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Program Director

(1 full-time in Pharr)

Job Description:

• Supports prevention specialists and volunteer involvement with respective programs. Manages inventory lists and supply orders ensuring sufficient resources are available for prevention efforts.
• Conducts team meetings with program staff to reinforce and review program goals and objectives.
• Prepares reports in collaboration with personnel and submits reports, including status reports, to the Divisional Director within required timelines.
• Support and provide oversight of implementation of media awareness activities in the form of marketing campaigns and social media that serve the target population and collaborate with the Statewide Prevention Media Campaign and other stakeholders to promote a consistent statewide message

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social/Behavioral Sciences or equivalent experience
• Experience working in social services, networking with social service agencies, or working with at risk populations in the community or schools is preferred
• Ability to travel within program service area, maintain current Texas driver’s, and current liability insurance.

Recovery Coach

(1 full-time in Weslaco)

Job Description:

• Responsibilities include outreach, leading peer skill attainment and support groups. Conducts computer labs at the peer recovery center, maintains the community resource file, provides peer coaching, and supports the peer leaders.
• Assists with recruitment of voluntary Recovery Peers and Advocates and provides mentoring and coordination of peer recovery services.
• Assist in accessing technology that brings together service availability and access information, along with educational resources for clients.
• Visit clients and families in public areas such as libraries, community centers, and/or churches to explain supportive services and resources available to persons needing special assistance

Requirements:

• High School Diploma, GED, or experience equivalency.
• Experience in providing or facilitating services to persons in recovery is preferred.
• Persons in recovery must meet one (1) year sobriety requirement
• Current Texas driver’s license, reliable transportation, and liability insurance are required.

Intervention Specialist

(1 temporary full-time in Pharr)

Job Description:

• Knowledgeable on conducting outreach
• Providing information and referrals
• Implementing interactive activities focused on building coping skills.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Current Texas driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to meet insurability criteria are required.

Counselor

(1 full-time in Pharr)

Job Description:

• Primary responsibility is to provide treatment/counseling services at assigned sites utilizing evidence- based practices, motivational interviewing, and seeking safety.
• Provide comprehensive outpatient chemical dependency treatment services to clients.
• Conduct screenings and assessments for individuals referred by employers, self, or judicial system.
• Refers client to other support services as needed such as alcohol/drug prevention education course, recovery support services, medical evaluation and treatment, employment services, or other social services.

Requirements:

• Master’s level counselor with LCDC, LPC, LMFT, or LCSW license.
• Two years’ experience providing substance abuse treatment services.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is required.
• Current Texas driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to meet insurability criteria are required.

Prevention Specialist

(1 full-time in Pharr)

Job Description:

• Conducts prevention education/skills training strategy by implementing the designated curriculum at school sites and/or community sites.
• Provide successful referrals to treatment and other support services to youth participating in curriculum services.
• Conducts information dissemination strategy by providing minors and tobacco presentations to youth and adults.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work/Psychology, related field or experience equivalency.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is required.
• Current Texas driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to meet insurability criteria are required.

Intervention Specialist

(2 full-time in Pharr & 2 full-time in Harlingen)

Job Description:

• Provides intervention services to pregnant or post-partum women, adult and youth, and their families, aiming at reducing the impact, severity of substance use problems
• providing comprehensive case management services, community-based linkage, and retention services, and evidenced-based education for mothers with a past and/or present substance use
• Provide outreach, screening, and other intervention services in external community organization sites serving pregnant and postpartum females.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work/Psychology, related field or experience equivalency.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is required.
• Current Texas driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to meet insurability criteria are required.