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LifeSkills Connection, Inc Substance Abuse Counselor in Sedro-Woolley, Washington
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | Position | TEAP | Reports To | Health & | | | Specialist | | Wellness | | | | | Director | | | | | | | | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | Department | Health & | FLSA STATUS | Non-Exempt | | | Wellness | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Primary Position Objectives | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Prepare and facilitate group sessions with students enrolled in the | | center's TEAP program. Schedule and facilitate student activities | | related to the center's TEAP program. Conduct weekly presentations | | for all new students regarding TEAP services, prevention, education, | | intervention, and Job Corps policies. | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
Position Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Brief Description of Duties
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Hourly Rate $25.84 (.75 FTE)
Must possess current state Drug and Alcohol Counselor certification/licensure
Provide a minimum of a 1-hour interactive presentation on substance use prevention for all new students during the Career Preparation Period
Schedule and conduct at least three annual center-wide substance use prevention and education activities
Participate in clinical consultation with Center Director, management staff, Center Mental Health Consultant, and Health and Wellness Manager regarding substance use related prevention and education efforts for students and staff
Review Social Intake Form (SIF) or intake assessment of all students performed by counseling staff within 1 week of arrival
Collaborate with the Center Mental Health Consultant to determine when a MSWR or medical separation is appropriate and should be recommended for a student with substance use conditions
Provide individual and group intervention services with a focus on behaviors that represent employability barriers
Assist in developing Center operating procedures for program components related to alcohol and other drug testing and intervention
Develop and monitor student intervention plans and documents progress in student's health record
Conduct ongoing counseling and support groups to include an introduction to the self-help process for intervention students
Work with the Center Ment l Health Consultant (CMHC), Center physician, wellness staff, counselors, and other non-health staff to ensure that intervention program components are fully understood and integrated on Center and that staff support student intervention plan
Solicit input from counselors and Student Personnel Officer to update student intervention plans and behavioral contracts. Ensures that intervention planning guides a student's expected behavior in all areas of Center life and the student is monitored, as needed, by designated Center staff
Collaborate with recreation department to assist in developing leisure time activities and specific incentives to reinforce an alcohol-free and drug-free lifestyle
Maintain liaison with community intervention resources; evaluate self-help groups and establish appropriate referrals
Assist in compiling quarterly report for submission to the National Health Service
Conduct training on alcohol and other drugs of abuse to all newly employed staff and to existing staff on an annua