Kansas Children's Service League of Topeka, Kansas is currently hiring for an empathetic and community-focused full-time Substance Abuse Specialist to actively serve others by providing expectant and new mothers with support services for substance abuse. This full-time support services position works Monday through Friday including travel for home visits, and earns a top-notch pay of up to $19.23/hour. We are a growing nonprofit organization that depends on our knowledgeable staff to further our community service outreach!

Benefits

In addition to excellent pay and our mission-driven company culture, we offer our Substance Abuse Specialist the following benefits and perks

Health insurance
PTO
Sick leave
Vacation

If we've piqued your interest, and you're ready to begin serving your community, it's easy to apply! Just fill out our initial mobile-friendly online application. We hope to meet you soon!

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

Compassionate - genuinely cares about others and seeks to meet the individual needs of those in the community
Purpose-Driven - works hard to achieve goals and enjoys working in a field that ultimately serves a holistic purpose
Self-Motivated - sees what needs to be done and takes initiative to do it
Team Player - enjoys being on a team and can effectively work with a variety of people and personality types
Service-Oriented - is driven by serving others and desires to focus on continued community service and support

If these ideal Substance Abuse Specialist traits describe you, please continue reading!

About Kansas Children's Service League

Our mission is to protect and promote the well-being of children. We work with children and their families to help them succeed and break neglect, abuse, and trauma cycles. We do this through health, safety, and educational outreach. Our programs help children and parents develop successful skills in their families, schools, and workplaces. We work to create and restore healthy parent-child relationships and pledge to serve through advocacy and community engagement. Stronger families start here!

We treat customers, partners, and each other with respect and strive to always build positive working relationships. Quality, competence, and courageous service are important in all we do. Our employees live up to these values and are key to our mission. For our amazing team, we offer a comprehensive full-time benefits package, rewarding work, and opportunities for growth and advancement!

Requirements

Our Substance Abuse Specialist is essential to the success of our nonprofit as we seek to serve families with relevant and useful resources and support services. In this role, you help provide support services for those struggling with substance abuse through outreach, performing weekly home visits, case management, and completing advocacy work for needed services. Further, you pride yourself in your ability to foster positive, honest relationships with your caseload of 16 clients and their families. You evaluate cases and help develop service plans that appropriately meet the social, health care, and treatment needs of those in our care.

In addition to daily you daily community service tasks, you perform several administrative duties that include administering ongoing assessments to monitor progress and document related data. Your extensive knowledge of community services helps ensure we are best meeting the needs of families in our community through housing and treatment opportunities. Lastly, with a focus on an ever-changing community environment, you are proactive when it comes to participating in community meetings and collaborating with community partners to ensure we are providing services that ultimately meet the needs of those we serve. At the end of the day, you enjoy the role you play on our nonprofit team and take pride in seeing families thrive because of your care and support!

Bachelor's degree in social work or a human services related field
4 or more years of experience working with at-risk children and families
Ability to conduct interviews with extreme sensitivity and confidentiality
Above average communication skills

Life experience dealing with substance abuse issues and at least 1 year of experience working with parents that have drug and alcohol issues are highly preferred.

Are you passionate about community service? Do you work well with others on a team? Can you manage multiple tasks at a time with attention to detail and confidentiality? Do you desire to provide support services that promote strong family structures? If yes, give us the chance to review your information.

ARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR NONPROFIT TEAM?

If you are excited about this Substance Abuse Specialist opportunity with our nonprofit organization, don't delay. Apply today!

KCSL requires all employees to be fully vaccinated by January 2022. Religious and medical exemptions are available. Are you vaccinated or plan on being vaccinated before employment?

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