Job Specification
SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR 2
DEFINITION:
Under direction of a Supervising Substance Abuse Counselor or
other supervisory official in a state department or other agency, acts
as a case consultant or supervises work of subordinate counselors
and does varied tasks involved in assisting clients to make satisfactory
social/emotional adjustments; may act as supervisor in a small clinic;
supervises staff and work activities; prepares and signs official
performance evaluations for subordinate staff; does other related duties.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative
purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform
all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties
performed on the job may not be listed.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Does assigned followup counseling work in furtherance of programs
to eliminate drug abuse.
Organizes assigned counseling pertaining to drug addiction, and
develops appropriate work methods.
Makes field visits and interprets policies, procedures, regulations,
standards, and objectives of the program designed to control drug
or alcohol addiction.
Confers with local health, welfare, and other agencies to ensure
cooperative work relationships in providing assistance for
drug/alcohol addicts.
Conducts special surveys, studies, and investigations and prepares
reports thereon.
Provides assignments to subordinate counselors and supervises
their work.
Collaborates with courts and with parole/probation officers
engaged in supervising drug/alcohol addicts.
Interprets New Jersey laws and department regulations/procedures
pertaining to drug addicts and drug addiction.
In treatment centers, may be required to make safety/fire checks,
bed checks of students or patients, sanitation checks, inventory
equipment, or perform other duties during emergencies to protect
students and patients and to protect state property.
Plans, organizes, and assigns work of the organizational unit and
evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective
recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of
subordinates.
May maintain an assigned caseload and provide group or individual
counseling.
May assist in assigning caseloads and ensuring efficient use of
available staff.
In noneducational accredited facilities, may organize and supervise
guidance/educational programs.
Plans and conducts formal group discussions on a variety of subjects.
Keeps current with literature and trends of thought in the field of
counseling with particular emphasis on drug/alcohol addiction.
Responsible for training and supervision of subordinate counselors.
Prepares correspondence.
Prepares case histories and reports.
Maintains records and files.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
and/or manual recording and information systems used by the
agency, office, or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
CERTIFICATION:
Applicants must posses a certificate as a Certified Alcohol
and Drug Counselor (CADC), issued by the Board of Marriage
and Family Therapy Examiners, New Jersey Division of Consumer
Affairs, Department of Law and Public Safety.
Applicants who posses the credential as a Licensed Clinical
Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC) are considered to have
met the above certification requirement.
EXPERIENCE:
Two (2) years of experience in counseling or social work having
responsibility for gathering and analyzing social or health
information from clients, determination of their needs and planning
and carrying out of a treatment plan geared to needs of individual
clients, one (1) year of which shall have included experience with
persons addicted to drugs or alcohol in a narcotic or alcohol
treatment, prevention, and/or rehabilitation program.
SPECIAL SKILLS
Appointees to the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf must
be able to communicate effectively in the language of the deaf,
particularly American Sign Language, sufficiently to perform duties
of the position, and must successfully pass a screening process
administered by the deaf and hard of hearing committee at the school.
LICENSE:
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid
in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee
mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of and familiarity with counseling theory, procedures,
and techniques.
Knowledge of and familiarity with laws of New Jersey relating
to substance abuse after a period of training.
Knowledge of current facts, theories, hypotheses, programs,
and research in the area of narcotic and dangerous drugs.
Ability to supervise assigned staff and plan, organize, and
implement projects within the unit.
Ability to organize and supervise assigned counseling to be done
with drug addicts assigned to an aftercare clinic, analyze the social,
psychological, economic and other problems which arise therein,
and develop appropriate work methods within the framework of
established regulations.
Ability to collect, compile, and make accurate appraisals of
factual and other information.
Ability to conduct required field visits, studies, and investigations
and prepare detailed case histories, records, and reports.
Ability to comprehend, analyze, interpret, and apply basic
laws/regulations pertaining to drug/alcohol addiction.
Ability to assign and supervise lower grade counselors.
Ability to take part in lay and professional meetings/conferences
and act as representative of the department.
Ability to prepare correspondence.
Ability to prepare reports.
Ability to maintain histories, records, and files.
Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual
recording and information systems used by the agency,
office, or related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate
in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American
Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable
forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without
reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be
made because it would cause the employer undue hardship,
such persons may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
Class
Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 63115 | | C | C | NL | 22 | 24 | R22 | - |
This job specification is for state and local government use.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
3/5/2016 |
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