Addiction Counselor - 0461024 Social Services (CBM)

Job Location: This position will be located at 1000 E. 24th Street, Kansas City, MO 64108

Why you’ll love this position:

The Missouri Department of Mental Health is dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and public understanding of mental illness and developmental disabilities. By joining our team, YOU can make a difference in the lives of those impacted by a mental illness or developmental disability so they have the opportunity to pursue their dreams, live their lives to the fullest, and be a valued member of their communities.

This is entry-level professional counseling work in a treatment/rehabilitation program for individuals with substance use disorders.

• Provides individual and group counseling, therapeutic intervention, and/or educational classes to clients to assist them in recognizing problems and causal factors related to substance use disorders and developing healthy and alternative coping behaviors.

• Develops, revises, and implements treatment/rehabilitation plans in cooperation with clients to assist them in remaining substance-free and coping with social, marital, legal, financial, and/or employment problems.

• Maintains a caseload of clients with substance use disorders within a correctional or other treatment setting.

• Performs assessments of clients’ needs, motivations, and backgrounds; prepares substance use biopsychosocial assessment summaries. Interviews clients, family members, and others to gather information for use by the treatment team; explains program methods and objectives and obtains their cooperation in the treatment/rehabilitation process.

• Participates on a multi-disciplinary treatment team to develop and implement treatment/rehabilitation plans.

• Performs follow-up activities for outpatient and/or aftercare clients to obtain referral services such as recovery support groups, counseling, housing and employment assistance, and/or vocational training.

• D emonstrates regular and predictable attendance; arrive to work on time, returns from lunch on time and minimizes unscheduled absences.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1. No disciplinary action in the previous 12 months
  
  2. Employee must be current in mandatory training requirements and department job-specific competencies. Being current in policies will be a consideration in selecting the most qualified candidate for awarding positions. Have not received a successful bid for a posting within the last ninety (90) days. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 15 earned credit hours in one or a combination of the following: Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Nursing, Counseling, Rehabilitation, Criminal Justice, Education, or a closely related field.
  
  (Experience in social work, corrections case management, probation and parole case management, nursing, counseling, or a closely related area may substitute on a year-for-year basis for deficiencies in the stated education.)
  
  

All you need for success

• Introductory knowledge of substance use disorders and their effects on the individual and family members.
• Introductory knowledge of substance addiction counseling, treatment, and recovery principles, practices, and techniques.
• Introductory knowledge of human behavior, attitudes, and motivations, and their applicability in the treatment/rehabilitation of individuals with substance use disorders.
• Introductory knowledge of agency and facility policies and procedures pertaining to the treatment/rehabilitation of individuals with substance use disorders. Introductory knowledge of individual and group behavior.
• Introductory knowledge of resources available to individuals with substance use disorders.
• Ability to obtain the cooperation of clients and family members in the treatment/rehabilitation process.
• Ability to recognize symptoms of substance use disorders and elicit information concerning underlying reasons for addiction.
• Ability to maintain a caseload of clients with substance use disorders.
• Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, staff, volunteers, and the general public.

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .

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