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Overview

TWO Positions open in the Mental Health Department’s Alcohol and Drug Program.

ASW $2,571 - $3,281; SW $2,976 - $3,799 Approximate Monthly. ASW $14.83 - $18.93; SW $17.17 - $21.92 Approximate Hourly.

Currently there are two positions open in the Mental Health Department’s Alcohol and Drug Program. The eligible list resulting from this recruitment may also be used to fill positions within other Mental Health Departments and the Public Health Department.

Assistant Social Worker is the trainee class in the professional Social Worker series. A position in this class is distinguished from the next higher class of Social Worker in that the incumbent is given constant and detailed supervision in learning such items as departmental organization, social service programs, basic case study methods, and casework services. As experience is gained, employees are assigned selected caseloads where consequence of error is minimal;

case recommendations and casework methodology, however, continue to receive close review. In contrast, the Social Worker carries a full caseload, works with greater independence of action, and normally provides case services of average to complex difficulty.

Social Worker is the full journey level in the series. Incumbents spend a substantial part of their time on the more difficult, sensitive, and specialized services where major case decisions are made independently and where consequence of error may be significant. Advanced casework skills, a high degree of knowledge, judgment, and creativity are required.

Locates, coordinates and monitors necessary and appropriate services and treatment. Contacts include, but are not limited to, individual, family, care providers, significant others, service professionals and other related services in the community. Under supervision, provides alcohol and other drug treatment, including individual and groups counseling. Assists clients in the development of individualized treatment/recovery plans that are comprehensive and that specify treatment services, activities, and assistance needed to accomplish agreed upon objectives.

Duties also include conducting substance abuse assessments using the Addiction Severity Index and American Society of Addiction Medicine Patient Placement tools, and providing alcohol and other drug education.

Any combination of education and experience sufficient to directly demonstrate possession and application of the following:

Knowledge of: Basic principles of individual and group behavior; the general nature of social problems calling for the general principles of public assistance policies and programs; basic public welfare programs of the Federal, State, and local levels; principles of interviewing and methodology; socio-economic conditions and trends.

Ability to: Establish rapport with clients and their families in working toward a solution of their problem; analyze situations and adopt effective courses of action; speak and write effectively; learn and understand the agency programs and automated systems.

These employment standards are typically attained with (Assistant Social Worker) possession of a bachelor’s degree in social welfare, social/human services, sociology, or other behavioral sciences; and, (Social Worker) possession of a bachelor’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences and two years of experience providing substance abuse counseling, OR possession of a master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences. Work experience may be substituted for educational requirements on a year-for-year basis.

The ideal candidate must be either certified as a substance abuse counselor, or be actively pursuing such certification, and have experience providing alcohol and other drug treatment services in the public sector. Experience should include providing individual/group counseling and facilitating substance abuse education sessions. The candidate must have the ability to work with clients referred by the justice system, as well as the ability to work collaboratively with other agencies.

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