ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR SUPERVISOR

This is an Agency Specific Recruitment for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.  The resulting eligible list will be used to fill current and future vacancies in Correctional facilities in Hagerstown and/or Cumberland, Maryland ONLY. Applicants certified to this list will remain eligible for one year.  Approved applicants interested in future vacancies in this job classification in other regions must apply when those vacancies are announced.

CANDIDATES SHOULD INDICATE EACH MARYLAND COUNTY WHERE THEY ARE WILLING TO WORK ON THEIR APPLICATION.

CANDIDATES MUST PROVIDE COPY OF CERTIFICATION/LICENSE AND APPROVED ADAA TRAINING COURSES IN MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISION, TO BE SENT BY FAX, EMAIL OR POSTAL MAIL.

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The current vacancy is in Hagerstown, Maryland

To provide administrative and clinical supervision, and leadership to addiction counselors who are responsible for providing substance abuse treatment services, including those who are dually diagnosed.

An Alcohol and Drug (A/D) Professional Counselor Supervisor is the supervisory level of work, at the certified Master's Degree level, counseling clients with substance abuse disorders by using intervention, treatment and rehabilitation.  Employees in this classification supervise lower-level Alcohol and Drug Counselors.

Employees receive general supervision from a program administrator.  Employees in this classification may be required to work evenings and weekends.  The work is performed in State addiction programs located in State institutions, facilities and offices including inpatient and outpatient facilities, jails, detention centers, prisons, halfway house facilities and community-based programs.

Education: Determined by the Maryland State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists under the requirements for Certified Professional Counselors-Alcohol and Drug.

Experience: Determined by the Maryland State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists under the requirements for Certified Professional Counselors-Alcohol and Drug.

1. In accordance with Health Occupations Title 17 and Code of Maryland Regulations 10.58.07, candidates placed in this classification must be either certified or licensed by the Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists as a Certified Professional Counselor-Alcohol and Drug or Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor.

2. Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

1. Candidates must possess graded courses in management and supervision as defined by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration (ADAA), Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. This training must be approved by ADAA. Inquiries concerning this training must be addressed to the Office of Education and Training for Addiction Services, 55 Wade Avenue, Catonsville, Maryland 21228.

2. Employees are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

The examination will consist of an evaluation of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the job (as documented by the Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists), and proof of certification/licensure and required ADAA-approved courses in supervision and management. You must also complete the Supplemental Questionnaire.  It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application.  Successful candidates will be placed on the employment eligibility list.  The list will be valid for at least one year and may be extended.  The list will be used by the hiring agency to select employees interested in working in the region where the vacancy exists.

Mail application (if no Internet access) to:

HRSD - Recruitment & Examination Unit
6776 Reisterstown Road, Suite 309
Baltimore, MD 21215
ATTN: VSTEW

If you have any questions, in relation to this recruitment, please call the Recruitment & Examination Unit at 410-585-3060.

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.