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Intervention Specialist

(1 full-time in Pharr)

Job Description:

• Provides intervention services to pregnant or post-partum women, adult and youth, and their families, aiming at reducing the impact, severity of substance use problems
• providing comprehensive case management services, community-based linkage, and retention services, and evidenced-based education for mothers with a past and/or present substance use
• Provide outreach, screening, and other intervention services in external community organization sites serving pregnant and postpartum females.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work/Psychology, related field or experience equivalency.
• Knowledge and experience working with youth and families in a curriculum setting and case management services is preferred
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is required.
• Current Texas driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to meet insurability criteria are required.

LPC/LCSW

(1 full-time in Pharr)

Job Description:

• Primary responsibility is to provide treatment/counseling services at assigned sites utilizing evidence- based practices, motivational interviewing, and seeking safety.
• Conduct follow ups as required for all clients in the program.
• Provide outreach efforts to community and key stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Master’s level counselor with LCDC, LPC, LMFT, or LCSW license.
• Two years’ experience providing substance abuse treatment services.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is required.
• Current Texas driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to meet insurability criteria are required.

PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR

(1 full-time in Pharr)

Job Description:

• Promote and coordinate regional trainings and provide technical assistance in hosting trainings,
• Network utilizing diverse communication formats (in-person, email, mail, social networks).
• Promote prevention messages through media outlets and/or social media.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Business, Public Relations or equivalent experience.
• Experience working in social services, conducting presentations, networking in the community or schools.
• Ability to speak, read, and write in English/Spanish.
• Current Texas driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to meet insurability criteria are required.

Quality Assurance Specialist

(1 full-time position in Pharr)

Job Description:

• Keeps all quality assurance efforts, documentation and related discussions confidential at all times.
• Reviews the following documentation: networking logs, backup documentation for monthly reports, participant/client files, meeting notes, and other supportive documents in accordance with quality assurance tools.
• Complete and submit quality assurance reports in a timely manner.
• Present QA reports to Quality Management Review committee members as scheduled.
• Conducts observations aligned with quality assurance tools to capture fidelity of evidence-based practices, strengths, areas for improvement, and training/resource needs

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, related field or equivalent and experience working with office software programs including spreadsheets, databases, word processing and graphic presentation software.
• Strong organizational skills and experience working in social services, conducting presentations, networking in the community or schools.
• This position requires an LCDC and/or is eligible for the LCDC license and agrees to test to obtain. Some travel required within service area and must have current TX driver’s license with current liability insurance
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is required.

RECOVERY SUPPORT PEER SPECIALIST

(1 full-time position in Harlingen)

Job Description:

• Distribution of community and individual level risk-reduction education, tools and materials targeting people who use or misuse substances. This includes overdose prevention and tobacco cessation education, information and materials applicable to the substance using community.
• Participates in at least one community advisory board, committee or local work group designated to improving the lives of the target population.
• Provide Social Support Group to provide alternative activities for past and current participants.

Requirements:

• A high school diploma or equivalency
• Traveling required within the service area. Current Texas driver’s license, reliable transportation, and current liability insurance is required.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is required.