SUD (Substance Use Disorder) Specialist

GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice, dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. Through its integrated comprehensive services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusive community, GLIDE empowers individuals, families, and children to achieve stability and to thrive. GLIDE is on the forefront of addressing some of society’s most pressing issues, including poverty, housing and homelessness, and racial and social justice. GLIDE’s mission is to create a radically inclusive, just, and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization

Position Summary:

The SUD Specialist for The Shop is a vital member of an innovative team within a barbershop setting. They will utilize their lived experience of recovery to engage, support, and empower individuals with mental illness and/or substance use disorders, emphasizing service connection, case management, and recovery coaching that will support overall wellness. As part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes Barber Health Advocates and a Behavioral Health Counselor, the SUD Specialist will ensure participants understand the services and opportunities available at GLIDE in an effort to support, promote, and enhance our participants wellness, growth mindset, stability, and self-sufficiency. This role emphasizes building trust, reducing stigma, and facilitating successful linkages to care within GLIDE’s continuum of care and our community partners. The principal duties are performed in The Shop, in the field for outreach, and at community pop-up events. This position requires a flexible schedule to meet community needs, including evening and weekend hours. Regular and predictable attendance is essential.