Job Description
Assists with the development of center operating procedures for the program components related to substance abuse prevention, education, and relapse prevention. Develops and monitors student intervention plans, conducts, and documents counseling notes and student progress in the student's health record, as well as providing ongoing substance abuse counseling services.
Conducts ongoing counseling and support groups, including an introduction to the self-help program for intervention, and annual events surrounding prevention. Work includes coordination of counseling and intervention with the mental health consultants, center physician, health services staff, counselors, and other non-health staff to ensure that the intervention program component is fully understood and integrated on center and that staff support student intervention plans.
Coordinates career plans and intervention planning with center counselors and health providers, as well as educators and instructors to update a student's intervention plan and behavioral contract to ensure the plan guides a student's expected behavior in all areas of center life and in preparation for employment.
Collaborates with the recreation department to assist in developing leisure time activities and specific incentives to reinforce an alcohol and other drug-free lifestyle, and the incumbent maintains a liaison with community intervention resources.
Evaluates self-help groups and establishes appropriate referrals and counseling services. Compiles required monthly and quarterly reports for submission to the National Health Office. Maintains appropriate records in the medical folders, charting information necessary to ensure they are current.
Conducts drug testing and follows chain of custody expectations. Maintains drug testing and alcohol testing supplies and equipment.
Coordinates and participates in Tobacco Use Prevention (TUPP) programming, Healthy and Active Life Styles (HEALS) programming, and other center activities, including providing three (3) annual events per year.
Plans and conducts center staff training on the dynamics of alcohol and other drug use, prevention, and other areas of employee assistance programming noting staff roles and responsibilities.
Provides staff education on biochemical referral process and use of testing supplies.
Performs all tasks in compliance with existing Job Corps safety policies and procedures. DOL provides Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH) and an EAP Desktop Reference for additional compliance guidelines.
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