Substance Abuse Counselor (Part-Time) – Job Corps

$500 Sign On Bonus after 30 Days — > $250 After 90 Days!

Job Summary:
Develops and implements Trainee Employee Assistance Program, which includes assessment, intervention, counseling, relapse prevention and education.

Duties:

• Schedules and conducts at least three annual center-wide substance use prevention and education activities.
• Reviews Social Intake Form (SIF) or intake assessment of all students performed by counseling staff within 1 week of arrival.
• Collaborates with the Center Mental Health Consultant to determine when a MSWR or medical separation is appropriate and should be recommended for a student with substance use conditions.
• Provides individual and group intervention services with a focus on behaviors that represent employability barriers.
• Assists in developing Center operating procedures for program components related to alcohol and other drug testing and intervention.
• Develops and monitors student intervention plans and documents progress in student’s health record.
• Conducts ongoing counseling and support groups to include an introduction to the self-help process for intervention students.
• Works with the Center Mental Health Consultant (CMHC), Center physician, wellness staff, counselors and other non-health staff to ensure that intervention program components are fully understood and integrated on Center and that staff support student intervention plans.
• Solicits input from counselors and Student Personnel Officer to update student intervention plans and behavioral contracts. Ensures that intervention planning guides a student’s expected behavior in all areas of Center life and the student is monitored, as needed, by designated

Center staff.

• Collaborates with recreation department to assist in developing leisure time activities and specific incentives to reinforce an alcohol-free and drug-free lifestyle.
• Maintains liaison with community intervention resources.

Qualifications and Experience: Bachelor’s Degree with an active, unrestricted license and/or certification in accordance with state regulations to practice as an independent practitioner in state where center is located. A waiver may be authorized by DOL subject to a professional development plan. Valid driver’s license.

Job Type: Part-time

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off
• Referral program

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Supplemental Pay:

• Signing bonus

Education:

• Master’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• Addiction counseling: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• LADAC (Preferred)

Work Location: One location