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Substance Abuse Clinician (195 Days)

Dallas Independent School District

Job Location:

Dallas, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 3 July 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 20 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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Job Summary

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Conduct comprehensive substance use and behavioral health assessments using evidence-based screening tools and biopsychosocial evaluations to identify substance use disorders co-occurring mental health conditions and appropriate intervention needs.
Develop implement and monitor individualized treatment plans that address substance use recovery mental health concerns harm reduction relapse prevention and coping skill development.
Provide individual group and family counseling services focused on substance use prevention intervention treatment recovery support and behavioral health stabilization.
Deliver crisis assessment and intervention services including response to substance-related emergencies overdose risk behavioral escalation suicide risk self-harm and threats to others.
Develop and coordinate student campus and home safety plans in collaboration with families campus staff and Reset Coordinators to support crisis de-escalation and stabilization.
Provide case management and referral services by connecting students and families with medical psychiatric detoxification inpatient/outpatient treatment and community-based recovery resources while promoting engagement in recommended services.
Support transition and re-entry planning for students returning from DAEP placements juvenile justice programs behavioral health hospitals or residential treatment facilities with substance-related concerns.
Serve as a consultant to SST and MTSS teams administrators school staff and families by providing expertise on substance use trends prevention strategies intervention planning student progress and treatment outcomes.
Collaborate with campus mental health clinicians counselors nurses administrators families and community agencies to ensure coordinated care and continuity of services for students.
Develop and deliver prevention education and outreach programs addressing substance use trends vaping alcohol and drug misuse social-emotional development co-occurring disorders suicide prevention threat assessment and district prevention initiatives.
Coordinate and facilitate district-wide professional development and training programs related to mental health wellness suicide prevention risk assessment threat assessment protocols trauma-informed practices behavior management depression anxiety ADHD and other district priorities.
Plan support and evaluate special events and awareness initiatives including Mental Health Awareness Month activities district wellness programs family engagement forums prevention campaigns and resilience-building efforts while ensuring content reflects current research and emerging youth trends.
Represent Dallas ISD in community partnerships and engagement activities including forums collaborative meetings advocacy initiatives and partnerships with mental health providers and local agencies to strengthen student and family support systems.
Maintain clinical documentation compliance and professional standards by ensuring accurate records treatment integrity confidentiality (FERPA/HIPAA) licensure requirements ethical practice data collection reporting and adherence to district and legal mandates.
Fulfill professional and operational responsibilities by participating in meetings case conferences ongoing professional development monitoring emerging youth substance use trends working flexible schedules including occasional after-hours support traveling throughout the district and responding effectively in school-based crisis environments.

Required Masters or Doctoral degree in Counseling Social Work Psychology or related field.
Current Texas licensure (LCSW LMSW LMFT LPC or LSSP) required.
Minimum of two years of school-based or adolescent behavioral health experience preferred.
Knowledge of evidence-based therapeutic approaches including substance use treatment modalities (CBT Motivational Interviewing Solution-Focused Therapy Trauma-Informed Care).
Experience conducting risk assessments and safety planning.
Ability to collaborate effectively with students families staff and community agencies.
Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced school environment.
Ability to provide reliable personal transportation.
Position requires flexible working hours to meet the needs of students and families.
May include evening hours and Saturdays to meet the needs of students and families.
Preferred Experience working with adolescent substance use disorders.
Preferred Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish.
Preferred Experience collaborating with juvenile justice or community treatment providers.

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