Addiction Counselor


Job Details

Want to make a difference?

The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has an opening for a Licensed Addiction Counselor. Careers with the ND DOCR include100% employer-paid family health insurance, paid annual and sick leave, 10 paid holidays and an excellent retirement package!In addition to the exceptional health insurance and retirement benefits, the DOCR values continued learning and career enhancement. Therefore, we offer varying continuing education formats, including in-person and online, as well as tuition reimbursement. For more information on the state employee benefits package, go to www.nd.gov/ndpers and click Active Members. We emphasize that we are one team working toward our mission of transforming lives, influencing change, strengthening community.

Summary of Work

As a Licensed Addiction Counselor with the ND Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, you will work with a multi-disciplinary team to conduct assessments and referrals, facilitate evidence-based programming and individual counseling, provide case management, crisis intervention, and group therapeutic counseling services to individuals, families, and clients at our correctional facilities. These services include the assessment and treatment of complex cases such as mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.

Duties and Tasks

Interview clients to collect information necessary to evaluate the need for services.

Analyze information obtained through records, testing, consultative reports, and related professional sources to appraise interests, aptitudes, abilities, and related characteristics.

Minimum Qualifications

Addiction Counselor I - Requires a bachelor's degree in Addiction Counseling, Addiction Studies, Social Work, Counseling or Psychology, AND current licensure as an Addiction Counselor by the North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners. Starting Salary: $6,067

Addiction Counselor II - Requires a bachelor's degree in Addiction Counseling, Addiction Studies, Social Work, Counseling or Psychology, Licensure as an Addiction Counselor (LAC) by the ND Board of Addition Counseling Examiners, and Two years of experience as a Licensed Addiction Counselor. A Master's Degree in one of the majors listed above will substitute for one year of experience. Only professional-level addiction counselor experience in a private or public facility is qualifying and given credit.Starting Salary: $6,203

About Team ND

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Application Procedures

All applications for open DOCR positions must be made via the Careers site. Paper submissions will not be accepted. Application materials must be received by 11:59 PM on the closing date listed above.All potential applicants must attach and/or upload the following documents:

  • Letter of Interest
  • Resume
  • Transcripts
Application materials must clearly explain how experience and education are related to the minimum qualifications and job duties.

Contact Cheryl Dewald, HR Manager JRCC at 701-###-####, and/or email ...@nd.gov or TTY 800-###-#### for more information or assistance in the application or interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. 23-12-10.





 State of North Dakota

 05/02/2024

 Jamestown,ND