Address:

Education Program and Community Reentry
Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) – Perryville
2105 North Citrus Road
Goodyear, AZ 85395
https://corrections.az.gov/

Salary: $77,220.00  

Grade: 22

Closing Date: 06/23/2025

Ready to step into a leadership role in addiction treatment? The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking a dedicated Substance Abuse Program Manager to oversee substance abuse counseling services at one of our correctional institutions. In this role, you'll lead a team of counselors, provide clinical supervision, manage program operations, and support the successful delivery of treatment services. You’ll also coordinate peer mentor programs, collaborate with facility staff, and ensure services align with state policies and treatment standards. If you’re passionate about helping others and experienced in substance abuse treatment, we invite you to join our mission-driven team.

- Travels to facilities/institutions to assess counseling services/subordinate work products
- Plans, coordinates, and attends meetings and training sessions
- Tracks and manages substance abuse staff schedules
- Ensures counseling services are provided in accordance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
- Provides clinical supervision, reviews, and signs off on clinical documentation
- Liaisons between counselors and operational security staff to maximize program utilization and minimize unit operational disruption
- Carries a partial clinical caseload
- Conducts one-on-one clinical assessments and individual or group counseling sessions
- Facilitates substance abuse education classes and therapy groups
- Oversees inmate peer mentors
- Coordinates peer mentors, guest speakers, and volunteer services
- Maintains clinical records and writes individual substance abuse treatment plans and relapse prevention plans
- Reviews, maintains, and troubleshoots the program participation database
- Reviews, develops, and recommends policies, practices, and process improvements for accuracy
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge of:
- Addiction treatment principles and protocol
- Principles and practices of supervision
- Counseling techniques
- Adult learning processes
- ADCRR policies, procedures, and security practices
- Computers and various software such as Microsoft Office and Google Suite
- Business English, grammar, and spelling

Skill in:
- Verbal and written communication
- Supervisory and management
- Building and maintaining interpersonal relationships
- Organizational and time management
- Counseling, interviewing, and active listening
- Collecting and maintaining accurate clinical records, data, and documentation

Ability to:
- Manage and supervise a diverse group of professionals
- Contribute to staff counseling skills through clinical supervision and mentoring
- Deliver program curriculum to inmate participants in a classroom environment
- Professionally interact with participants, security staff, and the public in a group setting or one-on-one situations
- Work in a secure prison or correctional environment
- Collect and maintain statistical data
- Work independently with minimal supervision
- Maintain accurate documentation and records

- Master’s degree from an accredited school and three (3) years of progressively responsible managerial or supervisory experience
- Knowledge of Peer Support Services in Arizona
- Correctional experience
- Knowledge of ADCRR policies, procedures, and ACIS

Required to possess an independent counseling license from the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (LPC, LIAC, LCSW).

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and drug test.

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).

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.

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.