Substance Abuse Counselor - CENS at SFV Community Mental Health

JOB ID#C8340A - Under supervision and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, to provide substance abuse education, screenings, referrals, and ancillary services to Medi-Cal and other Community participants who have been self-referred or referred as having or wanting substance abuse or co-occurring treatment assessment and referral to treatment.

Responsibilities:

Maintain Chemical Dependency certification through a county approved certifying agency, CAADE or CADACC on an ongoing basis. 

Screen and refer, using ASAM Triage screening tools, community participants for a substance abuse or co-occurring disorders.

Work closely with county partners and staff to provide screening and referral services. Engage clients at CENS sites or in the field (e.g., streets, encampments, shelters, jails, etc.) at frequent intervals to gain their trust and motivate them to accept CENS treatment services.

Provide community participants, who are screened as positive for substance abuse or co-occurring disorders to a designated treatment agency and follow other policies and procedures of CENS contracts.

Refer, through collaboration with co-occurring, substance abuse and mental health providers, those clients assessed for having a co-occurring disorder.

Provide case management duties, when necessary or requested, to all Service Advocacy GAIN participants, who are screened and sent to either Mental Health or Domestic Violence providers or who are sent to the CENS for a screening for substance abuse or Co-occurring disorders.  This case management will be conducted at least weekly until the participant makes their screening appointment

Compile and send reports to the Administrative Manager or Administrative Coordinator in a timely fashion.

Represent the CENS at various county and community meetings as requested by CENS Program Manager or Administrative Coordinator.

Provide substance abuse and CENS information to DPSS/GAIN/Probation/SAPC staff, for General Relief, DCFS, AB109, CalWORKs, or community participants, and community-based organizations.

Earn 24 hours of continuing education (8 HIV/AIDS CEUs) training per contract period received through State-approved counselor certifying organizations.

 Perform other duties as assigned to include education sessions, outreach at co-located sites.

Conduct culturally, linguistically and population-appropriate education on SUD, coping strategies, relapse, overdose prevention, HIV/AIDS, medication assisted treatment (MAT), the county’s SUD treatment network, and as needed topics as identified and approved by DPH-SAPC.