Health Education Coordinator

About the County

The County of El Dorado is committed to promoting the power of public service by fostering a diverse and collaborative workplace where employees are empowered, respected, and valued.

The County of El Dorado Health and Human Services Agency is committed to transforming lives and improving futures for the citizens of El Dorado County. Our programs and services include Behavioral Health, Public Health, Community, and Social Services. We have over 600 employees dedicated to enhancing and enriching the lives of their fellow community members.

The Substance Use Disorder Services (SUDS) Program leads efforts in our community to prevent and reduce the impact of substance use disorders by developing, administering, and implementing evidence‑based approaches to youth prevention, treatment, and recovery programs in El Dorado County.

• Conduct screening and assessments in the office and in the field to provide an approach to SUDS treatment based upon multiple industry‑based standards.
• Formulate case management and treatment plan strategies with timelines to help clients achieve their goals; create Treatment Authorization Requests for approval in accordance with state and county requirements.
• Provide direct counseling, either individually or within groups, for assigned clients based upon individual treatment plan goals and objectives; document all pertinent information including, but not limited to, assessment summaries and progress notes or reports, intake/orientation documents, and group and individual session notes.
• Provide referrals for clients who may require treatment by outside resources; consult with other providers to ensure proper placement and methods of treatment; may conduct ongoing case management for clients who have been referred to other providers.
• Actively participate in regularly scheduled staff meetings and training sessions which provide continuing education units required to maintain counseling certifications and/or which contribute to the employees’ professional development.
• Conduct various community assessment activities to determine health related knowledge deficits, resource availability, and community level strengths.
• Select, develop, and create educational resources and materials.
• Actively participate in interdisciplinary planning teams, general staff meetings, employee development opportunities, intra‑ and extra‑county networking activities, and community oriented stakeholder groups.
• Coordinate and conduct program evaluation activities.

El Dorado County is seeking two Advanced Level Substance Use Treatment Counselors to join our team in Placerville and South Lake Tahoe.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with co‑occurring mental health and substance use disorder clients and those that support co‑occurring clients such as mental health clinicians, primary care providers, managed care systems and other health workers in a counseling center, wellness center, community setting or criminal justice setting. Experience with serving both adults and youth/adolescents is desirable.

Our ideal candidate is an energetic and compassionate counselor and care coordinator, is comfortable with advocating for the best care for clients and has excellent written and verbal communication skills. This person will possess collaboration skills and be able to participate with multi‑disciplinary teams to help clients reach their treatment goals. This person should possess high organization and administrative skills with great time management.

This individual is highly relational and flexible, able to handle confidential information while being organized and able to meet documentation deadlines.

Human Resources will assess your application to determine if you are minimally qualified using the following qualifications:

• Possession of a Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited four‑year college or university with major coursework in addiction studies/disorders/counseling, psychology, or closely related field.
• Two (2)…