by our insurance carrier.
  All employees are required to be fully vaccinated and have (1) Booster upon hire date. If you have a medical or religious exemption proof will be required upon hire date.
  This Job Is:
  A job for which military-experienced candidates are encouraged to apply
  Alcott abides by the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (you or the employer follow Fair Chance hiring practices when performing background checks)
  Schedule:
  This is a full-time position with a 40-hour work week; the agency is currently open for services Monday through Friday, 8:30 am-5:00 pm.
  Pay: $67,000 – $70,000 annually

• Facilitate Assessment, Individual, Group Treatments and provide ongoing assessment of client progress in attaining goals.
• Provide all the above in-person and virtually when needed.
• Provide evidenced-based practices utilizing a harm reduction model when working with clients.
• Provide ongoing therapy services that will decrease social isolation and prevent relapse risks; provide linkage and brokerage to any mental health, substance abuse, and meaningful community activities.
• Provide crisis management, and other related substance abuse/mental health services to clients on the streets, in service venues, in housing placements, or other locations as appropriate.
• Respond to urgent requests for assistance from clients as needed.
• Participate in all meetings with collaborative agencies and other community meetings as directed.
• Conducts 1:1 consistent with harm reduction principles to facilitate patient awareness, understanding, and motivation to change related to addiction and recovery issues, as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.