Trainee Employee Assistance Program (TEAP) Specialist

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders. 

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

This part-time position will be located onsite in Gadsden, Alabama.

The TEAP Specialist is responsible for maintaining a Trainee Employee Assistance Program (TEAP) to include drug and alcohol counseling, prevention education, student assessment

Essential Job Duties:

• Designs and maintains a center-wide substance abuse prevention program to include regular presentations, ongoing individual/group counseling, training, incentives, and overall focus on a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.
• Actively solicits and maintains partnerships with community-based organizations to provide no cost wrap-around services, educational presentations, and student transition support.
• Develops procedures for referring students to off-center substance abuse professionals or agencies for ongoing treatment and/or specialized services.
• Participates in applicant folder reviews as directed to ensure health resources are provided upon enrollment.
• Reviews new student Social Intake Forms (SIFs) to determine TEAP counseling needs and coordinates with counseling and wellness staff to provide intervention services as needed.
• Conducts regular group sessions with all interested students to promote healthy living.
• Trains applicable staff in identifying students in need of TEAP services, referrals, and TEAP counseling techniques.
• Provides interactive TEAP presentation to all new students as part of the regular career preparation period schedule.
• Participates in clinical consultations with management and wellness staff as needed to address substance abuse issues and education efforts.
• Coordinates the center’s drug and alcohol testing program for new students and positive- on-arrival students with PRH-specified time frames.
• Develops and monitors student intervention plans and documents progress in student's health records
• Collaborates with the recreation department to assist in developing leisure time activities and specific incentives to reinforce an alcohol-free and drug-free lifestyle
• Coordinates information needed to compile TEAP-related reports due to the Job Corps National Office.
• Conducts training on alcohol and other drugs of abuse to new staff and annually thereafter.
• Collaborates with the Center Mental-Health Consultant to determine when a medical separation is appropriate and should be recommended for a student with substance use conditions.

Mandatory:

• Bachelor’s Degree in associated field with one year of substance abuse counseling experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Active, unrestricted substance abuse license or certification that meets minimum state licensing or certification requirements to practice in the state where the center is located.
• Experience working with and motivating youth. Information technology proficiency including MS Office.

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email 

ada@chugachgov.com

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.