Job Specification
SUPERVISING SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR
DEFINITION
Under the direction of a supervisory official in a State department
or other agency, plans, develops and supervises counseling components
necessary for the treatment and rehabilitation of patients suffering from
drug addiction; performs other related duties as required.
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:
Plans, develops, and supervises a counseling program within the
treatment facility, including responsibility for supervision of subordinate staff.
Monitors the collection and processing of urine and other specimens to
test for the presence and use of controlled substances.
Responsible for the supervision of subordinates in the treatment of
their patients.
Plans and conducts periodic staff conferences to develop and maintain
professional staff.
Directs the identification, collaboration, coordination and integration
of available community resources and service into the program.
Prepares performance ratings for staff members and supervises the
performance ratings of other personnel assigned to the program.
Provides professional input for the review and evaluation of other treatment
and rehabilitation services.
Instructs new substance abuse counselors in departmental regulations and
approved counseling procedures.
Participates in diagnostic, case progress and client or patient evaluation
conferences.
Supervises the preparation of technically sound and informative case
reports and patient histories containing finding, conclusions and
recommendations.
Assigns, reviews, and evaluates the work of subordinate employees.
Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and responsible
for employee evaluations and effectively recommending the hiring, promoting
and/or disciplining of employees.
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.
Plans, develops and evaluates program activities for individuals with
co-occurring substance abuse disorders.
Supervises daily operations of program activities and coordinates
scheduling of programs outside of institution.
Schedules and conducts regular meetings with Addiction Services staff;
submits reports on program and related issues.
Assigns duties to Addiction Services staff.
Develops and maintains peer review. Identifies areas for quality
improvement and develops process to make such improvements.
In coordination with the Medical Director, assesses staff education/training
needs throughout institution pertaining to chemical dependency and
provides general orientation.
Acts as an activities liaison to state and community agencies, programs
and committees.
Meets with various patient treatment administrations to discuss and
remediate patient transition issues.
Meets and visits with community referral programs/agencies to help form
aftercare service network for institution¿s Addiction Services patients.
Attends county, state and regional meetings.
Monitors client¿s attendance and active participation in Addiction Services
programs and groups and takes corrective action for non compliance.
Develops new programs and groups to address client¿s needs, specifically
to enhance client reintegration into the community.
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:
LICENSE:
Applicants must possess a license as a Licensed Clinical Alcohol
and Drug Counselor (LCADC), issued by the Board of Marriage
and Family Therapy Examiners, New Jersey Division of Consumer
Affairs, Department of Law and Public Safety.
EXPERIENCE:
Three (3) year of experience in counseling or social work having
responsibility for gathering and analyzing social or health information
from clients, the determination of their needs, and the planning and
carrying out of a treatment plan geared to the needs of individual clients;
one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
SPECIAL SKILL
Candidates 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 this 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:
Ability to interpret laws, rules and regulations and apply them
to specific situations.
Knowledge of counseling techniques.
Knowledge of the types of training and supportive therapy required
for substance abuse.
Knowledge of the current facts, theories, hypothesis, programs and
research in the area of narcotic and dangerous drugs.
Knowledge of basic quality improvement techniques.
Knowledge of problems encountered in giving assignments and
instructions to groups and individuals and supervising the performance
of their work.
Knowledge of effective supervisory techniques.
Ability to effectively supervise, motivate, and evaluate the performance
of a staff of subordinates assigned to the unit.
Ability to organize and develop appropriate work programs, schedules
and procedures.
Ability to organize assigned counseling work, analyze problems which
arise in the treatment of drug addicts and develop effective work methods.
Ability to analyze, comprehend, interpret and apply established rules,
regulations, standards and policies to specific areas.
Ability to provide a broad range of highly skilled direct professional
social work services.
Ability to instruct subordinate counselors in the utilization of community
resources in the adjustment of patients, to follow-up procedures and
to establish and maintain cooperative community relationship.
Ability to assign and instruct individuals and groups and supervise
the performance of their work.
Ability to develop and supervise intake and follow up measures.
Ability to supervise the preparation of statistical and other
documented reports containing findings, conclusions and
recommendations.
Ability to relate and adjust to individuals of varied types, including
professional staff, clients, and patients and their families.
Ability to develop training and staff development techniques.
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 | | 63116 | | C | C | NL | 26 | 30 | S26 | - |
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.
8/14/2010 |
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