What are the responsibilities and job description for the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Specialist 1 - SCI Laurel Highlands position at Commonwealth of Pennsylvania?
THE POSITION
Join the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Laurel Highlands as a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Specialist 1 and change lives through recovery. This position gives you the opportunity to support treatment programs that encourage responsibility and growth. You will contribute to a team dedicated to helping individuals develop stronger recovery skills. Take the next step in your career by helping inmates reach new goals!
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
This position focuses on providing beginning-level professional counseling and support for inmates working through substance-related challenges. You will assist with treatment planning, group facilitation, assessments, and record maintenance. As a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Specialist 1, you will perform the following duties:
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
Join the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Laurel Highlands as a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Specialist 1 and change lives through recovery. This position gives you the opportunity to support treatment programs that encourage responsibility and growth. You will contribute to a team dedicated to helping individuals develop stronger recovery skills. Take the next step in your career by helping inmates reach new goals!
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
This position focuses on providing beginning-level professional counseling and support for inmates working through substance-related challenges. You will assist with treatment planning, group facilitation, assessments, and record maintenance. As a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Specialist 1, you will perform the following duties:
- Treatment Support: Assist in developing individualized plans and providing supervised counseling sessions
- Group Facilitation: Lead therapeutic groups and community meetings according to assigned guidelines
- Record Keeping: Maintain accurate treatment records and summaries in compliance with policies and regulations
- Assessment Assistance: Conduct assessments with supervisory guidance to help determine needed services
- Team Participation: Join interdisciplinary team meetings to discuss inmate progress and needs
- Training Attendance: Complete required training to strengthen counseling and safety skills
- Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
- Work hours are 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
- This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.
- Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
- Salary:Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $56,541.00 (before taxes).
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- One year of para-professional experience providing drug and alcohol counseling services directly to clients in a social work setting; and certification by the PA Chemical Abuse Certification Board as a "Certified Addictions Counselor"; or
- One year of experience as a Corrections Counselor or Social Worker; or
- One year of professional experience providing drug and alcohol counseling services directly to clients in a social work setting and a bachelor's degree that includes 18 college credits in the behavioral sciences; or
- A master's degree with major course work in addictions science, psychology or social work; or
- An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes 18 college credits in the behavioral sciences.
- Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.
- Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
- You must meet the PA residency requirement . For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
- You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
- Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date . Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
- All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.
- Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S.
- 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.
- 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
- Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
- Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
- Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
- You must provide complete and accurate information or:
- your score may be lower than deserved.
- you may be disqualified.
- You may only apply/test once for this posting.
- Your results will be provided via email.
Salary : $56,541