[Hiring] Substance Abuse Technician @Bernalillo County

Role Description

The Substance Abuse Technician provides support to individuals requiring social, behavioral health, or substance abuse assistance. Maintains accurate documentation, supports program operations across various settings, and stays informed on best practices in community health, harm reduction, and rehabilitation services.

This position delivers detoxification services, facilitates therapeutic activities, and monitors client progress in accordance with treatment plans. The technician works directly with clients and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to support recovery, education, and reintegration into the community.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Obtains relevant information about clients through interview, assessment, and case history; assists and supports clients through addiction detoxification and recovery; observes, intervenes, and reports client adherence to program goals and objectives.
• Works in conjunction with other department staff to administer scheduled program curriculum and other activities utilized for treatment and rehabilitation of substance abuse.
• Gathers and researches data utilized to track the reliability and validity of treatment that has been provided; makes recommendations regarding modification of services and service delivery.
• Processes new clients, i.e., issuance of clothing, orientation to the rules of facilities, and assists clients with daily activities, events, and informational literature.
• Will provide education to individuals and groups in the community and facilitate group presentations and workshops.
• Transports clients to appointments and other service locations outside of assigned program.
• Maintains progress notes and documents on behavioral incidents through observation of clients and maintain confidential records.
• Participates in reviews of job performance and adheres to recommended measures for change.
• Receives guidance and training from Program Supervisor within the division.
• Maintains current knowledge base on counseling issues regarding substance abuse through conferences, educational training, and networking with other agencies or groups.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned or required.
• Handles sensitive and/or confidential records, plans, documents, or decisions that require maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Two (2) years of work experience involving substance abuse, healthcare, law enforcement, emergency management, or corrections.
• Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience may be considered for the above requirements.

Preferences

• Experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) preferred.

Requirements

• Successful completion of a post-offer employment medical examination and background investigation.
• Adherence to all County safety guidelines.
• Complete all FEMA training(s) assigned to this position.
• Possession of a valid New Mexico driver’s license by the date of hire and maintenance of a valid license while employed in this position.
• Complete required supervisor training, if applicable.
• Completion of caregiver criminal history screening for all caregivers as per the criminal history screening for Caregivers Act.
• Employee may be required to work different shifts and program reassignments.
• May be required to work mandated overtime as needed.
• This job profile is classified as safety-sensitive and is subject to pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, return-to-duty, and random drug & alcohol testing.

Working Conditions

• Essential job duties are performed indoors in a climate-controlled environment.
• Indoor work surface is even, dry, carpeted, or tiled floor.
• Works alone primarily, with or without directions. Works with groups and with a select team at times.

Equipment, Tools, and Materials

• Equipment typically used in the performance of office duties includes telephone, computer, printer, and copy machine.
• Various forms of paperwork are handled in performance of essential job duties.