UNC Horizons seeks a Project Coordinator to provide overall clinical and administrative to support a time-limited justice-involved projects caring for perinatal women with history of being imprisonment due to SUD, and perinatal/parenting women enrolled in an Adult or Family Drug Treatment Court in Orange or in Chatham County. The project will add to Horizons' substance use disorder and justice-involvement programming by integrating a gender-responsive SUD team within two recovery courts. This position will work closely with judges, behavioral health coordinators, pre-trial coordinators to ensure a successful implementation of the project. Additionally, this position will assist with process evaluation, database development, development of project protocols, data collection and data quality oversight, project administration and oversight of a behavioral health care coordinators, enrollment and intake into services, and reviewing and completing reports. This position will be responsible for ensuring that individuals are referred and securely connected to SUD services based on ASAM risk rating, ensuring that treatment plans meet the cultural, communal, linguistic needs of families served, supporting the behavioral health care coordinators with treatment planning, and evaluating the fidelity of evidence-based services provided. The person in this position will ensure compliance with all project protocols and regulations and will ensure that data is collected at the appropriate entry points (intakes, 3-, 6-, 12 month) and project documentation for internal and external audits and quality assurance and improvement efforts. This position requires a current or can provide proof of initiating the process to obtain a license or certification in addiction treatment and working within in SUD treatment that requires interactions with District Attorneys and Public Defenders to promote access to SUD treatment. Likewise, the person in this position would have experience and knowledge of caring for perinatal women/families with SUD and co-occurring disorders, history of experiencing jails/prisons, pre-trial involvement. 

Experience working with pregnant, parenting, and single women impacted by substance use, trauma, incarceration. Experience providing trauma and gender-responsive treatment. Experience with project management and staff supervision. Understanding of the medical model of addiction (addiction medicine) and biopsyhosical spiritual framework of addiction treatment (social work/human services field). Ability to build rapport and relationships with individuals, families, and communities. Experience with understanding consent to treatment or services, data collection, quality assurance, data security, reviewing protocols or programming. Experience in working within an interdisciplinary team and/or training/leading behavioral health professionals (PSS, QP, case managers, paraprofessionals, etc.)

Clinical or Certification related to SUD treatment or evidence-based modality. Must have experience related to behavioral health services, preferably substance use disorder treatment in a carceral or court setting. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Must be knowledgeable of the impact of trauma, stigma, substance use, and incarceration among pregnant, parenting, and single women. Must be able to develop strong partnerships with community agencies. Must have a valid driver's license

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.