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.

COUNSELING AND TREATMENT SPECIALIST (PROGRAM PROJECT SPECIALIST II)

Job Location:

Address:

Education Programs and Community Reentry Division
701 East Jefferson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
https://corrections.az.gov

Posting Details:

Salary:  $51,300.00

Grade: 19

Closing Date: 10/18/2024

Job Summary:

Are you an experienced administrative assistant? Have you ever worked in the Counseling and Treatment services field? This is the perfect opportunity for you!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking a Counseling and Treatment Specialist. This position assists the Education Programs and Community Reentry (EPCR) division by providing project, administrative and professional support to the Counseling and Treatment Services Administrator and support staff. This role involves tracking, reporting, and project management for current and future state, legislative, and agency initiatives related to Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) programs and Substance Abuse Counselor recruitment and retention. Additionally, it includes monitoring programs, projects, and assignments with a broad scope to compile program information and documentation, as well as conducting research.

***This is a grant-funded position. The grant funding ends June 30, 2025. There is no guarantee of employment beyond this date. ***

Job Duties:

- Provides project or administrative support to the Program Administrator 2 and other Program Managers as needed
- Composes professional correspondence
- Tracks incoming and outgoing special projects and assignments
- Ensures assignments delegated by the Administrator to other managers are completed within specified time frames
- Completes special projects and assignments, including tracking and compiling confidential information/documentation on various Counseling and Treatment Services related subjects
- Coordinates submission of statistics/information from various entities as required
- Tracks the Governor's initiative on attraction and retention of the Substance Counselor Request for Proposal (RFP) Contract as well as the current and future grants
- Compiles program information and documentation
- Conducts research and provides technical assistance
- Interprets rules, regulations, policies and procedures
- Participates in procurement activities through the source-to-pay procurement system
- Monitors purchasing, budget, and record keeping
- Coordinates conferences and reservations, processes hotel claims and folios, and travel claims
- Gathers, interprets, maintains, and analyzes Human Resources (HR) related data
- Develops and maintains HR procedures
- Verifies staff credentials and licenses for compliance with laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures
- Receives, tracks, reviews, analyzes and processes confidential employee information related to health issues, leave management, investigations and discipline
- Compiles information and statistics regarding resignations, performance reviews, hires, payroll, grievances, and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:
- Computers and various software applications including Microsoft Office and Google suite
- Principles and practices of office management and organization
- General administrative services
- Budget and fiscal management
- Policies and procedures pertaining to the assignment
- Principles and practices of project development and implementation
- Business English to include proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation

Skill in:
- Verbal and written communications
- Building and maintaining interpersonal relatio