Certified Addiction Counselor
Certified Addiction Counselor (40 Hour)
Office/On-Site
Recruitment #250909-2351FX-001
Location
Middletown, CT
Date Opened
9/12/2025 12:00:00 AM
Salary
$73,339 - $97,000/year (*New employees start at State minimum)
Job Type
Open to the Public
Close Date
9/24/2025 11:59:00 PM
THE POSITION:
The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is actively seeking two compassionate, skilled, and motivated Certified Addiction Counselors to join to join our dynamic team.
HIGHLIGHTS:
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SCHEDULES: Both positions are Full-Time (40 Hours)
- PCN 25393: ASD Merrit 2DE, First Shift (8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.), Sunday - Thursday
- PCN 139984: ASD Merritt 3AB, Second Shift (1:30 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.), Tuesday - Saturday
- FACILITY: Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH)
- ADDRESS: 1000 Silver Street, Middletown, CT
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU:
- Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page;
- Professional growth and development opportunities;
- A healthy work/life balance!
ABOUT US:
DMHAS is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve.
CVH opened in 1868 as the State’s public hospital for the treatment of persons with mental illness. Throughout its history, it has experienced the multitude of medical, social and political changes affecting such facilities. In 1995, the Governor and General Assembly through a statewide restructuring of services for persons with psychological and addiction disabilities called for a renewed commitment to specialized treatment at CVH by expanding community options for patients and staff while closing two other hospitals and consolidating inpatient services here. The hospital became the amalgamation of four formerly freestanding psychiatric hospitals, four freestanding substance use disorder treatment facilities, and one maximum security hospital. Then in 2010, the former Cedarcrest Regional Hospital (with 2 campuses – Cedar Ridge campus in Newington and Blue Hills campus in Hartford) consolidated services with CVH. On May 1, 2018, the Whiting Forensic Division of CVH separated, creating two separate hospitals; Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH) and Whiting Forensic Hospital (WFH). Today, CVH is comprised of 17 inpatient units over two campuses (Middletown and Hartford).
PLEASE NOTE:
- A comprehensive medical examination, including a drug screening, will be required of all applicants upon a conditional offer of employment.
- All state employees must adhere to Connecticut's Policy for a Drug Free Workplace.
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