Correctional Substance Abuse Counselor Trainee

Correctional Substance Abuse Counselor Trainee - CO-001
Apply by 2/25/26!

Company: State of Connecticut, Executive Branch
Location: Enfield, CT
Employment Type: Full Time
Date Posted: 02/13/2026
Expire Date: 03/13/2026
Job Categories: Counseling

Now Hiring:
Correctional Substance Abuse Counselor Trainee - CO-001 - Apply by 2/25/26!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction (DOC) is recruiting for full-time Correctional Substance Abuse Counselor Trainees in the Addiction Services Unit. Those certified through the CT Certification Board are welcome to apply!

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• Professional growth and development opportunities;
• A healthy work/life balance for all employees!

This position is full-time, following a first shift schedule, 36.25 hours per week, 7:45 AM - 3:00 PM with one late day, 12:30 PM - 7:45 PM, Monday - Friday.

As a Correctional Substance Abuse trainee, you will have the opportunity to receive training in agency substance abuse counseling procedures, offender substance abuse programs, personnel policies, program guidelines and legal reporting requirements.

You will receive training in utilization of interviewing techniques required to assess client needs, elicit information and establish community referral sources.

As a trainee, you will also participate in screening offenders to determine eligibility for programs and assist in orientation of offenders to treatment programs.

You will prepare initial/long term treatment plans, Bio-psycho-social evaluation, case management, being part of facility based MOUD programming, received assistance in becoming certified/licensed through the CCB and DMHAS.

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NOTE:

This is a Hazardous Duty Position and offers a pension plan, the State Employees Retirement System Tier IV.

The Connecticut Department of Correction is a diverse agency with a wide variety of employees from Correction Officers, to Educators, to Managers and Skilled Professionals. We value differences that make us stronger as a team and support our mission statement.

The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The agency operates 13 correctional facilities. It has its headquarters in Wethersfield. The DOC protects public safety by ensuring offenders serve their sentences of imprisonments in facilities that are safe, human, and provide re-entry programming.

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction is a unified system; all sentenced and un-sentenced offenders are supervised by the DOC. The Department also provides supervision for offenders on parole, community release, and other discretionary release programs.

Three (3) years of experience in casework and/or counseling with some work with clients/offenders with behavioral healthcare issues.

College training in human behavior may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of three (3) years. Contact Information