Intake Specialist (INTSPC-04)

Job Description

Job Description

Join New Freedom – Where Second Chances Become Bright Futures

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About Us
At New Freedom , we don’t just believe in second chances—we help people thrive because of them. We are a dynamic, compassionate, and peer-driven community dedicated to empowering justice-involved and formerly incarcerated individuals to successfully rebuild their lives and reintegrate into society.

Our approach blends empathy with action—offering tools, mentorship, and unwavering support that transforms lives, families, and communities. When you join New Freedom, you join a movement that creates personal, societal, and economic change every single day.

If you’re driven by purpose, passionate about people, and ready to make a lasting impact, this is where you belong .

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Why You’ll Love Working Here

We take care of the people who take care of others. At New Freedom, you’ll enjoy:

• Competitive pay – because your impact matters
• Enhanced health insurance - wellness shouldn’t be a burden
• $0 Medical Plan available and other majority paid by company options
• $0 primary care co-pay
• $2,000 - $10,000 FREE Health Reimbursement Account (Plan Type Varies)
• Flexible Spending Account- medical and dependent care options
• Low-cost dental, vision, & supplemental coverage- to further support your health
• Company-paid life insurance & short-term disability – for unexpected needs
• Employee Assistance Program – confidential support for life’s challenges
• Voluntary Pet Insurance – medical assistance for your furry family
• 401(k) with company match – invest in your future while you invest in others
• Generous paid time off – including sick days, holidays, vacations, and more
• Free meals, snacks, drinks, & gym access – fuel your body and mind
• Free onsite training & certifications – CPR, Safety Care, Peer Support, and more

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About the Position – Intake Specialist

The Intake Specialist role provides frontline intake services to members entering New Freedom’s Intensive Outpatient Program and serves as one of the initial points of contact to ensure members experience a supportive, positive, and successful entry into services. This position is responsible for reviewing eligibility, program expectations, and admission criteria prior to members meeting with their assigned clinical providers, while maintaining a thorough understanding of the organization’s treatment philosophy, intake processes, and program requirements. The Intake Specialist must possess foundational knowledge of substance use disorders and dual diagnosis and be able to clinically assess members to recommend an appropriate level of care using ASAM and LOCUS criteria. This role requires the ability to utilize therapeutic techniques, actively listen to members, complete suicide risk and trauma assessments, and engage members in collaborative treatment planning sessions. Additionally, the Intake Specialist is expected to communicate concerns and clinical needs to management when they arise and to partner effectively with the clinical team and cross-functional departments to ensure both clinical and administrative intake services are delivered efficiently and ethically.

Your Impact Will Include:

• Conducts comprehensive intake assessments, accurately identifying and documenting appropriate diagnoses.
• Utilize AI integrated EHR and use attention to detail to spot any opportunities within intake assessments.
• Make appropriate level of care recommendations based on ASAM and LOCUS criteria.
• Develops individualized treatment plans aligned with goals identified during the assessment process.
• Provides thorough program orientation, ensuring member understanding of informed consent, program policies, rights, responsibilities, confidentiality, treatment expectations, and all required state and federal regulations.
• Reviews program options, grievance and appeals processes, advance directives, comorbidity resources, after hours access, code of ethics, and all policies related to safety, substances, and program participation; supplies and explains the member handbook.
• Ensures all new admissions and readmissions receive full orientation on the first day when possible, and always within seven working days of admission.
• Completes warm hand offs to clinical and cross functional support teams once all intake tasks are finalized.
• Meets established KPIs, actively participates in required clinical supervision, and maintains all continuing education requirements.
• Performing additional duties as assigned to support our mission.

Where You’ll Work

• Primarily onsite at our offices.
• Requires occasional travel to various program sites/facilities
• Requires use of standard office equipment including but not limited to computer-use, monitors/screen, desk, chair, etc.
• Using standard office equipment, plus plenty of face-to-face interaction.
• Some days will require long periods of sitting, standing, or walking.

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Equal Opportunity Statement

New Freedom Ops LLC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, a drug-free workplace, and compliant with Veteran and ADA regulations.

"Every day, someone walks out of a prison gate with nothing but a bag of belongings and a hope for a better future. At New Freedom, we meet them at that moment—with open arms, real opportunities, and the belief that their past does not define their potential."