Requisition Number #03095 Counselor Post Date 1/3/2019 Title Counselor City Santa Monica State CA Description DRUG, ALCOHOL, ADDICTION COUNSELOR The Salvation Army Santa Monica Adult Rehabilitation Center POSITION AVAILABILITY ANNOUNCEMENT DATE OF ANNOUNCEMENT January 3, 2019 POSITION (Requisition #03095 Counselor) Drug, Alcohol, Addiction Counselor (FT) JOB PURPOSE: To provide expertise and guidance to all residents of the Adult Rehabilitation Center, while maintaining a minimum individual caseload of 30. QUALIFICATIONS: Certified Alcohol/Drug Counselor plus 3 years work/volunteer experience in the substance abuse field. Must possess current state certification: CCAPP or CAADE 1-year experience teaching or presenting material pertaining to Rehabilitation from addiction. Strong individual counseling, group facilitation, and crisis intervention skills. Age 21 or above. Ability to make critical decisions and work with minimal supervision. Integrity, resourcefulness, initiative and culturally competent. Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, MSWord/Excel with ability to learn additional software. Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail. Professional judgment and integrity in holding in confidence all information pertaining to beneficiaries, families and co-workers. Commitment to support/apply the philosophy/goals of The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center Program and the ARC Mission Statement. Active Christian world-view. If in recovery, must have 3 years of continuous sobriety. No evidence of existing chemical dependency. Must be willing to travel to events both in the area and in the territory. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis. Ability to grasp, push, pull objects such as files, file cabinet drawers, and other office equipment. Ability to communicate clearly on the telephone. Ability to lift up to 30lbs. Ability to perform various repetitive motion tasks. HOW TO APPLY Apply Online: http://westernusa.salvationarmy.org/usw_thq/careers/ Scroll down to the bottom of the screen to scroll through job openings to locate open Requisitions as specified for each job opening in the announcement. Submit your resume to Confidential FAX 310-450-7518 or Mail to The Salvation Army Santa Monica ARC 1665 10th Street Santa Monica, CA 90291 If you have any questions, please contact Lt. Tanya Pembergton@310-450-7235, ext. 2310. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EEO) Minorities/Women/Veterans/People with Disabilities. Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, protect qualified individuals from discrimination on the basis of disability in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment. Disability discrimination includes not making reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or employee, barring undue hardship. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. The Salvation Army is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified job applicants, job candidates, and employees with disabilities to ensure they enjoy equal access to all employment opportunities and benefits of employment as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. EEO is the Law. The Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, 38 U.S.C. 4212, prohibits job discrimination and requires affirmative action to employ and advance in employment disabled veterans, recently separated veterans (within three years of discharge or release from active duty), other protected veterans (veterans who served during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized), and Armed Forces service medal veterans (veterans who, while on active duty, participated in a U.S. military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded). If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please call Deborah Lindrud at 310-450-7235, ext. 2302 who will coordinate your accommodation request. Requirements QUALIFICATIONS: Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor or Bachelors degree plus 3 years work/volunteer experience in the substance abuse field. 1-year experience teaching or presenting material pertaining to Rehabilitation from addiction. Age 21 or above Ability to make critical decisions and work with minimal supervision Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, MSWord, Excel, and Access with ability to learn additional software as appropriate. Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail. Ability to track multiple tasks efficiently, completing each in a professional and timely fashion. Professional judgment and integrity in holding in confidence all information pertaining to beneficiaries, families and co-workers. Commitment to support and apply the philosophy and goals of The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center Program and the ARC Mission Statement. Active Christian world-view. If in recovery, must have 3 years of continuous sobriety. No evidence of existing chemical dependency. Must be willing to travel to events both in the area and in the territory. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis. Ability to grasp, push, pull objects such as files, file cabinet drawers, and other office equipment. Ability to communicate clearly on the telephone. Ability to lift up to 30 lbs Ability to perform various repetitive motion tasks Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here . The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)