Licensed Addiction Counselor

ND Health and Human Services; Jamestown (ND); Presencial; USD 42.000 - 64.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

ND Health and Human Services seeks a Licensed Addiction Counselor in Jamestown, ND. You will conduct screenings and help design integrated service plans, provide individual/family/group counseling, and perform crisis intervention.

Travel to clients is expected, including homes and community settings. Qualified applicants hold a bachelor's degree in Addiction Counseling, Addiction Studies, Social Work, Counseling or Psychology and current LAC licensure by the North Dakota Board of Addiction

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and valid licensure as an Addiction Counselor (LAC).
• Licensure with the North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners is required.

Responsabilidades

• Complete level of care screenings and help develop integrated service plans.
• Provide short-term individual, family and group counseling.
• Perform crisis intervention and risk assessments.
• Educate and consult families, interns, and residents.

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Addiction Counseling, Addiction Studies, Social Work, Counseling or Psychology

Addiction Counselor (LAC) licensure

Descripción del empleo

South Central Human Service Center is seeking Licensed Addiction Counselor in Jamestown, ND.

Be part of the solution to the behavioral health crisis. As a team member for ND Department of Health & Human Services, you will ensure the most vulnerable have access to a high-quality healthcare system in which prevention works, treatment is effective, and people recover.

As an Addiction Counselor, you will provide individuals opportunity for recovery management so they can live and lead productive lives in their home community.

In a typical week of a counselor, you will complete level of care screenings and assist in developing integrated service plans. You will provide short-term individual, family, and group counseling. You will provide crisis intervention and risk assessments. Also, you will provide education and consult to families, community, interns, and residents.

You will thrive in this position, if you are committed to a rehabilitative and person-centered philosophy and comfortable providing services in homes and communities. Services are provided at a residential substance use treatment facility, at a transitional living facility, as well as in homes and the community.

To be considered for the Addiction Counselor position, you are required to have a bachelor's degree in Addiction Counseling, Addiction Studies, Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology, AND have current licensure as an Addiction Counselor (LAC) by the North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners.

We will consider filling with an Addiction Tech at a lower pay rate:

• Must have completed all but two academic courses required for the addiction counseling field in a bachelor's or master's degree program, this includes Addiction Counseling, Addiction Studies, Social Work, Counseling or Psychology. Individuals in this class must complete all coursework, training, and/or tests and obtain an addiction counselor license from the North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners within 6 months of the date hired. In order to be considered for an Addiction Tech position you must have applied to be part of a Addiction Consortium and accepted by the North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners.

This position requires a valid driver's license and successful completion of the assigned defensive driving course during new-hire orientation.

Location

This position provides essential client services face to face and therefore the person in this position needs to be able to travel to meet clients at their location. A state fleet vehicle will be available for use when traveling to clients.

About HHS

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of wellbeing: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided?by a simple but powerful belief: when we?lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.

To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - leading with hope, instilling purpose and meaning, galvanizing gratitude, honoring health, and talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.?

About Team ND

"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

Total Rewards

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Application Procedures

Your resume must clearly show the months and years of employment for each position listed. This information is required to accurately calculate your qualifying experience and determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications of the position. Resumes that do not include sufficient employment date may not be able to be fully evaluated.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.

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A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.

For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Andrew Berkey at [e-mail] or at 701.253.6465.

Employing Unit: ND HHS - SCHSC

Telephone Number 701.253.6300

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Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23-12-10.