SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR - 538400

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.

Job Duties

• 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
• Captures 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, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• Knowledge of:
• Addiction and treatment practices and protocol
• Counseling techniques
• Adult learning processes
• ADCRR policies and procedures
• Correctional security practices
• Computers and various software programs, including Microsoft Office and Google Suite
• Professional English, grammar, and spelling
• 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
• Ability to:
• Effectively deliver program curriculum in a classroom environment
• Interact professionally with inmates/offenders in a 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

Selective Preference(s)

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

Pre-Employment Requirements

• 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), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), or as a Psychologist.
• The selected applicant must pass 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, 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 required driver training.
• An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

Benefits

• We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
• Vacation and sick days
• Paid holidays
• Pension plan
• Health insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Telecommuting options