DIRECTOR OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM

Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:

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Want to join a company where you can make a real difference? Our team is looking for a Substance Abuse Director who is passionate about people and believes every individual deserves the best quality mental health care. This is your opportunity to build a long-lasting career with a global leader in the industry. In this role, you will help us develop, organize, and conduct programs to provide education for conditions and problems relating to drug and alcohol abuse. Keep reading to learn more about us and what we have to offer.

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Summary

The Substance Abuse Program Clinical Director develops, organizes, implements, and conducts a substance abuse treatment program for incarcerated inmates designed to treat conditions and problems relating to drug and alcohol abuse. Performs program evaluation to ascertain the
effectiveness of treatment provided within the correctional setting, follow-up care provided to inmates after release and cost effectiveness of the overall program. Provides guidance and supervision to treatment staff.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Substance Abuse Program Clinical Director oversees the department's operations, treatment service deliveries, contract compliance, personnel actions, and training functions.
• Substance Abuse Program Clinical Director provides supervision, guidance, and training to assigned staff. Administers performance reviews, makes recommendations for pay actions, hiring, firing, disciplinary actions, etc.
• Stays current and ensures compliance to applicable company, state, federal, and accreditation rules, guidelines, and requirements.
• Closely monitors program operations and ensures that all applicable contract, certification, and accreditation requirements are met or exceeded.
• Maintains productive, cooperative, professional relationships with facility management, unit department heads, and staff, and outside customers as appropriate.
• Monitors and approves all work activities and produces daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to facility and contract managers which show the success of the program.
• Reviews internal audits, conducts needs assessment, and makes necessary recommendations of appropriate actions for senior management.
• Conducts and/or participates in all team staff meetings.
• Reviews and approves all department correspondence, reports, policies and procedures, curriculum, personnel assignments and staff and treatment program schedules prior to implementation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• A Master's degree in Sociology, Psychology, Counseling, Criminal Justice or a related field; or a Bachelor's degree and work experience may be substituted for a graduate degree.
• Must be currently licensed by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners as a Licensed Independent Substance Abuse Counselor (preferred) or as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
• Seven (7) years prior substance abuse counseling experience and program management strongly preferred.
• Two (2) years progressive experience in a supervisory capacity preferred.
• Preference given to experience with program implementation and/or experience within a correctional setting.
• Thorough knowledge of didactic, counseling, and treatment modalities.
• Commitment to adhere to the professional Code of Ethics for the candidate's licensure level with the AZBBHE, and to the employee Standards of Conduct.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to communicate with staff at all levels of the organization, in addition to all patients. Must be able to write and communicate program's successes to diverse audiences.
• Ability to work with, motivate, and direct a team of professionals to implement team strategy approaches to work assignments.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
• Must have a valid Arizona driver's license.

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