SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM MANAGER

[ST. CHARLES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

**[SALARY: $46,242.36 per year

**[This is a full-time, 40 hour per week position which includes a full range of benefits including Paid Time Off, Extended Medical Leave, Holidays, Employee Health, Dental, Life, Disability, Retirement, and Tuition Assistance programs.

**[PURPOSE: [The Substance Abuse Program Manager performs highly complex substance abuse counseling work within the jail and provides direct supervision of the Certified Peer Recovery Specialists. Work involves planning, coordinating, and implementing substance abuse counseling programs and activities, as well as coordinating and supervising the activities of assigned personnel.

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• Assists in planning chemical dependency counseling programs and coordinates the delivery of counseling services to offenders with histories of chemical use, abuse, or addiction
• Maintains a Therapeutic Community (TC) within the facility working closely with Correctional staff to create a unit that has Certified Peer Addiction Specialists working to involve inmates in participating in anti-addiction activities and education
• Provides a comprehensive evaluation from a battery of valid measurement tools to assess the recovery needs and the re-offense risk of offenders
• Participates in the Individual Treatment Plan based on the severity and characteristics of the offender as determined by the comprehensive assessment, the review of collateral information, and the Clinical interview
• Provides counseling and recovery skills training and participates in offender orientation, educational, individual, and process counseling groups in compliance with program standards, guidelines, policies, and procedures
• Maintains offender records and other records regarding services provided to include statistical feedback on evaluations and compiles data and submits reports and related documentation as appropriate
• Prepares and submits copies of Individual Progress Summaries
• Supervises the work of others and assists in instructing others in program methods, procedures, and functions
• Coordinates or participates in transition meetings
• Assists with ensuring willing participants are provided hand-off to community substance abuse providers or programs, and where appropriate, medication-assisted treatment providers accessible to them in the community