Our Mission:

Since 1967, Odyssey House has been providing innovative services and programs to a broad population of individuals and families struggling with substance use and mental health disorders. Odyssey House helps New Yorkers of all ages—and across all five boroughs—beat drugs and alcohol with highly individualized treatment programs. Odyssey House provides high quality, holistic treatment impacting all major life spheres, including: psychological, physical, social, family, educational and spiritual in order to support personal rehabilitation, renewal and family restoration.

If that sounds different than other treatment programs, you’re right. Because Odyssey is where recovery gets real.

In addition to competitive salaries, Odyssey House offers:

• A 35-hour work week (as opposed to a 40-hour work week)
• Vacation Plan and Holiday Schedule
• Life Insurance
• Medical Insurance (Two Plans)
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Additional Insurance Coverages (hospitalization, accidental, critical illness coverage)
• Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account/Health Reimbursement Account
• 403(b) Plan
• Corporate Counseling Associates (CCA) EAP benefit
• Ability Assist Counseling Services (through The Hartford)
• Commuter Benefits
• Educational Assistance Programs
• Special shopping discounts through ADP Marketplace and PlumBenefits
• RUFit?! Fitness Program
• Legal Assistance 
• Pet Insurance
• Optum Financial Service through ConnectYourCare
• Benefit Advocacy Center through Gallagher

 Salary Range:$50,000.00-60,000.00

 MAJOR FUNCTIONS: 

The Family Care Coordinator works with pregnant and post-partum persons who misuse drugs or have a substance use disorder in a variety of community-based and institutional service delivery settings as well as in the community-at-large. The major functions of this role are to provide screening, assessment, referrals to care and case management to the identified population. 

The Family Care Coordinator offers referral to substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery services, harm reduction services as well as collateral and supportive services. The Family Care Coordinator provides counseling to assist with engagement in care. 

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Conducts screening for co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. 
• Completes substance use disorder assessments and formulates psychosocial evaluations. 
• Provides education and assists in accessing addiction medications. 
• Conducts level of care determinations. 
• Delivers SBIRT services. 
• Provides referrals and care coordination for substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery services. 
• Provides referrals and care coordination for healthcare, dentistry, psychiatry, rental and housing assistance, health insurance options, legal assistance, domestic violence victim’s services, vocational training and remedial education. 
• Maintains effective lines of communication with Bronx and Northern Manhattan ACS offices and ACS-contracted child welfare agencies. 
• Maintains certification as opioid overdose reversal trainer. 
• Provides opioid overdose reversal training to program participants and distributes medication for opioid overdose reversal. 
• Delivers Motivational Enhancement Therapy to assist participants in planning and engaging in desired services. 
• Deliver Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to assist participants in developing resiliency and healthy coping responses. 
• Participates in inter-agency team meetings and service planning conferences. 
• Documents services rendered in clinical case record. 
• Participates in quality improvement activities. 
• Participates in in-service training according to program requirements.

REQUIREMENTS: EDUCATION/TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

1. High School Diploma/GED equivalency required, Associates Degree highly preferred.
2. CASAC-T or the ability to obtain CASAC-T within 6 months of hire.
3. Bi-lingual Spanish/English fluency preferred. 
4. Ability to deliver culturally competent services to a diverse client population in an urban setting. 
5. Good interpersonal skills. 
6. Well-organized and detail oriented. 
7. Ability to engage professionally in inter-disciplinary settings. 
8. Must be able to work a flexible schedule. 
9. Proficient with MS Office applications; ability to navigate and document in EHR required. 

Odyssey House is an equal opportunity employer maintaining a non-discriminatory policy on hiring of its personnel. Odyssey House, and its operational divisions, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or citizen status in all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, training, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.