SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELOR

Arizona Department of Administration•Tucson, AZ

3d•$67,200 - $70,800•Onsite

About The Position

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry is seeking a Substance Use Counselor to clinically assess and treat offenders and justice-challenged individuals at the Arizona State Prison Complex – Tucson. The role involves delivering substance education and therapy groups, conducting individual assessments and counseling, maintaining clinical records, developing treatment plans, coordinating pre-release planning, and interacting with community providers and security staff. The position requires working in a secure correctional/prison environment and traveling or driving on state business.

Requirements

Must be licensed in 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 Psychologist.
Pass a background investigation and drug test.
If driving is an essential job function, possess and retain a current, valid, class-appropriate driver's license; complete required training and pass driver's license record checks. Employees using a personally owned vehicle on state business must maintain required liability insurance.
Complete a tuberculosis test during New Employee Orientation and annually thereafter.
Successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
Knowledge of addiction and treatment practices and protocols, counseling techniques, adult learning processes, ADCRR policies and procedures, correctional security practices, computers and software including Microsoft Office and Google Suite, and professional English, grammar, and spelling.
Skills in verbal and written communication, interpersonal relationships, organization and time management, active listening, counseling and interviewing, and collecting and maintaining accurate data, documents, and clinical records.
Ability to deliver program curriculum in a classroom environment; interact professionally with inmates/offenders in group and one-on-one settings, security staff, and the public; and work in a secure correctional/prison environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with substance-challenged individuals in a correctional environment.
Master’s degree from an accredited school with a major in psychology, counseling, or a related field.
Independent licensure.
Two years of counseling experience.

Responsibilities

Conduct substance education classes and therapy groups with inmate/offender participants.
Conduct one-on-one clinical assessments and counseling sessions.
Maintain clinical records.
Participate in clinical staffings and meetings.
Develop individual substance treatment plans with inmate/offender program participants.
Coordinate transitional pre-release planning with case managers and maintain accurate statistical data.
Interact with community resource providers and security staff.
Travel or drive on state business.
Perform other duties appropriate to the assignment.

Benefits

Vacation and sick days.
10 paid holidays per year.
Paid parental leave of up to 12 weeks per year for a newborn or newly placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
Affordable medical, dental, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance options.
Retirement program through the Arizona State Retirement System; enrollment eligibility becomes effective after 27 weeks of employment.
Optional deferred compensation plans.
Credit union membership.
Wellness program.
Incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program.
Potential paid conferences and workshops.
Potential clinical supervision for independent licensure.
Potential eligibility for the National Health Service Corps Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Program, offering up to $75,000 in repayment for three years of employment; not guaranteed by ADCRR.