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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | The Opiate Treatment Outpatient Program (OTOP) and the OTOP Mobile Methadone Van Program provide met |
| > | hadone maintenance dosing and counseling to patients with opioid use disorder in conjunction with me | ||||
| > | dical and psychiatric services. The target population for OTOP’s methadone maintenance service is lo | ||||
| > | w-income medically/psychiatrically compromised individuals with opioid use disorder who reside in Sa | ||||
| > | n Francisco, primarily in the South of Market, Mission, Castro, and Tenderloin areas. This includes | ||||
| > | a large proportion of African Americans and Latinos, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individ | ||||
| > | uals, and women of childbearing age, pregnant women, and post-partum women. The target population in | ||||
| > | cludes people of all ages, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, religions or | ||||
| > | spiritualties, socioeconomic classes, partner statuses, and physical and mental disabilities. OTOP c | ||||
| > | lients are low-income and uninsured or underinsured. This population has multiple layers of problems | ||||
| > | , multiple substance use disorders, psychiatric difficulties, life-threatening health problems, and | ||||
| > | significant cultural barriers to receiving proper care. This population is at especially high risk f | ||||
| > | or HIV. | ||||
| 2 | The Opiate Treatment Outpatient Program (OTOP) and the OTOP Mobile Methadone Van Program provide met | ||||
| > | hadone maintenance dosing and counseling to patients with opioid use disorder in conjunction with me | ||||
| > | dical and psychiatric services. The target population for OTOP’s methadone maintenance service is lo | ||||
| > | w-income medically/psychiatrically compromised individuals with opioid use disorder who reside in Sa | ||||
| > | n Francisco, primarily in the South of Market, Mission, Castro, and Tenderloin areas. This includes | ||||
| > | a large proportion of African Americans and Latinos, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individ | ||||
| > | uals, and women of childbearing age, pregnant women, and post-partum women. The target population in | ||||
| > | cludes people of all ages, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, religions or | ||||
| > | spiritualties, socioeconomic classes, partner statuses, and physical and mental disabilities. OTOP c | ||||
| > | lients are low-income and uninsured or underinsured. This population has multiple layers of problems | ||||
| > | , multiple substance use disorders, psychiatric difficulties, life-threatening health problems, and | ||||
| > | significant cultural barriers to receiving proper care. This population is at especially high risk f | ||||
| > | or HIV. Under the direct supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, the incumbent provides a range of s | ||||
| > | ocial work services to OTOP patients with multiple layers of instability and vulnerability including | ||||
| > | housing, financial, legal, medical care coordination, transportation, food and clothing. Services a | ||||
| > | re provided to all OTOP patients with priority given to HIV+ clients and patients with severe and pe | ||||
| > | rsistent mental health issues. While OTOP is able to provide medical treatment for opioid dependence | ||||
| > | and substance use counseling, this social work position is essential for successful treatment of cl | ||||
| > | ient, retention in treatment, and engagement in community resources. All sites serve culturally dive | ||||
| > | rse low-income opiate users with co-occurring psychiatric disorders. The incumbent provides cultural | ||||
| > | ly appropriate social work services, including mental health screening, brief interventions, consult | ||||
| > | with the multi-disciplinary teams from within the clinic and the community at large. The OTOP Socia | ||||
| > | l Work Associate position is essential in providing the psychosocial services and interventions that | ||||
| > | are mandatory for the provision of comprehensive substance use treatment services. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Under the direct supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, the incumbent provides a range of social w |
| > | ork services to OTOP patients with multiple layers of instability and vulnerability including housin | ||||
| > | g, financial, legal, medical care coordination, transportation, food and clothing. Services are prov | ||||
| > | ided to all OTOP patients with priority given to HIV+ clients and patients with severe and persisten | ||||
| > | t mental health issues. While OTOP is able to provide medical treatment for opioid dependence and su | ||||
| > | bstance use counseling, this social work position is essential for successful treatment of client, r | ||||
| > | etention in treatment, and engagement in community resources. All sites serve culturally diverse low | ||||
| > | -income opiate users with co-occurring psychiatric disorders. The incumbent provides culturally appr | ||||
| > | opriate social work services, including mental health screening, brief interventions, consult with t | ||||
| > | he multi-disciplinary teams from within the clinic and the community at large. | ||||
| 5 | Minimum Requirements: - BA/BS degree and one year of related experience, or five years of related ex | 4 | |||
| > | perience providing prevocational, job development services, substance use counseling, or employment | ||||
| > | counseling - Knowledge of Harm Reduction theory. - Strong interpersonal skills and experience provid | ||||
| > | ing culturally competent care with populations that are diverse in gender, sexual orientation, and e | ||||
| > | thnicity. - Knowledge of the health and psycho-social problems associated with opioid dependence and | ||||
| > | other substance use disorders. - Knowledge of effective treatments for opioid dependence and other | ||||
| > | substance use disorders. - Ability to work cooperatively and communicate effectively with others. - | ||||
| > | Ability to work in a high stress, high volume clinical environment, and work well under pressure and | ||||
| > | with deadlines. - Ability to follow oral and written instructions accurately, and be detailed orien | ||||
| > | ted. - Able to efficiently prepare clinical notes and written summaries of activities, set prioritie | ||||
| > | s and complete notes and reports within required timeframes. - Knowledge of medical and psychiatric | ||||
| > | terminology. - Good oral, written, and telephone communication skills. - Demonstrate excellent atten | ||||
| > | dance and reliability. - Demonstrate professional behavior in a multi-disciplinary clinical environm | ||||
| > | ent. Preferred: - One-year preferred work experience in human services. - Motivational Interviewing | ||||
| > | training/experience preferred. - Experience working with severely mentally ill adults, the homeless | ||||
| > | and dual diagnosis populations. - Experience working with populations that are diverse in gender, se | ||||
| > | xual orientation, and ethnicity. - Graduate school course work in psychology, counseling, social wor | ||||
| > | k, addiction studies, or public health leading to certification or licensure - Case management exper | ||||
| > | ience and one year of work experience in human services - Experience with community outreach, peer e | ||||
| > | ducator programs, and volunteer supervision - One or more years of experience working in opiate trea | ||||
| > | tment programs - Prior UCSF experience Licenses/Certifications: - California state registration (RAD | ||||
| > | T or SUDRC). Candidates registered on/after July 1, 2025 must have already completed the required 80 | ||||
| > | hours of approved core competency education. - Certification as an Alcohol/Drug Counselor or regist | ||||
| > | ration as an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist or Associate Social Worker or Associate Profess | ||||
| > | ional Clinical Counselor or Psychological Associate. | ||||
| 5 | The OTOP Social Work Associate position is essential in providing the psychosocial services and int | ||||
| > | erventions that are mandatory for the provision of comprehensive substance use treatment services. | ||||