Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyCorrections and Community Supervision, Department of

TitleASAT Program Assistant

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary Grade14

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $44564 to $56888 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Provisional

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Wyoming

Street Address Attica Correctional Facility

639 Exchange Street

City Attica

StateNY

Zip Code14011

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications Must have a current certification as a New York State Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) or Trainee (CASAC-T) and one year post certification qualifying experience or three years of qualifying experience. An Associate's Degree (or higher) in approved area may be substituted for two years experience. Qualifying experience consists of professional or paraprofessional experience in a program whose primary mission is alcohol and/or substance abuse treatment. Your experience must include all of the following functions: Individual or group counseling, intake/assessment, treatment planning, case work, consultation and the development of substance use disorder diagnostic impression. Approved Associate's or higher degree areas for this exam are: Anthropology, Audiology, Child Development/Family Relations, Community Mental Health, Chemical Dependence Administration, Correctional Study, Counseling/Guidance, Criminal Justice, Education, Gerontology, Health Administration, Health Education, Human Services, Nursing, Nutrition, Pastoral Counseling, Psychology, Public Justice, Rehabilitation Counseling, Religious Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Special Education, Speech Pathology, Therapy, and Vocational Counseling.

Duties Description As an Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Program Assistant in a New York State correctional facility, you would provide ongoing treatment services to inmates with substance use disorders. You would develop treatment findings and conclusions based on an admission and comprehensive evaluation; establish a substance use disorder diagnostic impression; develop and implement a person-centered treatment plan for each assigned inmate; continually evaluate and document the level and quality of participation and progression towards reasonably applied goals for each inmate; and provide services to ensure successful treatment. You would work with other facility staff and provide such services in a variety of treatment modalities in order to assist the inmate in addiction rehabilitation. These services include: recruiting, screening, orientation, assessment, treatment planning and reviewing, coordinating educational and treatment services using various media, continuing recovery planning, and individual and group counseling. You would be responsible for all mandatory treatment recording.

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Contact Information

Name Personnel Office

Telephone (585) 591-2000

Fax (585) 591-2478

Email Address Wendy.Andrews@doccs.ny.gov

Address

Street Attica Correctional Facility

639 Exchange Street

City Attica

State NY

Zip Code 14011