Hiring: Substance Use Specialist Company: Postgraduate Center for Mental Health Location: Bronx, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 11:13:37 About the job Experience: • At least one year of experience working with individuals with serious mental illness with co-occurring substance use disorders. Required Skills: • Conducts daily visits in the community, completes subsequent progress notes and other required documentation in accordance with agency and OMH standards. • Completes Wellness Plans, Comprehensive assessments and other documentation as required. • Identifies the treatment services consumers should receive based on severity of substance use diagnosis, stage of change, immediate needs and recommend treatment objectives for the consumer’s treatment plan. • Facilitate weekly Harm Reduction and Relapse Prevention treatment groups. • Participates in daily morning meeting, and informs ACT team in daily meetings and weekly clinical meetings around substance use issues and incorporate findings into service plans. • Involves family and significant others in the consumer’s treatment with the ACT team and provide psycho-education and relapse prevention based on motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral strategies during visits. • Provide 24-hour crisis intervention on-call services on rotating basis. • Performs other duties, consistent with the goals and objectives of the program, as directed by Team Leader. Qualifications: • Master’s Degree required - LMHC, LMSW, LCSW, or equivalent in licensure in NYS. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!