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Amity Foundation

Nonprofit addiction treatment and reentry programs

Supervising Counselor - Isp

Mental & Behavioral HealthConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBlythe, CA, USA$38 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

  • Certified as an Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Counselor with an organization approved by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), and two years of experience as a certified AOD counselor.
  • Hold current AOD certification with an organization recognized by the DHCS, or be a licensed professional as required by contract.
  • Understand the causes, symptoms, and effects of substance abuse, including its behavioral, psychological, physical, and social effects.
  • Understand the contractual requirements of the Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program (ISUDTP).
  • Have operational knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and ARMS.
  • Maintain sensitivity and objectivity under pressures generated by association with substance abuse treatment participants.
  • Demonstrate ethical behavior to maintain professional standards and safeguard participants.
  • Protect and maintain program participants’ health, safety, welfare, and confidentiality of records and participant information.
  • Be able to adjust or move objects up to 50 pounds, remain stationary for prolonged periods, perform repeated wrist, hand, or finger motions, move between work yards daily, walk on hard or uneven surfaces, communicate verbally and in writing, and use the vision needed to complete daily tasks.
  • Be able to assess the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of assigned work; occasionally climb, bend, stretch, reach, or stoop; and wear comfortable, location-appropriate clothing and shoes.
  • Be able to change direction as priorities shift, adapt to changing circumstances, cope with occasionally difficult or temperamental students and faculty, and cope with position-related mental and emotional stress.
  • Be able to work indoors and occasionally outdoors in precipitation, snow, and wind, in an incarcerated setting with noise ranging from moderate to loud, seasonal temperature variation, and rare exposure to non-lethal chemical agents administered during necessary use-of-force security instances.
  • Occasionally travel locally and operate motor vehicles.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise approximately six Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Counseling/Peer Navigator staff.
  • Evaluate staff performance and provide applicable coaching and training.
  • Track and monitor contractor staff performance, including implementing corrective measures as needed.
  • Assess and regularly monitor counseling staff progress toward achieving and maintaining valid AOD certification.
  • Supervise orientation and intake processes for all participants newly assigned to programming.
  • Approve and monitor development of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) relapse prevention/CBI action plans.
  • Track participants’ names, counselor assignments, readiness to change, progress on plans, and program stage.
  • Provide training, oversight, and monitoring of all ARMS documentation to ensure compliance with the agreement.
  • Provide training to AOD Counseling staff, including OMCP Mentors.
  • Coordinate and supervise OMCP Mentors assigned to the program.
  • Provide support and resources to ensure OMCP Mentors complete the work-experience portion of certification, including practice of all twelve Core Functions.
  • Verify internship hours for AOD Counseling staff and OMCP Mentors.
  • Verify and record each OMCP Mentor’s monthly internship hours by the fifth of each month using the CDCR OMCP Verification of Internship Hours form in ARMS.
  • Work collaboratively with CDCR/CCHCS headquarters, local institutions, and CDCR-contracted staff.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

About the Company

Amity Foundation

Nonprofit addiction treatment and reentry programs

Amity Foundation is a nonprofit that runs addiction treatment, housing, education and job programs for people affected by incarceration and addiction in California and Arizona. Its residential and prison programs work as teaching and therapeutic communities, where participants, called students, recover by living and learning together. Counselors treat substance use inside California state prisons in partnership with the state, and campuses in Los Angeles, Vista and Tucson offer residential treatment and housing. Government grants fund most of its work, and it also administers Los Angeles County grants for groups offering alternatives to incarceration. Amity traces its roots to 1969 in Tucson, Arizona, where it is headquartered.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$4M
Headquarters
Tucson, AZ
Founded
1969

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