ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR

(CORRECTIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR SENIOR)

Job Location:

Address:

Education Program and Community Reentry
Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) – Tucson
10000 South Wilmot
Tucson, AZ 85734

Posting Details:

Salary:  

Independent/Professional License - $63,720.00*
Associate License - $60,480.00*

*Eligible for a $5,000 Hiring Incentive effective for new hires as continued approved funding remains. The payout is $2,500 upfront and the remaining $2,500 after three (3) months of employment.

https://corrections.az.gov/

 

Grade: 20

 Open Until Filled

Job Summary:

Are you passionate about using your counseling skills to make a positive impact on the lives of offenders and justice-challenged individuals? Looking for real clinical experience? This is the perfect opportunity for you. Apply now!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking a Substance Abuse Counselor to clinically assess and treat offenders and justice-challenged individuals. In this role, you will deliver substance abuse education classes, conduct one-on-one assessments, maintain clinical records, participate in meetings, develop treatment plans, coordinate pre-release planning, and interact with community providers and security staff.

Join us and be part of a team that makes a difference.

Job Duties:

- Conducts substance abuse education classes and group therapy
- Conducts one-on-one clinical assessments and counseling sessions
- Maintains clinical records
- Participates in clinical staffings and meetings
- Develops individual substance abuse treatment plans with program participants
- Coordinates transitional pre-release planning with case managers and maintains accurate statistical data
- Interacts with community resource providers, medical staff, and security staff
- Travels/Drives on state business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
- Addiction and treatment practices and protocol
- Counseling, teaching, and facilitation techniques and processes
- Correctional security practices
- Personal computers and various software programs, including Microsoft Office and Google suites
- Business English, grammar, and spelling

Skill in:
- Verbal and written communications
- Developing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
- Organizational and time management
- Active listening
- Counseling and interviewing
- Collecting and maintaining accurate data, documents, and clinical records

Ability to:
- Effectively deliver program curriculum in a classroom environment
- Interact professionally with offenders in a group and one-on-one settings
- Interact professionally with security staff and the public
- Work in a secured correctional environment
- Apply Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) policy and procedures
- Collect and maintain statistical data
- Work as a team member and independently with minimal supervision

Selective Preference(s):

- Master’s Degree from an accredited school with a major in psychology, counseling, or related field
- Two (2) years of counseling
- Independent level license

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Must be licensed in the State of Arizona as a Licensed Associate Addiction Counselor (LAAC), Licensed Independent Addiction Counselor (LIAC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC), Licensed Clinic