Nonprofit enabling inclusion, habilitation, and justice
Registered Substance Abuse Counselor 1
Full-TimeUpdated
$28/hr
Mid
San Diego, CA, USA
In PersonOn-site at a state prison; occasional local travel.
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryMental & Behavioral Health
About the job
Requirements
Must be registered with an organization approved by the Department of Health Care Services and obtain Alcohol and Other Drug certification within five years of the registration date.
Understand the causes, symptoms, and effects of substance abuse, including its behavioral, psychological, physical, and social effects.
Have knowledge of contractual requirements of the Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program.
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 repetitive wrist, hand, or finger motions; move between work yards; walk on hard or uneven surfaces; communicate verbally and in writing; use close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision and depth perception; assess the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of assigned work; and occasionally climb, bend, stretch, reach, or stoop.
Adapt to changing priorities and circumstances, cope with difficult or temperamental students and faculty, and manage mental and emotional stress related to the position.
Wear comfortable, location-appropriate clothing and shoes.
Work indoors and occasionally outdoors in precipitation, snow, and wind; work in an incarcerated setting with moderate to loud noise and seasonal temperature variation; and accept rare potential exposure to non-lethal chemical agents used in necessary security situations.
Occasionally travel locally and operate motor vehicles.
Responsibilities
Facilitate cognitive behavioral intervention classes using evidence-based, standardized curriculum.
Conduct classes and facilitate individual sessions to develop release prevention or action plans and provide make-up work.
Evaluate and document the progress of participants assigned to classes.
Document delivery of cognitive behavioral intervention programming services in ARMS.
Engage participants daily and reinforce group norms and expectations for participation and completion.
Work collaboratively with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and California Correctional Health Care Services headquarters, the local institution, and contracted staff.
Perform other related duties as assigned by the contractor.
Salary Range: 28 to 28 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-hour-wage)
Amity Foundation, an internationally acclaimed Teaching and Therapeutic Community, is seeking compassionate and enthusiastic individuals with a desire to teach, learn and join our community as a Registered Substance Abuse Counselor I at out in-prison facilities. This groundbreaking opportunity not only will be working in our prison programs to help the inmate population but will also enhance your training and experience in the field.
About Amity:
Amity Foundation is a safe place where people can change in an environment that fosters trust; where new values can be formed; responsibility developed, and lasting relationships built. Amity is dedicated to the inclusion and habilitation of people marginalized by addiction, homelessness, trauma, criminality, incarceration, poverty, racism, sexism, and violence. Amity is committed to research, development implementation, and dissemination of information regarding community building.
As a Registered/Certified Substance Abuse Counselor I, you will support the community by delivering face-to-face rehabilitative programming services provided in the Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program (ISUDT).
Full-Time
Non-Exempt position (Hourly)
On-site in a state prison
What You Will Do
Essential Duties:
Facilitate CBI classes, using evidence-based and standardized curriculum to the participants.
Conduct class and facilitate individual sessions to develop release prevention/action plans and/or provide make-up work.
Evaluate and document the progress of participants assigned to their classes.
Document delivery of CBI programming services in ARMS.
Engage participants daily and reinforce group norms and expectations for participations and completion.
Work collaboratively with the CDCR/CCHCS headquarters, local institution, and CDCR contracted staff.
Other related duties as assigned by the Contractor.
What You Will Bring
Required:
Counselor I: Must be registered with an organization approved by DHCS and obtain their AOD certification within five (5) years of registration date.
Skills/Abilities:
Understanding of causes, symptoms, and effects of substance abuse; appreciation for the behavioral, psychological, physical and social effects of drug abuse.
Knowledge of contractual requirements of ISUDTP is essential.
Excellent interpersonal, written and communication skills.
Operational knowledge of MS Office Suite and ARMS.
Ability to maintain sensitivity and objectivity under pressures generated by association with substance abuse treatment participants.
Demonstrate ethical behavior in order to maintain professional standards and safeguard the participants.
Protect and maintain program participants’ health, safety, welfare, and confidentiality of records and participant information.
ADA Information:
Physical Requirements:
Occasionally adjusts or moves objects up to 50lbs. in all directions.
Constantly remains in a stationary position often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
Repeats motions that may include the wrists, hands and / or fingers.
Constantly moves from one work yard to another daily.
Frequently walks on hard or uneven surfaces.
Required to communicate verbally and in written form.
Uses all types of vision, such as close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception, to complete daily tasks.
Assesses the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.
Occasionally required to climb, bend, stretch, reach or stoop.
Required to wear comfortable and location appropriate clothing and shoes.
Mental Demands:
Ability to change directions as a priorities shift.
Ability to thrive in environment that require the ability to adapt to changing circumstances,
Ability to cope with occasionally difficult or temperamental students and faculty.
Ability to cope with mental and emotional stress related to the position.
Work Conditions:
Generally, in an indoor setting.
Occasionally works in outdoor elements such as precipitation, snow and wind.
Work is in an incarcerated setting.
Environmental Conditions:
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but can be loud.
The temperature in the work environment is generally moderate however can range from hot to cold seasonally.
Seldom may be exposed to non-lethal chemical agents as administered in necessary use of force security instances.
Travel:
Occasionally travels locally and operates motor vehicles.
What We Offer
Employer-sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision.
Paid vacation, sick time, & holidays.
401K, HSA, & Supplementary Life insurance programs.
An organization committed to social justice and community action.
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amity Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to criminal justice reform and recidivism reduction, launched an NFT fundraiser on December 7th, 2022 to showcase and benefit staff members and individual artists who have graduated from their programs. The participating Amity staff and alumni artists will receive the majority of the proceeds from their sold art. Amity partnered with The Impact Collective, which helps nonprofits raise money through selling NFTs. The NFT drop is available on The Impact Collective’s user-friendly platform, which accepts credit cards and cryptocurrency.“Amity’s core mission is to help rebuild lives, and each and every participant in one of our programs has a unique journey towards self sufficiency,” CEO of Amity Foundation Doug Bond said. “We wanted to open the opportunity for our creative alumni to share their talents on a larger scale and to support their efforts to build a career in an emerging sector of the arts.”In this NFT drop, many of the associated NFTs will include the story of the individual who created the art to provide the buyer with a personal connection and deeper understanding about a specific cause while collecting art. For example, a participating artist, Edward Flores, spent forty years of his life in prison, seventeen of those years in solitary confinement in San Quentin State Prison
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amity Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to criminal justice reform and recidivism reduction, launched an NFT fundraiser on December 7th, 2022 to showcase and benefit staff members and individual artists who have graduated from their programs. The participating Amity staff and alumni artists will receive the majority of the proceeds from their sold art. Amity partnered with The Impact Collective, which helps nonprofits raise money through selling NFTs. The NFT drop is available on The Impact Collective’s user-friendly platform, which accepts credit cards and cryptocurrency.“Amity’s core mission is to help rebuild lives, and each and every participant in one of our programs has a unique journey towards self sufficiency,” CEO of Amity Foundation Doug Bond said. “We wanted to open the opportunity for our creative alumni to share their talents on a larger scale and to support their efforts to build a career in an emerging sector of the arts.”In this NFT drop, many of the associated NFTs will include the story of the individual who created the art to provide the buyer with a personal connection and deeper understanding about a specific cause while collecting art. For example, a participating artist, Edward Flores, spent forty years of his life in prison, seventeen of those years in solitary confinement in San Quentin State Prison
Amity Institute of Training and Development, in coordination with the Amity Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation Alliances, recently organised a 10-day Online Capacity Building Training Programme for Technical Personnel.