Are you looking to find personal and professional fulfillment, and align your career with your values?
At Gateway Foundation, our employees have an opportunity to make a difference every day by helping people with substance abuse issues gain control of their lives.
Gateway Foundation is a recognized non-profit leader in evidence-based treatment proven to get results. Our experts in Addiction Medicine-including highly educated clinical and medical professionals and expert psychiatrists and nurses-deliver care that never stops. Throughout Gateway's proud history of helping others, dedicated and professional employees have been vital to accomplishing our life-saving mission. Read more about the incredible recognition that we received!
If you are a collaborative professional who shares our commitment to helping people with substance abuse and mental health issues turn their lives around - GATEWAY IS THE PLACE FOR YOU!
Community Support Specialist (CSS) - Responsibilites:

• Conducting assessments of clients' social, financial, medical and environmental status and needs
• Developing a written individualized plan of services throughout the continuum of care
• Working cooperatively with treatment team and various community agencies to obtain resources and services necessary to meet identified needs, and facilitate recovery and effective responses to treatment
• Communicating with treatment team, supervisor, probation and parole officers, and agency representatives in order to plan and coordinate services and relay information on clients' progress
• Performing case monitoring, and completing case action forms and documentation
• Serving as a resource to treatment staff in identifying and resolving case problems related to meeting client needs and obtaining available services
• Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements:

• Experience providing community support services to persons with substance abuse and/or co-occurring disorders
• Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, mental health counseling, or substance abuse counseling; or equivalent education and experience,
• Minimum of 100 hours documented clinical training in counseling theory and practice.
• Valid local driver's license, and at least 21 years of age.
• Experience working with corrections involved clients/offenders is preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to communicate with others in order to exchange information and provide case management services.
• Ability to record and proofread information on forms and charts.
• Ability to respond to telephones calls and hear speech.
• Ability to use a keyboard and computer monitor to receive, retrieve, and/or audit information and data on a regular basis.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle safely, and remain alert to traffic signs and conditions.

Compensation (based on experience and credentials):

• $20-23/hour
• Gateway Foundation conducts annual reviews including merit increases.

Benefits at Gateway Foundation:
Health and Wellness:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
• Employee wellness program promoting health and fitness and offering cash-saving premiums
• Employee assistance programs focused on mental health

Financial Wellbeing:

• 403(b) Retirement Plan with 3% employer match
• Short-term and Long-term Disability and Life and AD&D Insurance paid for by Gateway
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Flexibility and Time Off:

• 18 paid time off days per year - accrual rates increase with years of service
• 9 paid company holidays
• Work-life-balance

Personal Development:

• Training & Development Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement - up to $5,250 per calendar year
• eLearning access to online courses that provide CEU's and job-related training
• Clinical Supervision: Formal and informal guidance

Gateway Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here.