Substance Abuse Counselor
Substance Abuse Counselor
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Rate of Pay: $27.00 to $30.00 Per Hour Depending on Experience
MHM Services a Centurion company is proud to be the provider of mental health services to the California Department of State Hospitals-Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Program (FACT). The FACT program is a statewide system that provides an unlocked supervised living environment with 24-hour staffing. FACTs model of care is centralized services with a slow transition to community-based services. Services needed to support community reintegration include but are not limited to the following:
- Forensic mental health treatment through individual and group therapy settings
- Life skills training
- Day socialization groups
- Collateral contacts
- Home visits
- Substance abuse screenings
- Psychiatric services
- Case Management
- Court reports
- Psychological assessments
Under the direction of the Program DirectorForensic Peer Specialist isresponsible for providing support guidance and mentoring the patients in a community setting to meet service delivery requirements of the FACT Program.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
- Assists individuals with developing their individual service plans and other activities aimed at increasing their active participation in person-centered planning and focus on recidivism reduction.
- Shares personal recovery stories and describes personal experiences to inspire and support individuals throughout the recovery process as appropriate.
- Assists individuals with the development of mental health advanced preferences.LS1
- Supports individuals with problem solving related to their reintegration into the community.
- Supports individuals in ensuring their attendance at court hearings and attending evaluations.
- Advises and informs individuals on community resources including housing employment education transportation recreation health religious/spiritual and other resources to meet their individual recovery goals.
- Provides individuals with support and guidance on recognizing the early signs of crisis developing crisis plans and implementing identified coping strategies.
- Assists individuals with developing and maintaining positive personal and social support networks.
- Assists individuals with developing their self-help skills and cultivates their ability to make informed independent choices.
- Plans and facilitates practical activities for individuals to increase their self-worth and improve their self-concepts.
- Assists in facilitating skills-based groups.
- Attends treatment/recovery team meetings.
- Documents services provided to individuals/groups.
- Acts as an advocate for individuals to facilitate positive changes in their recovery.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with the Judiciary District Attorneys Public Defenders Parole Agents DSH staff and local law enforcement officials as needed.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with the community agencies that could positively impact community opportunities for patients.
- Maintain an ethical commitment to ensure confidentiality.
- Deliver care in a nonjudgmental/nondiscriminatory manner to protect the autonomy dignity and rights of patients.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Schedule: Monday through Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm
MHM/Centurion offers a comprehensive benefits package for our full-time team members including:
- Health dental vision disability and life insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Flexible Spending Account
- Continuing Education benefits
- Much more...
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Forensic Peer Support Specialist experience preferred.
- Experience working in a psychiatric hospital behavioral health correctional facility or a community behavioral health center preferred.
- Knowledge of mental health peer support services required.
- Knowledge of the recovery process and how it applies to individuals with serious mental illness and substance use disorders.
- Knowledge of the criminal-legal system.
- Knowledge of community supports.
- Ability to interact well with varied levels of managerial clinical court and administrative staff in housing and community environments.
- Must be able to work independently set and meet deadlines ability to work from home and demonstrate productivity.
- Ability to document paying attention to detail.
- A valid automobile drivers license appropriate automobile insurance and a safe reliable registered automobile available for use during work is required.
- Active in-person CPR certification required along with current tuberculosis screening.
- May be required to pass background investigation and obtain agency security clearance as required by DSH. As well as obtain hiring approval from DSH.
Employment Type
Full-Time
