Dual Behavioral Health Specialist

Dual Behavioral Health Specialist | CEP Program Central City Concern

This is not a desk job. This is boots on the ground, relationship-driven, high-impact work with individuals living with serious mental illness and substance use disorders. If you thrive in complexity and want to see real progress in people’s lives, this role delivers.

Why This Role Matters

• Provide integrated dual diagnosis treatment in the community
• Deliver intensive case management with real autonomy
• Stabilize crises and keep people out of higher levels of care
• Help clients secure housing, benefits, medical care, and employment

What You’ll Actually Do

• Conduct biopsychosocial assessments and ASAM-based service planning
• Build strengths-based treatment plans with clients
• Provide crisis stabilization and risk assessments in community settings
• Use Motivational Interviewing and IDDT to move clients through stages of change
• Facilitate groups, provide psychoeducation, and deliver evidence-based interventions

Who Thrives Here

• Calm in chaos and skilled at de-escalation
• Clinically sharp with strong assessment instincts
• Non-judgmental, grounded, and relational
• Able to work independently while leaning into team collaboration
• Comfortable engaging clients in the field… including high-acuity presentations

The Bigger Picture

You’ll work with individuals navigating mental illness, addiction, homelessness, and system involvement. This team meets people where they are… literally and clinically. If you’re looking for meaningful, challenging work where your clinical skill, advocacy, and heart all matter… this is it.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm (Saturday & Sundays off)

Hourly Compensation: $29.00 - $38.48/hour *This range is influenced by professional experience, licensure, certifications, and internal equity in Represented Step system.

Seniority Bid Open: 2/25/2026

Seniority Bid Closed: 3/5/2026

Minimum Qualifications

• QMHA-1 or QMHA-2
• CADC-1, CADC 2, or CADC-3 required
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field OR 3 years relevant work experience specializing in chemical dependency and mental health treatment.
• Must meet CCC privileging requirements as required by FTCA.
• Must have current CPR certification prior to start date.
• Has the competencies necessary to: Communicate effectively;
• Perform drug and alcohol assessments and develop service plans based on ASAM criteria.
• Understand treatment and service terminology and able to apply the concepts
• Provide psychosocial skills development, psycho education, and assist with mental health assessment and Implement interventions prescribed on a service plan.

• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, TB test, and background check. This includes clearance by the DHS Background Check Unit.
• Must be registered with MHACBO as a QMHA-I.
• CADC-I certification, at minimum, required.

• Ability to adhere to Central City Concern’s drug-free workplace which encourages a safe, healthy and productive work environment and strictly complies with the Drug-Free Workplace Ace of 1988. An employee shall not, in the workplace, unlawfully manufacture, distribute, dispense, possess or use a controlled substance or alcohol.
• The OAR prohibits A&D program staff from having within the previous 3 years a DUI conviction or diversion, a felony conviction, or a conviction under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.
• Physical ability to bend, stoop, kneel, squat, twist, reach, pull and lift heavy objects. Must be able to climb stairs several times a day.
• Will be required to carry an agency cell phone for work use. Cell phone will be provided by Central City Concern.
• If using a vehicle for agency use, must possess a current driver’s license, access to a vehicle, qualify as an Acceptable Driver as designated in Central City Concern’s Fleet Safety policy. Must pass an initial drivers training within 60 days of being an approved driver and continued recertification training. Must maintain vehicle insurance coverage of a minimum of one hundred-thousand / three-hundred thousand in personal auto liability coverage.
• Must adhere to agency’s non-discrimination policies, preferred.
• Ability to effectively interact with co-workers and clients with diverse ethnic backgrounds, religious views, cultural backgrounds, life-styles, and sexual orientations and treat each individual with respect and dignity.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collect information regarding clients’ history through a combination of interviewing, records review, and consultation, after obtaining written consent.
• Develop strengths-based treatment plan with client.
• Participate in clinical staff meetings and case conferences with team members in order to utilize interdisciplinary expertise and facilitate individual service plans for clients.
• Provide crisis stabilization in a community setting.
• Assess, triage and respond to psychiatric and substance abuse crisis in the community in the most effective, efficient, safe manner possible.
• Perform risk assessments and evaluate level of care needs.
• Monitor and assure that the health and safety needs of clients are met.
• Quickly and accurately assess the needs of individual clients and potential barriers to service.
• Utilize Evidence-based Practices in work with clients in individual and group formats.
• Utilize Motivational Interviewing and IDDT treatment modalities to identify stages of change and develop corresponding stage wise treatment strategies.
• Maintain client records as required by State, Federal, local and program standards and funding requirements.
• Works within scope of training and experience and seeks consultation when appropriate.
• Attend all mandatory CCC trainings in a timely manner.
• Adhere to all state and federal privacy regulations, including HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2, and to CCC policies and agreements regarding confidentiality, privacy, and security. Support compliance with all privacy and security requirements pursuant to community partners’ and outside providers’ patient confidentiality agreements, including privacy and security requirements for EMR access. This includes immediately reporting any breach of protected health information or personal identification information of any person receiving CCC services by CCC or an outside provider to the CCC Compliance Department, as well as to your supervisor or their designee.

Description of Other Duties

• Participate in Outreach activities necessary to offer services and engage participation in a non-coercive manner. Escort clients to meetings and appointments as necessary. Conduct education and support groups for clients, using approved curriculum.
• Collaborate with Residential facilities, Adult Foster homes or other housing providers to provide necessary case management services and coordinate residential and non-residential treatment and service planning.
• Participate in admission and discharge planning for any client needing hospitalization or subacute level of care. Client contact must be made within one working day of admission.
• Provide testimony and advocacy with courts and other agencies.
• Coordinate services with all members of client’s support network.
• Participate in training opportunities to advance skills and knowledge in addictions and mental health.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills & Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of Motivational Interviewing, IDDT and other EBP interventions.
• Continued education in crisis assessment and crisis response.
• Able to identify client needs and develop plans to address those needs.
• Able to quickly and accurately perform risk assessments.
• Able to differentiate client presentation in various dimensions.
• Able to understand client related symptomatic behaviors might be expected and how to manage them.
• Able to recognize methods to achieve the identified behavioral goals.
• Able to quickly and accurately assess the needs of individual clients, family dynamics and potential barriers to service.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills in counseling techniques with individuals and groups.
• Ability to work effectively with peers, individual clients and groups.
• Ability to work as a team member and to establish priorities.
• Ability to apply principles learned to new situations.
• Ability to learn new skills.
• Ability to display a non-judgmental attitude.
• Demonstrated knowledge of community and social service agencies.
• Knowledge and skills in mental health treatment methods.
• Knowledge and skills in chemical dependency treatment methods.
• Sufficient manual dexterity and physical ability to perform assigned tasks.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
• Ability to work in an environment where people may be hostile or abusive.
• Ability to manage time and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work courteously and effectively communicate with the general public, clients, medical personnel, corrections personnel, police, and co-workers.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and necessary paperwork.
• Knowledge of de-escalation methods or ability to be trained in de-escalation methods.
• Ability to provide leadership.

AFSCME Union

This role is a Union Represented position through; American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). You can find more information about your representation here afscme.org

Benefits at Central City Concern

We offer incredible benefits to our employees, including an extensive total rewards package, competitive compensation, medical, dental, vision, Student loan repayment options, and retirement savings matching plans!