Drug & Alcohol Case Management Specialist Trainee (Local Government) - CMSU County D&A

Salary

$38,040.00 Annually

Montour County, PA

Civil Service Permanent Full-Time

CS--L0685

Local Government

DA Col-Mntr-Sndr-Un Co Drg Alc

08/07/2026

8/20/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

L0685

Non-Union

LG

LG

DA Columbia, Montour, Snyder, and Union County

507 East Market Street

Danville, Pennsylvania

17821

Joshua Wueschinski

jwueschinski

As a Drug and Alcohol Case Management Specialist Trainee with the Columbia-Montour-Snyder-Union (CMSU) County Drug & Alcohol Services, you will start a career focused on helping clients move toward healthier lives. This role provides structured training and daily guidance to help you grow your skills and confidence. You will learn how to support clients, understand their needs, and work as part of a caring team.

Join CMSU and begin building a future where your work truly matters.

This position helps clients by learning how to complete assessments, monitor treatment progress, and support case management activities. It introduces key skills through formal training and supervised experience. As a Drug and Alcohol Case Management Specialist Trainee, you will perform the following duties:

• Client Assessment: Learn assessment practices to gather information and identify service needs
• Care Level Review: Assist in determining the level of care and orient clients to program procedures
• Plan Development: Develop writing and analysis skills to update service plans
• Follow-Up Support: Conduct client follow-ups and build skills in advocacy
• Treatment Monitoring: Participate in monitoring treatment progress and utilization review activities
• Team Participation: Join staffing meetings, treatment teaming, and supervision sessions

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the opportunity to telework in this position.
• Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Dependency, Sociology, Social Welfare, Psychology, Nursing or a related field; or a Bachelor's Degree which includes or is supplemented by successful completion of 18 college credits in sociology, social welfare, psychology, criminal justice or other related social sciences; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S.
  * 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.