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Outreach Development Corporation Senior Trainer / Addiction Studies in Richmond Hill, New York
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Outreach is a non-profit organization that helps people address the issues stemming from substance use and behavioral health disorders by providing the highest quality, life-changing treatment, training, and tools to build healthy lives . Our mission is to inspire individuals and families to achieve a life of unlimited potential by developing and delivering the highest quality evidence-based behavioral health services and training. For more information, please visit www.opiny.org .
Outreach is seeking a Senior Trainer - Outreach Training Institute. This senior-level trainer (Addiction Studies) teaches in the OTI CASAC program and Outreach University and occasionally provides training for external agency customers. The Senior Trainer assists in evaluating program applicants, provides advisement for OTI students, places students into internships, helps students find employment, and conducts internship supervision. Supervised by the OTI Director.
This is a remote position.
For this hybrid position, the expected base salary is $72,000.00 - $80,000.00 / year.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Teaches students in OTI CASAC training program, Outreach staff in the Outreach University program, and staff in external agencies that contract with OTI, virtually and in-person. Reviews student assignments.
Conducts interviews and evaluations of program applicants and provides feedback to the administrative team and Director. Serves on and participates in the Admissions Committee.
Provides advisement/academic counseling to OTI students referred by the administrative team and Director.
Conducts weekly internship group supervision of OTI student interns. Provides supervision of the OTI Internship Consultant.
Places OTI students into approved internships and assists students who need help finding employment. Seeks out and maintains relationships with OASAS-licensed agencies and Outreach program directors to secure appropriate internships/employment possibilities for students, develops inter-agency agreements, monitors students’ performance as interns through regular communication with the internship site supervisors and students, and troubleshoots any difficulties in the placement.
Creates and modifies curriculum as needed to meet customer and agency needs. Submits new courses to OASAS for approval.
Assures compliance with OASAS and SED regulations and policies related to training and staff development and any requirements related to grant funding.
Assists in evaluating the effectiveness of training courses and programs and modifies them as needed to maximize their efficacy.
Assists the Director in promoting OTI services and represents OTI in the community.
Qualifications: Experienced trainer with a minimum of 5- year’s experience working in an educational setting related to the provision of behavioral health educational curriculum is preferred. At least three years clinical experience in behavioral health is required.
Certificates and Licenses: A master’s degree is required and a CASAC is desirable.
Required Knowledge and Skills:
Understanding of OASAS requirements for CASAC and staff training. (Familiarity with OMH requirements is a plus.) Excellent training, writing, organizational, and interpersonal skills. The ability to manage difficult situations with composure and flexibility and to work effectively with diverse populations and personalities. Competency using electronic teaching platforms. A professional demeanor and the ability to model congruence with ethical codes of professional conduct is a must.
Knowledge and skill in motivational interviewing and other evidence-based practices in behavioral health is strongly preferred.
Must be able to travel locally throughout the city and metropolitan area, and in the tri-state region.
Universal Responsibilities
Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully and maintains confidentiality.
Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality, remain open to others’ ideas and exhibits willingness to try new things.
Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations and demonstrates group presentation skills.
Written Communication - Edits work for spelling and grammar, presents numerical data effectively and is able to read and interpret written information.
Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently.
Quality Control - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality.
Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
Attitude - Maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner so that you get along with clients, co-workers and supervisors, while achieving performance expectations.
Dependability - Consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance.
Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures and uses office equipment and materials properly.
Policy and Procedures - Is aware of and consistently complies with agency Policies and Procedures as defined in the Employee Handbook and Policy and Procedure Manual.
Commitment to Agency Mission and Values - Employee behaves in a manner that is consistent and respectful of the agency’s mission and values.
Collaborates with:
All members of the OTI Team, the clinical and executive management at Outreach, and with OTI students and customers.
At Outreach, we enjoy a strong work-life balance, excellent benefits, and ongoing professional training. Our enthusiastic employees love what they do and the positive impact they make every day.
Our employees are the reason Outreach ranks among the most respected health and human services providers in New York City and Long Island. In fact, we have been named one of the “Best Companies to Work for in New York” a total of nine times since 2010. Outreach embraces diversity and promotes a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated and respected.
Communities throughout Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island turn to Outreach for a vast array of treatment and training needs. We customize our services to increase our access to a wide range of individuals and groups including Families, Justice System, Aspiring Professionals, EAPs/MAPs and Community Members. Outreach’s treatment services are licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) and employ best practices in line with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services’ (SAMHSA) indicators of quality treatment.
An EEO employer, we enjoy exceptional workforce retention – many of our employees have been with Outreach for 10 years or more, some starting as part-timers and now working in full-time senior management.
Adding to our outstanding benefits, some members of Outreach’s clinical and professional staff may be eligible for student loan forgiveness and repayment plans for persons working in public service, education, and health care, including the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Plan, or the New York State Licensed Social Worker Loan Forgiveness (LSWLF) Program. Outreach’s NYC outpatient programs are also approved for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Substance Use Disorder Loan Repayment program, for eligible clinicians.