Description

The Harm Reduction Specialist on the Intensive Mobile Treatment Team (IMT) is an integral member of the interdisciplinary team serving adults with highly unstable housing situations, unclear diagnoses, and/or interaction with the criminal-legal system who have often been unsuccessfully served by the existing service system. The Harm Reduction Specialist works with the team to support the care and treatment of the program participants with a focus on engagement in treatment, rehabilitation, housing, and support services that promote wellness, recovery, community integration, and community safety. Our clients have histories of trauma, unstable housing &/or homelessness, incarceration, and hospitalizations and are primarily people of color who are victims of systemic racism. The work is conducted in the field, where our clients live and spend their time.

Responsibilities:

• Work with clients, families, and/or significant others involved with the consumer to develop a person-centered treatment plan.
• Screen and assess clients for the treatment of co-occurring substance use disorders including through involvement in an interdisciplinary assessment.
• Advocate and liaise for clients within the criminal justice and shelter system.
• Assist clients in securing medical care, entitlement, and other community supports that promote integrated physical and mental health, safety, wellbeing, and recovery.
• Provide or connect clients with employment counseling, vocational rehabilitation, completion of housing applications and placement, and provision of life skills training.
• Provide individual counseling that includes principles of Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment, as appropriate.
• Complete progress notes and assessments in the electronic health record in a timely manner.
• Work with external stakeholders – such as hospitals, shelters, jails, and primary care – to achieve positive client outcomes.
• Provide services in a strengths-based, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive manner.

Qualifications

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, mental health counseling, criminal justice, or other health and human services-related fields.
• At least 2 years of experience working with individuals who have needs in the areas of mental health, substance use, trauma, violence risk, homelessness, psychiatric hospitalizations, and criminal legal involvement.
• Experience working in a community-based program.
• Experience using an electronic health record.
• Multicultural and bilingual are highly desired.

The Bridge Inc. is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer