COMMUNITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR

Whitfield County

COMMUNITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR

afternoon hours)

SALARY : $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 Annually LOCATION GA 30720, GA

JOB TYPE : Full Time JOB NUMBER 01545

DEPARTMENT : Conasauga Community Addiction Recovery Center

OPENING DATE : 01 / 07 / 2025

Description

You may be eligible for a $5,000 net sign-on bonus

PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION

The Substance Abuse Counselor provides the following afternoon / evening services (as defined by state of Georgia service guidelines) for individuals with Addictive Disease : Behavioral Assessment; Service Plan Development; Community Support Services; Individual, Group, Family Counseling / Training, Discharge Planning, Brief Treatment and Brief Intervention Techniques. This individual works for the Conasauga Community Addiction Recovery Center program under supervision of the Treatment Center administrator. This position will work up to five (5) days a week in the afternoon / evenings (approx. 10AM to 6PM), hours are flexible depending on client needs. For questions, please contact the Treatment Center Administrator Jennifer Phillips at (706) 281-4813.

• OPEN UNTIL FILLED

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s degree in social work, Counseling, or related field plus one year of clinical experience in an alcohol or other drugs (AOD) or mental health setting preferred. Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field with two or more years in an AOD or mental health setting. Individual must be either state licensed LCSW, LPC, or LMFT or in the process of obtaining their LCSW, LPC or LMFT and currently in good standing with their LMSW, APC licensure; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS

Ability to speak / read / write Spanish and English with equal fluency.

Agency

Whitfield County

Phone

706) 275-7500

Address

201 South Hamilton St

Dalton, Georgia, 30720

Supplemental Information

PERFORMANCE APTITUDES

Data Utilization : Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and / or assess data using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.

Human Interaction : Requires the ability to apply principles of persuasion and / or influence over others in coordinating activities of a project, program, or designated area of responsibility.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization : Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and / or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and / or materials used in performing essential functions.

Verbal Aptitude : Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and / or advisory data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude : Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.

Functional Reasoning : Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.

Situational Reasoning : Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.

ADA COMPLIANCE

Physical Ability : Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and / or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.

Sensory Requirements : Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors : Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as or rude / irate customers.

Whitfield County, Georgia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

COMMUNITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR-(afternoon hours) Supplemental Questionnaire

QUESTION 1 :

Whitfield County requires pre-employment drug-testing for all new and / or re-hired employees :

I understand and agree

QUESTION 2 :

Describe your work history as it relates to this position and how it will help you be succesful if selected for this job.

QUESTION 3 :

Are you Bilingual (Spanish - English)? If the answer is "yes" please explain your level of proficiency :

READ - WRITE - SPEAK -

QUESTION 4 :

Were you referred by a current Whitfield County employee?

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Salary : $65,000 - $75,000