The Substance Abuse Specialist is responsible for providing care under the supervision of a Team Leader, Program Director/Coordinator, or Clinical Director that will include education on substance abuse and promote harm reduction and abstinence to work toward recovery. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Conducts comprehensive substance abuse assessments considering the relationship between substance use and mental health. • Assesses and tracks beneficiary’s stages of change readiness and stages of treatment. • Uses outreach and motivational interviewing techniques to work with beneficiaries in earlier stages of change readiness. • Facilitates access to 12-step groups and other community supports. • Uses cognitive behavioral approaches and relapse prevention to work with beneficiaries in later stages of change readiness. • Ensures that fellow service providers’ treatment approaches are consistent with the beneficiary’s stages of change readiness. • Facilitates the Person-Centered Planning process for beneficiaries assigned to him or her. • Facilitates group sessions. • Takes a lead role in placement in short/long-term treatment as needed, and detox services. • Participates in a first responder on-call system available to consumers and/or his/her natural support network on a 24/7/365 basis; coordinates “first response” resources according to consumer needs and the PCP. • Represent the company in a positive manner, reflective of the company’s mission, at all times. • Ensures confidentiality regarding sensitive and protected information. • Ensures individual rights to privacy and protected health information for the person supported. Supervisory Responsibilities: This position can involve overseeing staff. Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education/Experience • Minimum High School Diploma Required Skills/Abilities • Strong clinical skills • Demonstrate knowledge of the population served. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations • CCS, CSI, LCAS, LCAS-A, or CADC • Current license or certification must be maintained if applicable. • Valid NC driver’s license including personal vehicle insurance coverage. Work Environment: The work can be performed primarily in the client’s home/community, or the office setting. If work is in the home/community it may involve exposure to cigarette smoke, domestic animals/pets, household pests, uncomfortable heating/cooling, and other issues related to the domestic location in which service is delivered.