Dual Behavioral Health Spec I

Overdose Prevention & Aftercare Specialist (Dual BH Specialist) | Central City Concern

Be the person who shows up when it matters most. As an Overdose Prevention & Aftercare Specialist at Central City Concern, you will provide same-day and next-day outreach to clients who have experienced an opioid overdose, connecting them to withdrawal management, medication-assisted treatment, primary care, and other supports. You will partner with clinical, housing, and supportive housing teams (CEP, Cedar Commons BH, Bud Clark BH) across programs including OTRC SUDS, Blackburn SUDS, HEART, and Behavioral Health in Supportive Housing. If you believe in harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and meeting people where they are without judgment, this role puts that belief into action.

Make a Life-Saving Difference

• Provide rapid outreach and brief crisis intervention to clients in the critical hours and days after an opioid overdose.
• Help clients move quickly into withdrawal management, medication-assisted treatment, outpatient therapy, and primary care.
• Follow along with clients after intervention to support re-engagement and keep them connected to care.

Work as Part of a Connected, Cross-Disciplinary Team

• Lead interdisciplinary case conferences and care plans that bring together clinical, housing, and supportive housing colleagues.
• Collaborate with hospitals, residential and subacute facilities, and health plans to support admission, discharge, and access to benefits.
• Join a team across multiple CCC programs, including HEART and Housing, that treats recovery as a shared mission.

Practice Your Values and Grow Your Expertise

• Put harm reduction, Motivational Interviewing, and non-coercive engagement into daily practice, honoring all pathways to recovery.
• Deliver naloxone administration and overdose prevention training to CCC staff, teams, and leaders, building your skills as a trainer and coach.
• Bring an equity lens to your work by considering the impact of structural racism, oppression, and bias on client outcomes.

The Overdose Prevention & Aftercare Specialist (Dual BH Specialist I) works as part of a multidisciplinary team providing care coordination, compassionate interventions, and support to clients at elevated risk of opioid overdose, leveraging harm reduction principles and trauma-informed, evidence-based practice. Key responsibilities include providing outreach and initial engagement, conducting needs assessments, facilitating interdisciplinary case conferences, and facilitating service engagement through face-to-face outreach and phone contact. This position may be scheduled to provide support to clients enrolled in OTRC SUDS, Blackburn SUDS, Warm Welcome, Behavioral Health in Supportive Housing programs (CEP, Cedar Commons BH, Bud Clark BH), and HEART, including HEART in Housing.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30am-5:00pm

Location: Golden West (707 NW Everett St, Portland, OR 97209)

Compensation: $29.00/hr. - $38.48/hr. (Note that the hiring range stops at Step 11 $33.65/hr for external candidates per the contract). *Range varies based on professional experience and licensure/certifications

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 www.afscme.org

This position could be subject to Recall Rights: This applies to employees who were previously laid off from a CCC union-represented position. The previous employee may have recall rights to be considered for rehire before internal or external candidates are considered.

Seniority Bid Window: Opens: 10/20/26 Closes: 10/28/26

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have QMHA-1
• Must have CADC-1
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field OR 3 years relevant work experience specializing in chemical dependency and mental health treatment or education and experience combination.
• 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.
• 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 $100,000/$300,000 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:

• Provide same-day and next-day outreach, engagement, and brief solution-focused crisis interventions to CCC clients who have experienced an opioid overdose.
• Participate in referral review and prioritization of CCC clients identified as at risk of opioid overdose.
• 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.
• Support the proactive identification of eligible clients through review of incident reporting data, Collective records, medical records, and other resources.
• Facilitate the development of interdisciplinary, cross-departmental care plans, including client clinical care team members, and Housing and Supportive Housing care team members in the process.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary case conferences, including clinical care team members and Housing and Supportive Housing care team members.
• Collect information regarding clients' history through a combination of interviewing, records review, and consultation, after obtaining written consent.
• Leverage systems knowledge and care pathways to support clients in rapidly accessing withdrawal management, outpatient therapy, medication-assisted treatment, primary care, and other services as indicated.
• Participate in outreach activities necessary to offer services and engage participation in a non-coercive manner. Escort clients to meetings and appointments as necessary.
• Support clients in accessing needed material resources, including medication, wound care supplies, and other resources.
• Provide follow-along monitoring of clients following intervention, and support re-engagement in overdose prevention and other services as appropriate.
• Collaborate with health plans to ensure that clients are able to access available benefits and supports.
• Collaborate with residential facilities, subacute facilities, and hospitals to support admission planning, care delivery, and discharge planning. Provide services to clients while admitted to inpatient facilities as needed.
• Collaborate to deliver naloxone administration and overdose prevention training, education, and technical assistance to CCC staff, teams, and leaders across our continuum of services
• 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

SKILLS AND 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.
• Ability to consider the impacts and outcomes for underserved communities during decision-making process.
• Ability to consider impacts of oppression, structural racism, and individual bias on client outcomes.
• Knowledge of best practices in overdose prevention and drug user health promotion strategies.
• Knowledge of overdose prevention best practices.
• Demonstrated commitment to harm reduction principles and techniques, and an inclusive approach that honors and values all pathways that support individual recovery.
• Excellent customer service, including the ability to demonstrate diplomacy and tact with a wide range of constituencies under stressful circumstances.
• Ability to effectively train and coach others.
• Highly adaptable, with the ability to respond flexibly and positively to change and apply past learning to novel situations.
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and appropriately both orally and in writing.

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!

• Generous paid time off plan beginning at 4 weeks of PTO accrual per year! Accrual amount/rate increases with longevity.
• Up to 11 recognized Holidays and 2 Personal Holidays (dependent on work shift schedule).
• Amazing 403(b) Retirement Savings plan with an employer match of 4.25% in your 1st year, 6% in the 2nd year, and 8% in your 3rd year!
• Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance coverage.
• Employer-Paid Life, Short-Term Disability, & Long-Term Disability Insurance!
• Sabbatical Program offering extended time off at years 7, 14, and 21.

This description is intended to provide a snapshot of the work performed and is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for the position.

As an agency deeply rooted in recovery, part of our policy and commitment to a drug and alcohol-free workplace includes post-offer, and pre-employment drug screens. Please note we follow Federal Guidelines regarding prohibited substances, even for those legal at the state level.

Central City Concern is a second-chance employer and complies with applicable laws regarding the consideration of criminal background for employment purposes. Government regulations, contractual requirements, or the duties of this particular job may require CCC to conduct a background check and take appropriate action to address prior criminal convictions.