What are the responsibilities and job description for the Health Services Addictions Specialist 1-Adolescent Treatment Team position at Linn County Department of Health Services?
Addictions Specialist 1, 2, or 3 for Adolescent Treatment Team
Alcohol & Drug Department (Classification 711, 712, 713)
SEIU Represented Full Time (37.5 hours/week) position
The Linn County Alcohol & Drug Program provides prevention and treatment services to youth with Substance Use or Co-occurring Mental Disorders or Problem Gambling. The Program is seeking an experienced clinician to provide outpatient substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health treatment services, primarily to youth and their families, including clients on parole or probation and parents involved with DHS Child Welfare. Individuals in this position provide consultation, early intervention, and treatment services in Program clinics and at community agencies. Services include substance use and other mental disorder evaluations; individual, group, and family therapy; case management; and community education and consultation. This person would work closely with the staff of referring agencies, including Parole & Probation and DHS Child Welfare. Some evening work and travel to outlying clinics in Linn County is expected.Addictions Specialist 1:
Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related field is required. Professional or supervised practicum-level experience of at least one year in providing addiction treatment is required. Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience, education and training which demonstrates the ability to perform the work described may be acceptable. Classification as an Addictions Specialist 1, in addition to the requirements listed in the Experience, Education and Training Section above requires (for clinical positions) Oregon certification as a Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor – Level One. Exceptions to this can be made for otherwise qualified candidates, with more than the minimum professional experience, who register for certification and demonstrate the ability to be successfully certified within two years of starting employment.
Addictions Specialist 2:
Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related field is required. Three years professional or supervised practicum-level experience (pre- or post-Master’s degree) in providing addiction treatment services (for clinical positions) or in providing prevention services (for prevention positions) is required. Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience, education and training which demonstrates the ability to perform the work described may be acceptable, including a Bachelor’s degree with five years’ experience in addiction treatment (for clinical positions) or in prevention (for prevention positions). Classification as an Addictions Specialist 2, in addition to the requirements listed in the Experience, Education and Training Section above requires (for clinical positions) Oregon certification as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor - Level One for clinicians with a Master’s degree or a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor – Level Two for clinicians with a Bachelor’s degree.
Addictions Specialist 3:
Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related field is required. Two years post-Master’s Degree supervised experience in a similar position, and four years supervised experience (pre- or post-Master’s degree) in addiction treatment. Classification as an Addictions Specialist 3, in addition to the requirements listed in the Experience, Education and Training Section above requires Oregon licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor or a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Licenses Clinical Social Worker, or certification as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor - Level Two.
Must be able to pass a criminal history check and possess a valid Oregon drivers' license with an acceptable driving record.
Alcohol & Drug Department (Classification 711, 712, 713)
SEIU Represented Full Time (37.5 hours/week) position
Position Open for an Addictions Specialist 1, 2, or 3
The Linn County Alcohol & Drug Program provides prevention and treatment services to youth with Substance Use or Co-occurring Mental Disorders or Problem Gambling. The Program is seeking an experienced clinician to provide outpatient substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health treatment services, primarily to youth and their families, including clients on parole or probation and parents involved with DHS Child Welfare. Individuals in this position provide consultation, early intervention, and treatment services in Program clinics and at community agencies. Services include substance use and other mental disorder evaluations; individual, group, and family therapy; case management; and community education and consultation. This person would work closely with the staff of referring agencies, including Parole & Probation and DHS Child Welfare. Some evening work and travel to outlying clinics in Linn County is expected.Addictions Specialist 1:
Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related field is required. Professional or supervised practicum-level experience of at least one year in providing addiction treatment is required. Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience, education and training which demonstrates the ability to perform the work described may be acceptable. Classification as an Addictions Specialist 1, in addition to the requirements listed in the Experience, Education and Training Section above requires (for clinical positions) Oregon certification as a Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor – Level One. Exceptions to this can be made for otherwise qualified candidates, with more than the minimum professional experience, who register for certification and demonstrate the ability to be successfully certified within two years of starting employment.
Addictions Specialist 2:
Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related field is required. Three years professional or supervised practicum-level experience (pre- or post-Master’s degree) in providing addiction treatment services (for clinical positions) or in providing prevention services (for prevention positions) is required. Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience, education and training which demonstrates the ability to perform the work described may be acceptable, including a Bachelor’s degree with five years’ experience in addiction treatment (for clinical positions) or in prevention (for prevention positions). Classification as an Addictions Specialist 2, in addition to the requirements listed in the Experience, Education and Training Section above requires (for clinical positions) Oregon certification as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor - Level One for clinicians with a Master’s degree or a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor – Level Two for clinicians with a Bachelor’s degree.
Addictions Specialist 3:
Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related field is required. Two years post-Master’s Degree supervised experience in a similar position, and four years supervised experience (pre- or post-Master’s degree) in addiction treatment. Classification as an Addictions Specialist 3, in addition to the requirements listed in the Experience, Education and Training Section above requires Oregon licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor or a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Licenses Clinical Social Worker, or certification as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor - Level Two.
Must be able to pass a criminal history check and possess a valid Oregon drivers' license with an acceptable driving record.
Salary : $4,684 - $5,975
