Substance Use Specialist I

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Substance Use Specialist (MHC-LP, LMHC,LMSW,LCSW)

Job Summary: 

CASES is seeking a passionate and mission‑driven Substance Use Specialist to join our dynamic ACT team. This role is ideal for a Master’s‑level mental health clinician who thrives in the field, values autonomy, and wants to make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals living with serious mental illness and co‑occurring substance use needs.

As a Substance Use Specialist, you’ll bring your clinical expertise directly into the community; meeting clients where they are, building authentic relationships, and delivering high‑impact services with fidelity to the ACT model. You’ll play a key role in helping clients navigate their recovery journey by providing individualized psychoeducation, harm‑reduction support, and motivational interventions tailored to each person’s stage of change.

In this role, you’ll assess substance use patterns, support clients in identifying their goals, and advocate with external providers to ensure they receive the most clinically appropriate care. While you bring specialized knowledge in substance use treatment, you’ll also contribute as a well‑rounded ACT clinician; offering support across all areas of client need.

This is a chance to join a supportive team, grow your clinical skill set, and be part of a mission‑driven organization dedicated to promoting recovery, reducing incarceration, and strengthening communities.

Salary: The salary for this role is $66,950 per year

Shift Hours: This position is full-time Monday – Friday from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Location Address: 2090 Adam Clayton Jr Blvd, New York, N.Y. 10027. Our office is easily accessible by public transportation.

Workplace Flexibility:  Flexible - For roles that have days that can be partially remote - Staff are able to start their day remotely 1 day per week (Monday's).

What You Will Be Doing: 

• Provide at least 80 percent of treatment contacts in the community and complete expected minimum monthly treatment contacts, including leading groups when clinically indicated.
• Attend and participate in daily team meetings to discuss clients’ clinical and case management issues and needs.
• Complete documentations required by the NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) and NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s (DOHMH) licensing guidelines, NYS Medicaid billing guidelines as well as per CASES ACT Policy and Procedures.
• Collaborate with client’s support network and other service providers on treatment planning, service coordination, and case management support with the goal of promoting client’s recovery and stability in the community.
• Provide clinical services that are anti-racist, gender-responsive, culturally humble, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, client-centered, and evidence-based.
• Complete required documentations and toxicology tests for clients with active Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT)order.
• Provide 24-hour crisis intervention on-call services on rotating basis.
• Provide culturally competent services in accordance with CASES policies and practice.

What We Are Looking For: 

• MHC-LP, LMHC,LMSW,LCSW, with current New York State license.
• Experience working with individuals with serious mental illness, and/or co-occurring substance use disorders.
• Experience with various evidence-based models pertaining to treatment of substance use, and mental illness.
• Experience working with individuals involved in criminal legal system preferred.
• A team player, highly organized and self-motivated.
• Proficient in computers.

Preferred Skills: 

• Experience working with individuals involved in criminal legal system
• Fluency in Spanish

Employee Benefits:

CASES cares about employee wellbeing, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family, including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days
• 12 Paid Holidays per year
• Retirement 403(b) Competitive matching up to 6%
• Employee Referral Program

Our Values

At CASES, we like to move with PURPOSE , which reflects our values:

PEOPLE| Hold people’s stories with dignity

UNITY| Commit to a shared mission

RESPECT| Celebrate the strength of diversity

PROGRESS| Always work to improve

OPTIMIZE| Make the best use of resources

SOLUTIONS| Work together to solve problems

EMPATHY| Seek to understand others

Although we would love to learn about the skills of every candidate, only selected candidates that are selected will receive a response. We encourage you to apply for any position(s) you feel you are qualified for.  

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.

Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm
35 hours per week excluding breaks