Review Vacancy
Date Posted: 09/19/18
Applications Due: 09/30/18
Vacancy ID: 60011
Position Information
NY HELPNo
AgencyCorrections and Community Supervision, Department of
TitleAlcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Program Assistant
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Salary Grade14
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $45455 to $58028 Annually
Employment Type Full-Time
Appointment Type Provisional
Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class
Travel Percentage 0%
Schedule
Workweek Mon-Fri
Hours Per Week 40
Workday
From 8 AM
To 4 PM
Flextime allowed? No
Mandatory overtime? No
Compressed workweek allowed? No
Telecommuting allowed? No
Location
County Greene
Street Address Coxsackie Correctional Facility
11260 Route 9W
City Coxsackie
StateNY
Zip Code12051
Job Specifics
Minimum Qualifications Minimum 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, and the development of substance use disorder diagnostic impression.
Your 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.
**Approved associate’s or higher degree areas for this examinations are: anthropology, audiology, child development/family relations, community mental health, chemical dependence administration, correctional studies, counseling/guidance, criminal justice, education, gerontology, health administration, health education, human services, nursing, nutrition, pastoral counseling, psychology, public justice, rehabilitation counseling, religious studies, social work, sociology, special education, speech pathology, therapy (including art, dance, drama, music, occupational, physical and recreational) and vocational counseling.
Duties Description Develop appropriate participant centered plan for each assigned inmate and continually evaluate the level and quality of participation and progress toward achieving treatment goals. Responsible for case recording, progress recording, treatment summaries and continuing recovery planning. Provide direct and indirect substance abuse treatment services.
Additional Comments Visit ww.cs.ny.gov for a list of minimum qualifications.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Contact Information
Name Michele Hutchings
Telephone 518-731-2781 ext. 3600
Fax 518-731-8281
Email Address Michele.Hutchings@doccs.ny.gov
Address
Street Coxsackie Correctional Facility
11260 Route 9W, P.O. Box 200
City Coxsackie
State NY
Zip Code 12051
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