HGSAS Alumni Association Events and Employment Opportunities

Among the projects sponsored by the Alumni Association are reunions and events with Alumni members, new graduates and current students. Please join us in as many events as possible.

Occasionally, organizations send employment opportunities to the HGSAS so we would like to share these opportunities with you.

Job Opportunities

Jobs Within Hazelden
Be sure to check out hazelden.org/jobs

Jobs Outside of Hazelden

1. Substance Abuse Counselor I, Texas Department of Criminal Justice in the Rehabilitation and Reentry Programs Division
2. Project Turnabout has an opening for a Manager of Residential Treatment and Primary Men's Counselor in Granite Falls. Project Turnabout has been offering full services at an affordable price for almost 40 years for people that struggle with addictions. We house a 90-bed residential and non-residential 12-Step treatment center for people with chemical and gambling addictions. A Master's degree in an addiction related field is preferred for the Manager of Residential Treatment; but will consider someone with a Bachelor's degree with exceptionally strong experience in a similar position. The position must be LADC or immediately eligible. The person we seek will be able to build a rapport with clients, staff, referents, and the community; be a self-starter, and a team player. For the Primary Men's Counselor, we are seeking applicants that are licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors or able to be licensed upon hire. We offer an excellent benefit package, as well as relocation assistance. To apply:  email your resume to dchmelar@projectturnabout.org, send your resume/application to Attn: Donna Chmelar, PO Box 116, Granite Falls, MN 56241.  For more information call 320-564-4911. 
3. Master's Level Substance Abuse Residential Counselor 3 - Adult Women or Men
   Lake Villa Adult Residential Treatment, Lake Villa, IL (approximately 40 miles north of Chicago)
   Responsible for comprehensive assessments and treatment planning for caseload; provides counseling services to clients. 

Graduate School Alumni Share Career Information with Students

As part of an ongoing series of "Brown Bag" lunch presentations, the HGSAS Alumni Association held a panel presentation to the current student body and several Hazelden counselors. The panel discussion topic on April 23rd, 2009 focused on alternative careers to counseling in the addiction/recovery industry. Panel members were Bob Ackley - Caron Treatment Centers Development Officer, Brenda Rausch - Hazelden Project Manager, Tom Gilbert - President and CEO of TLC Tallgrass and Lynn Moore - President and CEO of Acres for Life.

Future "Brown Bag" topics will include: Transitioning from Student to Professional, Public Policy and Advocacy, Bibliotherapy and Treatment/Recovery Management. Dates of future presentation are to be determined.

If you are an alumnus of the Hazelden Counselor or Clergy Training Programs or Graduate School of Addiction Studies and want to do a presentation, contact Bob Ackley at 651-307-0030, bigack@mac.com.

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