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Case Manager I, Employment Specialist - NCSH Residential - Drug and Alcohol Counseling

Date Posted: Feb 25, 2026

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HealthRIGHT 360 gives hope, builds health, and changes lives for people in need by providing comprehensive, integrated, compassionate care that includes primary medical care, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment.

HealthRIGHT 360 offers residential treatment services designed to serve individuals and families with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders. Our program helps clients address addiction and related issues, increase skills, manage stressors, connect to supportive service, and build a foundation for lasting recovery. Residential programs run 24/7 and Individual and group therapy, family therapy, individualized case management, treatment planning, drug and alcohol counseling, Medication support services, and crisis intervention.

Benefits and perks:
  • HR360 offers a robust benefits package, including PTO, 15 paid holidays, commuter benefits, retirement plans, and more!
  • Employees qualify for public loan forgiveness programs
  • Training and professional development opportunities
  • Work with mission driven, compassionate colleagues and make a difference every day in the work that you do.
This is a union eligible position.
JOB SUMMARY
HealthRIGHT 360, a nonprofit organization and a family of programs, is committed to providing accessible
and comprehensive healthcare services to vulnerable populations. Our mission is to tackle systemic
barriers to healthcare and promote health equity for all. We offer a wide range of services, including
mental health care, residential and outpatient substance use treatment, and primary health services.
Additionally, we provide transitional support for individuals re-entering the community after involvement
in the criminal justice system. By integrating physical and behavioral health, we empower individuals to
overcome challenges by addressing social determinants of health, fostering resilience, and facilitating
recovery.
North County Serenity House (NCSH), a residential program of HealthRIGHT 360, was founded in 1966 to
provide substance use disorder services in the community. NCSH provides a gender-responsive and
trauma-informed environment, using evidence-based and best practices that recognize and account for
the role that trauma frequently plays in substance use and criminal histories of women. For clients with
co-occurring mental illness, we provide integrated substance use and mental health services which treat
both conditions as primary. Our residential facility serves up to 120 women (with capacity for up to 20
children under 5 years of age) seeking recovery from substance use disorders.

Case Manager is an in-person role that delivers client services by coordinating care within the
organization's continuum of services and with external human services providers. They collaborate closely
with clients to assist in completing intake paperwork, outcome assessments, and applying for benefits.
Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, Case Manager I ensures optimal treatment outcomes aligned
with HealthRIGHT 360's philosophy, goals, policies, mission, and vision. Services are provided flexibly
across outpatient offices, residential treatment settings, or in the community as dictated by client needs
and program requirements. Therefore, a reliable transportation is required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Direct Service
  • Assist the client with intake by completing case management assessment and entering financial
and benefit information.
  • Support the client in applying for Medi-Cal or transferring Medi-Cal County when appropriate.
  • Assess the client’s case management needs and complete all releases of information.
  • Connect the client to benefits, mental health, physical health, employment, probation, DCFS,
housing, community resources, outpatient substance use disorder services, and aftercare.
  • Coordinate communication and external service linkage including assisting with scheduling
appointments, communicating with probation, scheduling child visits, communicating with DCFS,
obtaining all court minute orders, providing appointment reminders for therapy and psychiatrist.
  • Deliver services in outpatient, residential, or field depending on assignments and client need.
  • Complete the VI-SPDAT and connect the client to safe housing options.
  • Prepare the client for job search by assisting with resume writing and job search preparation.
  • Monitor client's progress toward achieving case management treatment plan goals and provide
treatment plan input.
  • Seek clinical consultation throughout the treatment episode and when encountering new and/or
high-risk clinical circumstances.
  • Work collaboratively with other members of the treatment team including the Clinical Therapist,
Counselor, Medical, and Psychiatrist.
  • Communicate collaboratively with all members of the behavioral health team including medical,
mental health, psychiatry, substance use disorder, and other staff.
  • Transport clients as needed.
  • Complete client UA tests and document test results.
Documentation
  • Write and complete all progress notes within 72 hours of service delivery.
  • Maintain compliance with the due dates for all clinical documentation.
  • Write client’s progress letters and court reports and obtain final approval from the supervisor.
  • Complete all documentation in compliance with agency policy and procedures, HIPAA, 42-CFR,
DMH, and other standards to satisfy internal and external evaluating requirements.
  • Complete all assigned URC’s within a timely manner.
Administration and Other Duties
  • Assist with client program oversight by managing case management business passes.
  • Meet expected client care hours (productivity expectation is 25 client care hours per week).
  • Maintain full compliance with requirements for registration or certification.
  • Attend and actively participate in assigned Clinical Group Supervision.
  • Actively participate in agency and team meetings.
  • Participate in training opportunities and complete all assigned training in a timely manner.
  • Arrange work schedule in accordance with the agency’s needs.
  • Read emails daily and respond when appropriate.
And perform other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education, Certification, Licensure, and Experience
  • Option I:
o High school diploma or equivalent.
o Substance Use Disorder Counselor registration from an accredited California agency
(CCAPP, CAADE, CADTP).
  • Option III:
o Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or other related field from an accredited
institution.
  • Case management experience.
  • Experience working with clients experiencing acute withdrawal from substances.
  • Experience in the human service field and demonstrated expertise in substance abuse treatment,
relapse prevention, and recovery.
  • Valid First Aid and CPR certification or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
  • Valid California Driver’s License and access to registered and insured transportation.
Must complete background check and livescan clearance.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.


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