Address:

Education, Programs & Community Reentry (EPCR) Division
Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) – Perryville
2105 North Citrus Rd.
Goodyear, Arizona 85395
https://corrections.az.gov/

Salary: $77,220.00 

Grade: 22

Closing Date: 12/25/2024

Join Our Team as a Program Manager!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking for an experienced Addiction or Substance Abuse Counselor to lead our treatment services. As a Program Manager, you will oversee a team, ensuring the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program (RSAT) at Perryville prison is executed effectively and meets ADCRR standards.

You will manage and supervise staff, ensure compliance with regulations, and make decisions regarding inmate substance abuse treatment. Your role also involves providing education and treatment groups and handling administrative tasks.
If you're ready to make a difference, apply today!

***This is a grant-funded position***
***The grant funding ends June 30, 2025. There is no guarantee of employment beyond this date.***

- Responsible for the overall functioning of the modified Therapeutic Community (TC)
- Engages in TC meetings, psycho-educational classes, 1:1 meetings
- Completes all required paperwork and provides case management/transition planning to program participants
- Ensures fidelity to the program model and engages in quality assurance
- Ensures clinical supervision is occurring for non-independently licensed counselors
- Attends complex-level executive meetings and regularly liaises with complex administrators
- Works closely with Offender Operations staff to facilitate communication between addiction treatment counselors and security to ensure maximum utilization of program slots and minimize disruption to unit operations
- Develops and reviews all audit compliance reports and submits all required reports in a timely fashion
- Reviews documentation and reports and makes appropriate recommendations to management
- Monitors use of fiscal resources, equipment, and supplies
- Provides sound recommendations to management regarding purchases and budget concerns
- Develops and recommends policy and process improvements
- Reviews policies to ensure current practices are accurately reflected
- Ensures counseling services are provided in accordance with applicable law, rules, regulations, policies and procedures
- Plans and coordinates meetings and training sessions for staff
- Administers evaluations and manages schedules and leave
- Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge of:
- Project management
- Fiscal expenditures program practices and protocols
- Principles and practices of management supervision
- Adult learning processes
- ADCRR policies, procedures, and security practices
- Computers and various software such as Google Suite and Microsoft Office
- Business English, grammar and spelling

Skill in:
- Organizational, project, and time management
- Problem-solving
- Verbal and written communication
- Supervisory and management
- Building and maintaining interpersonal relationships
- Active listening
- Classroom presentation
- Collecting and maintaining accurate data and documentation
- Accounting/budget management

Ability to:
- Manage and track detailed intensive and high visibility projects
- Manage and supervise a diverse group of professionals
- 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 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 to five (5) years of progressively responsible managerial or supervisory experience
- Correctional experience
- Knowledge of ADCRR policies, procedures, and Arizona Correctional Information System (ACIS)
- Licensed in the State of Arizona as a Licensed Independent Substance Abuse Counselor (LISAC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), or Psychologist

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

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.