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) – Lewis
26700 South Highway 85
Buckeye, AZ 85326

https://corrections.az.gov/

Posting Details:

Salaries:
Independent/Professional License - $63,720*
Associate License - $60,480*

*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. 

 

Grade: 20

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Job Summary:

Are you looking to utilize your counseling education, experience and skills in assisting offenders and justice-challenged individuals in making better life decisions that affect their families and the community? Do you want to gain 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, who will be responsible for clinically assessing and treating offenders and/or justice-challenged individuals.

Job Duties:

- Delivers substance abuse education classes and group therapy
- Conducts one-on-one clinical assessments and counseling sessions
- Maintains clinical records
- Participates in clinical staffing’s or 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 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
- 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 setting and one-on-one situations
- 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):

Prefer Independent level license

Pre-Employment Requirements:

Must be licensed in the State of Arizona as a Licensed Associate Substance Abuse Counselor (LASAC), Licensed Independent Substance Counselor (LISAC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), or as a Psychologist.

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and a drug test consistent with Arizona Revised Statutes.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply