Substance Abuse Counselor

SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR (CORRECTIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR SENIOR)

Job Location:

Education Programming & Workforce Development / Maricopa Reentry Center / 24601 N. 29th Ave Phoenix, AZ 85207

Salary:
Independent/Professional License - $70,800.00
Associate License - $67,200.00
Eligible for a $5,000 Hiring Incentive, effective for new hires as continued approved funding remains. The payout is $2,500 upfront, with the remaining $2,500 due after three (3) months of employment.

Open Until Filled

Job Summary:

Help substance-challenged individuals become community leaders. Gain real clinical experience. Join our team of professionals passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of offenders and justice-challenged individuals.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking a Substance Abuse Counselor to clinically assess and treat offenders and justice-challenged individuals. In this role, you provide substance abuse counseling to the inmate/offender population through group and one-on-one sessions. Conduct clinical assessments and develop individual substance abuse treatment plans and coordinate transitional pre-release planning. Interact with community providers and security staff.

In addition, work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining statistical data/reports and accurate documentation as required by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners.

• Conducts substance abuse education classes and therapy groups with inmate/offender participants
• Conducts one-on-one clinical assessments and counseling sessions
• Maintains clinical records
• Participates in clinical staffings and meetings
• Develops individual substance abuse treatment plans with inmate/offender program participants
• Coordinates transitional pre-release planning with case managers and maintains accurate statistical data
• Interacts with community resource providers and security staff
• Travels/Drives on state business
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge of:

• Addiction and treatment practices and protocols /li
• Counseling techniques /li
• Adult learning processes /li
• ADCRR policies and procedures /li
• Correctional / security practices /li
• Computers and various software programs, including Microsoft Office and Google Suite /li
• Professional English, grammar, and spelling /li

Skill in:

• Verbal and written communications
• Establishing, developing, and maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Organization and time management
• Active listening
• Counseling and interviewing
• Collecting and maintaining accurate data, documents, and clinical records /li

Ability to:

• Lift/cary approximately 20 lbs.
• Push/pul approximately 20 lbs.
• Walk/run approximately 1 mile
• Effectively deliver program curriculum in a classroom environment
• Interact professionally with inmates/offenders in group and one-on-one settings
• Interact professionally with security staff and the public
• Work in a secure correctional/prison environment
• Collect and maintain statistical data
• Work independently with minimal supervision

• Masters Degree from an accredited school with a major in psychology, counseling, or a related field
• Independent Licensure
• Two (2) years of counseling experience

• Must be licensed in the State of Arizona as a Licensed Independent Addiction Counselor (LIAC), Licensed Associate Addiction Counselor (LAAC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Lice sed Master Social Worker (LMSW), or as a Psychologist.
• Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and a drug test consistent with Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS).
• If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate drivers license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary drivers license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended.
  
  Employees who drive on state business are subject to drivers license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all necessary driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see…