CASAC Consultant (Brooklyn)

Summary

The CASAC Consultant will function as consultant to ACS, under the supervision of the Child Center of NY Team Coordinator/Director and will be located full time within one of the ACS Field Office Sites located in New York City.

Essential Functions:

• Assess and determine whether client is using/ misusing on substances via substance use disorder (SUD) assessments, brief interventions, and consultations.

Make recommendations for community-based services indicated by the level of care needed. Keep statistics of clients served as part of a monthly progress report for ACS. Help interpret results of alcohol/drug screenings conducted by an ACS contracted provider or other lab report for toxicology testing. Participate in Family Team Meetings and Child Safety Conferences to assist ACS workers with providing the client with psychoeducation, raising awareness and discussing the benefits of an SUD assessment with problematic substance use. Conduct trainings for child welfare staff to teach about drugs, the signs and symptoms of use/ misuse, and environmental presentation of drug use/ misuse and engagement strategies. Trainings will be focused on teaching ACS workers about the progressive nature of addiction as well as the impact of drug use and abuse on parent’s capacity to parent/function.  Teach the impact of substance abuse on familial homeostasis and how this disruption may manifest negatively in the emotional, social and academic wellbeing of the child(ren).Performs other related duties as assigned. Occasional field visits when necessary to assist with engaging clients.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Minimum Qualifications:

• CASAC II with at least three years of experience. Experience with working with ACS and persons with co-occurring disorders preferred.
• Ability to plan and carry out assignments independently.
• Ability to prioritize, adhere to timelines and multi-task.
• Excellent writing skills
• Excellent engagement skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to understand, respect and work in a host environment
• Word, excel, power point skills required.

Required education: 

• High School Diploma or its equivalent
• BA preferred

Job Behavioral Expectations:

• Creating and maintaining a safe space with children and their family members.
• Maintain regular consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, personal appearance, and adherence to relevant health & safety procedures.
• Safe and successful performance, including meeting productivity standards.
• Maintain an understanding of the principles, methods and processes needed to perform the job. Attends staff meetings, seminars and in-service training as assigned.
• Demonstrates the ability to complete work in an acceptable manner by the time and/or date established with accuracy, neatness and thoroughness and minimal amount of errors.
• Maintain established departmental policies and procedures including maintain strict confidentiality and adherence to all HIPAA guidelines at all times.

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands:While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk, sit for long period of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or control; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.  

Work environment:

• Work is performed in an office environment with normal heating and cooling.