Director of Substance Use Services [042]

The rate of pay for this position is $85,000 annually.

New Avenues for Youth is committed to supporting a workplace that honors, celebrates, and acknowledges our community's powerful differences. Through our work here, we move together to support the wellbeing, care, and growth of youth in our community. To be at our best, we embrace that the diverse communities we serve must be reflected in our colleagues supporting the work we do each day. We are committed to our workforce centering practices that support and encourage Black, Indigenous, people of color, people with disabilities, and people with non-dominant gender identities to grow and thrive.

We encourage Black, Indigenous, people of color, people with disabilities, and people with non-dominant gender identities who may not believe they meet all of the described qualifications to consider what they contribute to community, and apply.

Your New Role:

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our team as a key player in providing supervision to our peer support specialists and addiction counselors, with a focus on serving youth experiencing houselessness. This role demands close collaboration with an interdisciplinary, multi-agency team to ensure the seamless coordination of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment services. The successful candidate will work closely with our Clinical Director, playing a crucial role in the development and implementation of an agency-wide harm reduction and substance use treatment framework. The ideal candidate for this position is someone deeply committed to making a difference in the lives of vulnerable youth. They must possess a strong background in clinical supervision within the context of SUD treatment and have a passion for applying harm reduction principles in their work.

Skills & Attributes:

* Ability and desire to work with culturally diverse staff, program participants, and community

* Sound understanding of the impacts of trauma on mental health, substance use, and young adult development.

* Must have access to an automobile, a valid driver's license, and active auto insurance on that vehicle.

* Must be willing to be CPR trained and certified

Education & Experience:

* Master's Degree in counseling, psychology, or social work and CADC I credential -OR- CADC II credential with significant practice experience.

* Minimum of three years of experience in treating substance use disorders. Lived experience with substance use, houselessness or homelessness is highly valued.

* Two years of supervisory experience preferred.

About Us...

New Avenues is an innovative, influential social services agency that works in partnership with the Portland area community to provide homeless, foster-care, and at-risk youth of all backgrounds with the resources and skills needed to lead healthy, productive lives. At New Avenues, everyone is youth centered and collaboratively work together to accomplish our mission.

We are a diverse non-profit organization serving this community for over 25 years. At New Avenues, we seek dynamic, spirited individuals looking to contribute to the success of these amazing young people. Being part of our team offers a rewarding experience where your contributions have impact. Our approachable and supportive management team is focused on providing you with the tools, guidance, and autonomy to thrive while gaining invaluable social services background.

Our Commitment to Equity...

Back in 2015, New Avenues for Youth embarked on an unending initiative to consistently advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Today, we are a more curious and consciously aware agency of employees invested in the ongoing practice of learning from multiple perspectives and lived experiences. We firmly believe equity is an ongoing commitment without closure; in taking risks, we will learn from our mistakes. We are an organization committed to listen to each other and those that we serve, to always strive for transparency, to remain humble, and to resist the urge to simplify or silence hard truths. We make these commitments because we believe in social justice and the inherent human dignity of each individual.

New Avenues Offers a Comprehensive Benefits Package...

Paid Vacation, Sick, and Personal Time, Paid Holidays, No Employee Cost Share for your Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance. Flexibility Spending Accounts, a 403b Retirement Savings Plan, and an Employee Assistance Resource and Referral Program.

Apply Today...

Simply click on the 'Apply for Job' button at the bottom of this screen and attach your resume and cover letter.

New Avenues for Youth is an Equal opportunity Employer.