Substance Use Counselor, Bilingual (Spanish) - Full-time

p style="text-align: center;"span style="color: #000000;"strongSubstance Use Counselor (Sepulveda Substance Use)/strong/span/p p style="text-align: center;"span style="color: #000000;"This is an on-site position in Culver City, CA. The hours are Monday through Friday 8:30am-5:00pm. /span/p p style="text-align: center;"span style="color: #000000;"The pay range for this position is between $21.38 - $24.59 per hour. /span/p p style="text-align: left;"span style="color: #000000;"emstrongAbout Didi Hirsch/strongstrong /strong/em/span/p pspan style="color: #000000;"Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services has been a national leader in whole-person mental health, crisis care, and substance use services since 1942 and is home to the nation’s first Suicide Prevention Center. We are a nonprofit organization providing care to about 270,000 people annually across our programs. Didi Hirsch has deep roots in community-based mental health and a commitment to providing culturally responsive services that are just and equitable. More than 1,000 dedicated employees and volunteers make Didi Hirsch’s work possible. /span/p pspan style="color: #000000;"emstrongSummary/strong/em/span/p pspan style="color: #000000;"As a Substance Use Counselor, you will provide comprehensive intake assessment and individual, family, and group counseling services to adults with substance use issues and coordinate support services to assist clients with case management needs. You will also collaborate with other professionals to ensure the provision of integrated mental health, physical health and substance use treatment that is culturally congruent with our clients’ needs and assess, facilitate, and document group and individual counseling sessions, addressing individual progress and outcomes, ensuring compliance with Agency, state licensing and other regulatory standards and guidelines./span/p pspan style="color: #000000;"emstrongPrimary Duties/strong/em/span/p ul lispan style="color: #000000;"Conducts/facilitates individual and group substance use prevention education and awareness, and counseling sessions and provides routine case management including assessment, intake, crisis intervention, and exit interviews for adults or adolescents with a history of substance use./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Interfaces with such agencies as the Department of Mental Health, Department of Child and Family Services, criminal justice services, Public health and other related community agencies and resources to give and receive information relative to clients./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Maintains documentation of all counseling sessions, substance use services and other services; ensures compliance with Didi Hirsch policies and procedures, contracts and other regulatory agencies./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Supervises program participants with conflict resolution and medication compliance as needed./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Developing and refining program curricula and materials./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Develops and maintains counselor skills through seminars, workshops, or other forms of training/education./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Attends and actively participates in all team and staff meetings, community meetings and supervision/consultation./span/li /ul pspan style="color: #000000;"emstrongPosition Requirements/strong/em/span/p ul lispan style="color: #000000;"Certified Substance Use Counselor with limited professional experience OR a Registered Substance Use Counselor with 1-2 years of experience in the behavioral health field, preferably focusing on substance use./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Certified in one of the state approved certification agencies for substance use./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Fluency in required language for assigned program (Spanish)./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Experience working with youth and adults in group presentations and process. Sensitivity to ethnic and cultural differences. Experience with community organization, program planning and implementation. Knowledge of substance use prevention and community resources.  Ability to work some evening hours and to arrange work schedule to the benefit of the program./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Have a working knowledge of case management and conducting/facilitating individual and group counseling sessions for appropriate clients to be served./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Support the values and mission of Didi Hirsch as related to employment./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Know and comply with Didi Hirsch Agency policies and procedures, HIPAA, DMH, Child and Family Services, policies and documentation guidelines, and other state, federal regulations relating to program./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Demonstrate current knowledge of all job specific skills: to include mental health programming, psychiatric crisis intervention; documentation; group/individual counseling; multi-cultural and socio-economic issues./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Basic advocacy skills./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Present ideas, information, and viewpoints clearly, both verbally and in writing./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Efficiently use the personal computer including word processing and electronic chart system software./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Ability to work varied hours including evenings, nights and weekends./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Utilize analysis, experience, and judgment to make decisions within policies and practices./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Demonstrate commitment to team objectives and Didi Hirsch philosophies./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Adapt to changing needs by acquiring new skills and knowledge./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Current California driver’s license and a driving record acceptable to the Agency’s insurance carrier./span/li /ul pspan style="color: #000000;" /span/p div pspan style="color: #000000;"strongemOur Vision/em/strong/span/p pspan style="color: #000000;"A future where everyone has equitable access to care and is empowered to achieve optimal mental health and well-being./span/p pspan style="color: #000000;"strongemOur Mission/em/strong/span/p pspan style="color: #000000;"Didi Hirsch provides compassionate mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services to individuals and families, especially in communities where discrimination and injustice limit access./span/p pspan style="color: #000000;"strongemCORE VALUES/em/strong/span/p p style="padding-left: 40px;"span style="color: #000000;"strongExcellence:/strong We are constantly innovating, learning from the communities we serve, and applying the latest research to advance best practices. We uphold the highest ethical standards to ensure we are providing compassionate and excellent care./spanbr /span style="color: #000000;"strongDiversity Inclusion:/strong We value diversity of background, experience, and ideas, committing to a workforce representative of the communities we serve. We celebrate differences and prioritize creating a sense of belonging./spanbr /span style="color: #000000;"strongEquity: /strongWe are dedicated to maintaining equitable practices in our healthcare delivery and workplace culture, and we work to dismantle disparities and discrimination within both systems of care and society./spanbr /span style="color: #000000;"strongWell Being: /strongWe are devoted to the well-being of our staff, volunteers, and communities, and believe healthy teams lead to healthy clients./spanbr /span style="color: #000000;"strongAdvocacy: /strongWe advocate across all levels of government and use our voice to reduce barriers to care, including stigma, systemic racism, and parity across payers, with the goal of access to high quality, integrated healthcare for all./spanbr /span style="color: #000000;"strongCommunity Engagement: /strongWe build partnerships in the community and across sectors to create a more inclusive and responsive mental health ecosystem and enhance greater accessibility to care and support./span/p /div div div p style="padding-left: 40px;"span style="color: #000000;"#LI-Onsite #LI-KH1/span/p /div /div