Caseworker Specialist II (Peer Support Specialist Supervisor)

• Have working experience
• Be a certified Peer Support Specialist
• Have or be able to receive a forensic certification within one year of hire.

• Experience providing services to clients with substance use disorders.
• Experience providing services to justice involved individuals.
• Effective teaching and counseling skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of substance use assessments.
• Knowledge of criminogenic risk factors and assessments.

Health Insurance - Public Employee Health Program (PEHP):

• 3 medical plan options. Choose a Traditional or High Deductible Health Plan. There is an Opt-Out Cash Benefit option for those who have other medical insurance coverage.
• 5 dental plan options, with an Opt-Out Cash Benefit option for those that have other dental insurance coverage.
• 2 vision plan options under EyeMed

Retirement - Utah Retirement Systems (URS):

• Employees who have any service credit with an employer covered by the Utah Retirement Systems prior to 7/1/2011 are in the Tier I Public Employees System.
• Employees hired on or after 7/1/2011 and who have never been in the URS retirement system have two options for retirement in the Tier II System.
  • Tier 2 Hybrid Retirement System. Employer contributes an amount equal to 10% of your salary between both plans (pension and 401(k))
  • Tier 2 Defined Contribution Plan. Employer contributes an amount equal to 10% of your salary to a 401(k) plan only.

• Employer contributions to your 401(k) are vested after four years.

Paid Time Off:

• Annual leave and sick leave are accrued at 4 hours per pay period each (4 hours annual, 4 hours sick).
• Annual leave amounts increase with years of service.
• We have 12 paid holidays.

• Provides psycho-educational classes and groups.
• Provides relapse prevention counseling services.
• Conducts substance use and criminogenic risk assessment.
• Provides case management services directly with clients.
• Engages in quality written and verbal communication with clients, the treatment team, and security personnel.
• Maintains accurate documentation of all service provided.
• Possibly supervisor staff with similar job responsibilities.

• Note:
• Risks found in potentially dangerous or unusual environmental stress situations, e.g., being subject to possible physical attack. Institutional/Correctional surroundings and hazards, including being subject to possible physical attack. Safety and risk issues inherent while working within a correctional facility with an offender population are presumed.
• Work requires physical exertion. May require the ability to stand; walk over rough surfaces; bend, crouch, stoop, stretch, reach, lift moderately heavy items (up to 50 lbs.) in a recurring manner and/or for long periods of time.
• All questions must be answered fully and in the format requested, if applicable. Failure to do so may result in disqualification. Entering "see resume" as an answer will be considered an incomplete answer. Cutting and pasting pertinent information from your resume is acceptable, but should be edited to be a precise answer to the question.
• NOTE: Department of Human Resource Management rules regarding promotions and transfers apply to current state employees.
• Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.