Drug and alcohol treatment specialist job description
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Example drug and alcohol treatment specialist requirements on a job description
Drug and alcohol treatment specialist requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in drug and alcohol treatment specialist job postings.
Sample drug and alcohol treatment specialist requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or a related field.
- Certified in Drug and Alcohol Counseling.
- Knowledgeable in crisis intervention and substance abuse treatments.
- Experience working with clients in clinical setting.
Sample required drug and alcohol treatment specialist soft skills
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a team.
- Strong problem solving skills.
- Ability to build rapport with clients.
- High level of empathy and compassion.
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Resources for Human Development drug and alcohol treatment specialist job description
Housing Smart is a collaboration between Resources for Human Development (RHD), Temple University Hospital, Keystone First, and the Health Partners Insurance Plan. It aims to improve the health of people experiencing homelessness by providing them with housing and support services. To qualify, participants must be frequent utilizers of the emergency rooms; have a chronic health condition, a serious mental illness(es) and/or substance use disorder(s); and be experiencing homelessness.
The Peer Specialist performs a wide range of tasks to assist Persons In Recover (PIRs) in regaining control over their own recovery process. This includes but is not limited to the development of natural supports; development of social interactions in the community; and management of symptoms that challenge wellness in an individual. Peer Specialist will serve as a role model, mentor, advocate, and motivator to recovering individuals to help prevent relapse and promote long-term recovery.
Responsibilities/Duties
Demonstrate an ability to share personal recovery experiences and develop appropriate and authentic peer-to-peer relationships. This role must understand, and respect everyone's unique path to recovery
Delivers peer support services: such as education, advocacy, and to foster engagement in treatment process
Provide recovery support education for persons enrolled, staff, and family members. This may include but is not limited to: Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP) for enrollees, Self-help/mutual peer support groups, training and orientation of new enrollees, and training and orientation for staff and Team members.
Supporting person centered interventions as identified in service plans for everyone served
Maintain one's own physical, mental, and emotional well-being so that the CPS can function appropriately in the job and can model healthy functioning to those we serve.
Complete required documentation of services in a timely manner according to agency policy.
Required Experience
At least 2 years working with others in Mental Health RecoveryRequired Education
HS Diploma/GED Required Qualifications
Must self-identify as an individual with a serious mental illness who is currently or formerly a recipient of mental health services and/or substance abuse recovery services.
Experience or training related to Drug & Alcohol
Program Summary
The RHD Housing Smart program provides outreach to homeless individuals in the community and provides coordination around housing, medical, psychiatric, and substance abuse services.
RHD employees and programs in the City of Philadelphia are required to follow the COVID vaccine mandate. The City of Philadelphia has issued an Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and In Higher Education, Healthcare, and Related Settings ("Vaccine Mandate Regulation"), which mandates vaccine for healthcare workers and in higher education, healthcare, and related settings. This mandate became Effective on August 16, 2021 and requires Healthcare Workers and certain workers at Healthcare Institutions to be fully vaccinated by October 15, 2021. Fully vaccinated means it has been two weeks since the final dose of vaccine. The regulation does allow individuals to apply to RHD for an exemption based on a sincerely held religious belief that would prohibit vaccination for COVID-19 or because of medical conditions that preclude administration of one of the available vaccines
The Peer Specialist performs a wide range of tasks to assist Persons In Recover (PIRs) in regaining control over their own recovery process. This includes but is not limited to the development of natural supports; development of social interactions in the community; and management of symptoms that challenge wellness in an individual. Peer Specialist will serve as a role model, mentor, advocate, and motivator to recovering individuals to help prevent relapse and promote long-term recovery.
Responsibilities/Duties
Demonstrate an ability to share personal recovery experiences and develop appropriate and authentic peer-to-peer relationships. This role must understand, and respect everyone's unique path to recovery
Delivers peer support services: such as education, advocacy, and to foster engagement in treatment process
Provide recovery support education for persons enrolled, staff, and family members. This may include but is not limited to: Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP) for enrollees, Self-help/mutual peer support groups, training and orientation of new enrollees, and training and orientation for staff and Team members.
Supporting person centered interventions as identified in service plans for everyone served
Maintain one's own physical, mental, and emotional well-being so that the CPS can function appropriately in the job and can model healthy functioning to those we serve.
Complete required documentation of services in a timely manner according to agency policy.
Required Experience
At least 2 years working with others in Mental Health RecoveryRequired Education
HS Diploma/GED Required Qualifications
Must self-identify as an individual with a serious mental illness who is currently or formerly a recipient of mental health services and/or substance abuse recovery services.
Experience or training related to Drug & Alcohol
Program Summary
The RHD Housing Smart program provides outreach to homeless individuals in the community and provides coordination around housing, medical, psychiatric, and substance abuse services.
RHD employees and programs in the City of Philadelphia are required to follow the COVID vaccine mandate. The City of Philadelphia has issued an Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and In Higher Education, Healthcare, and Related Settings ("Vaccine Mandate Regulation"), which mandates vaccine for healthcare workers and in higher education, healthcare, and related settings. This mandate became Effective on August 16, 2021 and requires Healthcare Workers and certain workers at Healthcare Institutions to be fully vaccinated by October 15, 2021. Fully vaccinated means it has been two weeks since the final dose of vaccine. The regulation does allow individuals to apply to RHD for an exemption based on a sincerely held religious belief that would prohibit vaccination for COVID-19 or because of medical conditions that preclude administration of one of the available vaccines
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024