Caring. Hope. Giving back. Our mission at the Bert Nash Center as the Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) of Douglas County is to advance the health of the community through comprehensive behavioral health services responsive to evolving needs and changing environments. We accomplish this by believing in our team. Each person that works for the Bert Nash Center contributes directly to the success of our clients, organization, and community. Our values of compassion, integrity, equity and hope reflect in everything we do.

Pay is commensurate with experience within a range of $20.00 - $27.68 per hour. This position is full-time, non-exempt and eligible for our benefits. Bert Nash offers excellent benefits which include medical, dental, vision, KPERS retirement, life insurance, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing free counseling and resources, and generous PTO.

Responsibilities (including but not limited to):  The primary responsibilities of the ACT Team Co-Occurring Disorders Specialist are providing the provision of case management services to adults with recurrent mental health and substance abuse disorders, in accordance with the Integrated Dual Diagnosis model, and trans-disciplinary intensive, community-based services according to the TMACT fidelity standards. These duties encompass:

• Serving as participating a member on a community-based, trans-disciplinary, intensive supportive service team operating according to TMACT fidelity standards;
• Conducting outreach and motivational interviewing techniques for adults with co-occurring (mental health and substance abuse) disorders to assist the client in securing access to and mastering the use of community services and resources that will both reduce, or eliminate, the risk of hospitalization and support independent living in the community
• Providing outreach and crisis intervention services to clients, and prospective clients, to enable timely access to those services appropriate and necessary for crisis stabilization with the purpose of diverting the client from hospitalization;
• Conducting ongoing comprehensive substance use assessments that consider the relationship between mental health and substance use while tracking the clients' stages of change readiness and stages of treatment;
• Using cognitive behavioral approaches and relapse prevention techniques with the clients and potential clients
• Coordinating intervention activities with other teams and community members, needed;
• Regular and predictable attendance is essential;
• Assuming additional responsibilities that may be assigned as circumstances warrant.

Qualifications (including but not limited to):  The ACT Team Co-Occurring Disorders Specialist position requires:

• BA/BS degree, or four years of equivalent education and/or experience working in the human services field.
• Knowledge of community service programs and resources designed to assist in targeted populations of the county;
• A commitment to working with parents and consumers as partners;\
  
• Knowledge of or experience in community mental health;
• Reliable transportation; valid, non-restricted driver's license;
• Flexibility in assigned working hours;
• A commitment to interdisciplinary and community mental health center approaches; and
• An energetic and positive approach to the rapidly evolving changes and challenges of a complex work place.