Address:  

Education Program and Community Reentry Division
26700 South Highway 85
Buckeye, AZ 85326

https://corrections.az.gov

Salary: $43,200.00 

Grade: 18

Closing Date: 11/20/2024

Are you experienced in Recovery counseling? Are you a certified Recovery Support Specialist (RSS)? Our wonderful community support team is excited to have you join them. Apply today!
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking a qualified professional to assume the role of Recovery Support Specialist (RSS). This position will ensure appropriate peer support is provided following applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) program.

- Provides direct peer support services to inmates in the RSAT program to include one-on-one mentoring, psycho-education groups, follow-up appointments, Whole Action Management and aftercare planning
- Maintains and monitors tracking systems of services rendered, progress notes, and clinical paperwork
- Coordinates with staff, community agencies, contracted mental health providers and sponsoring agencies to ensure peer support services are provided and maintained
- Attends meetings and completes special projects
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge of:
- Addiction treatment practices and protocol for peer support services
- Adult learning processes
- ADCRR security practices, policies and procedures
- Computers and various software programs
- Business English, grammar, spelling, and punctuation

Skill in:
- Verbal and written communications
- Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
- Organization and time management
- Active listening
- Collecting and maintaining accurate data and documentation
- Clinical record documentation

Ability to:
- Interact with a diverse group of people
- Contribute to others recovery skill sets through mentoring
- Deliver program curriculum to inmate participants in a classroom environment
- Interact professionally with staff, inmates and the public
- Work in a prison or correctional environment
- Collect and maintain data
- Work independently with minimal supervision
- Maintain accurate documentation and reports

- Three (3) to five (5) years of experience as a Certified Recovery Support Specialist

Must be certified in the State of Arizona as a Recovery Support Specialist

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and a drug test consistent with Arizona Revised Statutes.

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
- Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
- Exceptional retirement program
- Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).

Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.