SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR 2
About The Position
Substance Abuse Counselors perform professional duties in areas of screening, assessment, case management, education, and treatment of clients and perform related administrative duties and recordkeeping in accordance with the standards and requirements of the Nevada Board of Examiners for Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Counselors. Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training. The Nevada DIVISION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES is recruiting for a Substance Abuse Counselor located at the Nevada Youth Training Center (NYTC) a 64-bed, staff-secure facility serving male and female youth located in Elko; ages of 12-18. Incumbents perform initial intake of clients; review personal history files and court documents; conduct interviews and explain counseling programs; gather information and evaluate personality traits; evaluate the extent of drug and alcohol addiction. The Counselors will conduct individualized and group counseling sessions; determine goals and timetables for treatment; discuss progress with clients; document behavior and attitude in relation to treatment goals and objectives. They will plan, develop, organize, and conduct alcohol and drug abuse classes; provide in-service training to institutional staff. The incumbent will also prepare statistical documentation showing the number of clients assigned to substance programs; compile, classify and store data for future research and analysis. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Requirements
- Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S.
- We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time
Responsibilities
- Perform initial intake of clients
- Review personal history files and court documents
- Conduct interviews and explain counseling programs
- Gather information and evaluate personality traits
- Evaluate the extent of drug and alcohol addiction
- Conduct individualized and group counseling sessions
- Determine goals and timetables for treatment
- Discuss progress with clients
- Document behavior and attitude in relation to treatment goals and objectives
- Plan, develop, organize, and conduct alcohol and drug abuse classes
- Provide in-service training to institutional staff
- Prepare statistical documentation showing the number of clients assigned to substance programs
- Compile, classify and store data for future research and analysis
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
