Our ideal Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist is an excellent communicator and listener with strong therapeutic skills who works well as part of an interdisciplinary team and runs open and productive therapy sessions. LCAS must excel at Behavioral Interviewing techniques to uncover Persons Served needs and be able to anticipate these needs. LCAS will coordinate and monitor the array of services and supports identified in each service user’s person-centered plan. These interventions are strength-based and focus on the promotion of recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills and the achievement of the highest level of social functioning.

Responsibilities:

• Provides service to SACOT and SAIOP Persons Served
• Conducts clinical assessments
• Conducts individual, family and group outpatient therapy sessions
• Provides group leadership to include education and skills-related groups
• Orients new Persons Served to Steppingstones
• CRI - Manages and monitors case load of active treatment Persons Served
• Monitors Persons Served progress, safety, and medications
• Coordinates/conducts drug screens and Breathalyzer tests
• Develops person-centered plans for Persons Served
• Oversees the discharge planning process
• Facilitates relationships between Stepping stones, CRI, service user families/legal guardians and various social services and community resources, such as food stamps and housing assistance, healthcare, job training and placement, and substance abuse support groups
• Participates in clinical supervision
• Participates on mini/mega teams for case consultation
• Conducts weekly aftercare groups, weekly family groups and documents all services provided on progress notes
• Completes and submits monthly reports
• Performs other clinical duties as needed in the program Requirements
• General working knowledge of the human services delivery system in North Carolina
• Employee supervisory experience preferred
• Experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) preferred

Note: This is a full-time position with benefits. Salary range is competitive and commensurate with experience and education.