SCEN0357648-0000
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2025-12-01T00:00:00
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: The work involves the performance of a wide variety of duties related to substance abuse prevention and treatment provided to students in a school district. Primary emphasis is on providing counseling and guidance to students and their families. Other duties include the dissemination of information on programs and services provided by the agency, follow-up on former student cases and the preparation of records and reports. The purpose of the work is to coordinate services being provided to students with substance abuse problems to facilitate their transition to employment. The work is performed under the general supervision of a professional staff member in accordance with established policies and procedures. The incumbent does related work as required. TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:Maintains records of interviews and meetings with students and their families;Keeps abreast of new developments, programs and techniques in addictive abuse prevention and rehabilitationWorks with addictive substance abusers to gain their confidenceMay disseminate information concerning programs and services to public and private agencies and to the general public through speaking engagements, media releases and educational programsDevelops treatment plans for assigned students and maintains case progress notes in accordance with State guidelinesMakes the community aware of the services availableMay prepare monthly student status and demographic reportsPerforms counseling function using an in-depth knowledge of alcoholism and drug addiction with students having special, social, adjust mental, addictive or personal problems in order to provide appropriate counseling relative to the student’s stage of recoveryPerforms case management functions as well as managing an assigned caseload of specific hard to serve students using knowledge of long term recovery process so as to have the educational program enhance, or at least not jeopardize, the recoveryDevelops needed community resources and maintains working relationships with these groups and programs for hard to serve studentsMay act as case coordinator with other community service agencies such as social services, alcohol rehabilitation organizations, mental health, private hospitals, educational institutions, etc. to provide more integrated services to studentsMay perform specialized follow-up visits and studies to assist in evaluating program effectivenessMay carry out special projects through research study and development in areas such as case management, integrated service planning and delivery for hard to serve students, etc.May supervise the administration of standardized testing instruments and procedures used in the evaluation of hard to serve studentsPerforms a variety of related duties as required FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Good knowledge of the problems of those addicted to or dependent on addictive substances; Good knowledge of the symptoms and physical signs of addictive substance use; Good knowledge of group and individual counseling; Working knowledge of services provided in a school district; Working knowledge of the public and private agencies available to provide assistance to the addicted; Ability to relate to and be accepted by addictive substance abusers; Ability to evaluate student interests and aptitudes; Ability to work with students in a variety of counseling and educational guidance situations; Ability to work in a team approach as part of an educational support team when primary goals are educational success; Ability to follow oral and written directions; Ability to maintain records. Job QualificationsGraduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, Social Sciences, Human Services or a related field and one year of experience in group or individual counseling related to substance abuse ORGraduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, Social Sciences, Human Services or a related field and two years of experience in group or individual counseling related to substance abuse ORGraduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, Social Sciences, Human Services or a related field and four years of experience as outlined in (B) above OR An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B) and (C) above
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Schenectady CSD
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