Review Vacancy
AgencyCorrections and Community Supervision, Department of
TitleASAT Program Assistant (Spanish Language)
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $41993 to $53606 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Either 1. current certification as a New York State Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC);
Or 2. current certification as a New York State Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor Trainee (CASAC-T) and one year of post certification qualifying experience;*
Or 3. three years of qualifying experience.* An associate's degree (or higher) in an approved area** may be substituted for two years of this experience.
* Qualifying Experience consists of professional or paraprofessional experience in a program whose primary mission is alcohol and/or substance abuse treatment. The program can be in a hospital, correctional facility, school, community based prevention/intervention program or other addiction recovery program. 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 abuse or dependence diagnostic impression. Your counseling or case work experience must have focused primarily on the establishment of an ongoing, one-to-one relationship between you and the client, to establish and maintain recovery, and prevent relapse. Group experience must have focused primarily on responsibility for conducting group sessions designed to provide the participants with services for alcohol/substance abuse problems.
** Approved associate's or higher degree areas for this examination are: anthropology, audiology, child development/family relations, community mental health, chemical dependence administration, correctional studies, counseling/guidance, criminal justice, education, gerontology, health administration, health education, nursing, nutrition, pastoral counseling, psychology, rehabilitation counseling, religious studies, social work, sociology, special education, speech pathology, therapy (including art, dance, drama, music, occupational, physical and recreational) and vocational counseling.
Note: If you pass the examination for No. 25-477 Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Program Assistant (Spanish Language) you will be required to demonstrate your Spanish language proficiency at a level that will ensure your ability to perform properly the duties of the position.
Duties Description Identify inmates believed to benefit from participation in substance abuse treatment. Educate inmate clients to understand the nature of alcohol and substance abuse and explain the recovery process. Provide individual and group counseling to inmate clients. Establish and maintain a record system for counseling activities, prepare all necessary reports associated with counselng activities. Create and maintain a network of community resources to assist inmates at the conclusion of their substance abuse treatment.
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