What are the responsibilities and job description for the County Drug and Alcohol Administrator 1 position at County of Northumberland?
Northumberland County Drug and Alcohol Services is seeking a highly motivated professional dedicated to advising and supporting our skilled Drug and Alcohol (D&A) Unit. Apply today the rewarding opportunity to help us with the planning, organization, and administration needed to help the residents of Northumberland County with Substance Use Disorders find prevention, intervention, and treatment services. Do not miss this fantastic chance to make a lasting, positive difference in your community!
Develop, manage and monitor all fiscal aspects of the Single County Authority.
Assure completion and submission of all budgets, reports, and information as required by the Department of Health, the Behavioral Health/Intellectual Developmental Services Administrator, and County offices.
Develop and implement an Annual Plan for Drug and Alcohol Services within Northumberland County, based on an assessment of community needs and available funding.
Responsible for interpretation of all Federal/State/Local regulations as they pertain to Drug and Alcohol Service.
Interact with the Advisory Board, utilizing their input for the development of the Annual Plan and implementation of services and community outreach.
Provide support to new and existing programs in the development of treatment services, including planning to meet the needs of services and community outreach.
Assure the availability of Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Services in keeping with the mandates of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Department of Health. Establish and monitor contracts with private providers to deliver these services.
Participate in the Human Services Management Team, planning comprehensive and coordinated delivery of services, assuring quality and fiscal responsibility.
Coordinate County-wide activities relating to Drug and Alcohol Services.
Provide information of drugs, alcohol and available services to interested community groups.
Conduct Provider Monitoring quarterly or as needed to monitor contract compliance with Providers.
Manage supervisory staff of Northumberland County Drug and Alcohol Program.
Perform other duties as necessary to implement the Northumberland County Drug and Alcohol Program.
Requirements:Must meet the required minimum experience and training required for this job.
1. Have successfully examined and have a current score on file for this job title with the State Civil Service Commission. If you have not already done so, you MUST FIRST apply to the exam posting and follow the directions provided. PLEASE RIGHT CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK AND SELECT OPEN LINK IN NEW TAB TO TAKE YOU TO THE JOB APPLICATION PAGE: County Drug & Alcohol Administrator 1 (Local Government) - Northumberland County D&A | Job Details tab | Career Pages
2. A Master's Degree or above from an accredited college with a major in medicine, chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing (with a specialty in nursing/health administration, nursing/counseling education or a clinical specialty in the human services) or other behavioral sciences, public administration, or business management and two (2) years of professional experience providing direct service and/or program planning in a human service agency, including two (2) years supervising human service professionals;
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A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college with a major in chemical dependency, psychology, social work, counseling, nursing (with a specialty in nursing/health administration, nursing/counseling education, or a clinical specialty in the human services) or other behavioral sciences, public administration or business management and four (4) years of professional experience providing direct service and/or program planning in a human service agency, including two (2) years supervising human service professionals.
3. Be able to perform essential job functions.
