Certified SUD Care Coordinator (RADT or CADC)

The Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Care Coordinator/Case Manager is responsible for developing and providing high quality therapeutic interventions and services in support of an individual’s wellness and recovery focused on people struggling with co-occuring disorders. Services include strength-based and needs-based therapeutic case management, problem-solving, therapeutic rehabilitation including skills-building, benefits support, resource development, housing navigation, crisis intervention, and family support. Current RADT, CADC 1/SUDCC certification is required or must be obtained within 90 days. 4 years of experience in case management in field based settings, addiction treatment, addiction counseling, substance use treatment, or peer counseling required.

This is a community-based position providing direct, face-to-face services to individuals who are chronically homeless and travel throughout Alameda County is required.

• Schedules include one weekend day. Either Sun
• Thurs or Tues
• Saturday.

Addiction counselor responsibilities

• Responsible for development and delivery of a full complement of services, including individual, family, group counseling, individual rehabilitation and case management/brokerage for individuals within the Care Coordinator's caseload as assigned.
• Responsible for utilizing Evidence Based Practice for the designated population/program to assure high quality results and intended impact.
• Responsible for continuously assessing individual’s risk status including risk based on symptoms, substance use, environment, physical conditions, etc and intervening appropriately.
• Responsible for assessing the continued service necessity and creating a service plan that aims at an individual getting better/healthy and accomplishing service goals that are person-centered and belong to the client.
• Responsible for continuous outreach and progressive engagement and reporting disengagement to the team immediately. Responsible for working with outreach team and determining when to disenroll individual based on program protocols.
• Responsible for domain-based assessment, screening referrals, service planning, community planning and benefit coordination which supports wellness and recovery principles. Responsible for care planning and therapeutic case management using a whatever it takes approach.
• Documents and maintains all data collection, reporting, and charting records in accordance with BACS and other relevant county regulatory policies/agencies. Responsible for producing required number of regulatory units of service per month (65% of staff’s time must be providing face-to-face or other eligible community-based support).