Therapeutic Community Counselor/Cognitive Counselor

Responsibilities

• Planning, developing, and implementing programs and activities appropriate for the assigned population.
• Ensuring treatment techniques and activities utilized are appropriate and consistent with contemporary standards.
• Ensuring comprehensive services are available to inmates which meet a range of treatment needs.
• Completing necessary assessments on program participants.
• Scheduling daily activities of the substance abuse program, including group and individual counseling.
• Providing support and behavioral groups as needed for general population inmates.
• Offering one-on-one counseling related to the concepts.
• Developing a treatment plan.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited College or University with a CSAC, CADC, or CAADC certification preferred, or a Certified Peer Recovery.
• Prefer some course work in the human service field and some advanced course work in substance abuse treatment or current education/training in substance abuse treatment or willing to work towards obtainment of CSAC (Virginia Certified Substance Abuse Certification).
• Experience working in a corrections environment if not certified must be eligible for Virginia Certified Substance Abuse Certification (CSAC).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to interact with individuals from different educational and cultural backgrounds.

Pay

Full-Time: $55,894 – $82,100

Schedule

Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.