Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Program Assistant - New York State Civil Service : Job Details

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Agency Corrections and Community Supervision, Department of

Title Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Program Assistant

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 14

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $53764 to $68630 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Other Explanation Hours to be discussed during interview.

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 12 AM

To 12 AM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Livingston

Street Address Groveland Correctional Facility

7000 Sonyea Rd

City Sonyea

State NY

Zip Code 14556

Duties Description Assist in identifying incarcerated individuals believed to benefit from participation in substance abuse treatment. Educate incarcerated individuals to understand the nature of substance use disorders and explain the recovery process. Provide individual and group counseling to incarcerated individuals. Establish and maintain a treatment record and prepare all necessary reports. May assist with developing a network of community resources to assist incarcerated individuals at the conclusion of their substance abuse treatment. Participate, as necessary, in treatment plan review committee meetings.

Minimum Qualifications ALCOHOL & SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM ASSISTANT/SG-14Minimum Qualifications for taking the Open Competitive Examination: Either 1. a current certification as a New York State Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC);Or 2. a current certification as a New York State Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor Trainee (CASAC-T) and one year of post certification qualifying experience;Or 3. three years of qualifying experience. An associate's degree (or higher) in an approved area** may be substituted for two years of this experience.*Qualifying experience consists of professional or paraprofessional experience in a program whose primary mission is alcohol and/or substance abuse treatment. The program can be in a hospital, correctional facility, school, community based prevention/intervention program or other addiction recovery program. Your experience must include all of the following functions:? individual or group counseling? intake/assessment? treatment planning? case work? consultation? the development of substance use disorder diagnostic impressionYour counseling or casework experience must have focused primarily on the establishment of an ongoing, one-to-one relationship between you and the client, to establish and maintain recovery, and prevent relapse. Group experience must have focused primarily on responsibility for conducting group sessions designed to provide the participants with services for alcohol/substance abuse problems.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Sheryl Mosko, Office Assistant 3 HR

Telephone 585-###-####

Fax 585-###-####

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street Groveland Correctional Facility

7000 Sonyea Rd, P.O. Box 50

City Sonyea

State NY

Zip Code 14556