Job Category: Healthcare - Behavioral Health

Requisition Number: DUALB008531

- Full-Time
- On-site

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Portland, OR 97209, USA

Description

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 advantages.
- 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

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:
- 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 s

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