Careers

The Family Support Worker provides for the safety, stability and well-being of children and families during the referral period by delivering culturally competent services to children and families that are responsive to the unique needs of the family.

DCCCA provides community coalitions with coaching, tools and resources enabling them to engage in comprehensive strategic planning focused on behavioral health prevention including substance abuse prevention, mental health promotion, suicide prevention and problem gambling awareness and prevention. The Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office is a collaboration between the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Traffic Safety Section and DCCCA whose mission is to provide public information and education to protect Kansans from avoidable injury or death on Kansas roadways.

DCCCA provides community coalitions with coaching, tools and resources enabling them to engage in comprehensive strategic planning focused on behavioral health prevention including substance abuse prevention, mental health promotion, suicide prevention and problem gambling awareness and prevention. The Community Support Specialist provides consultation, technical assistance, and training services to community coalitions, in collaboration with the Kansas Department on Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), the Kansas Prevention Partnership Network (KPPN), and other statewide prevention contractors.

Family Preservation Services (FPS) provides intensive in-home services and case management services to families who have one or more children at risk of out-of-home placement or who will be at risk of out-of-home placement at birth. The Operations/Systems Specialist assists Performance Improvement/Quality Assurance (PI/QA) program leadership in developing and maintaining statistical and written documentation of services.

DCCCA is looking for Recovery Support Specialists (also known in the industry as Behavioral Health Technicians) to serve at our Wichita location. Recovery Support Specialists serve an integral role in clients’ substance abuse recovery. Successful candidates provide a safe and structured environment for clients. We are looking for individuals that are compassionate, fun, consistent and reliable, and anticipate the needs of their clients and team. If you would enjoy walking alongside and supporting others in their recovery journey, engaging with them in everyday life while playing chess, volleyball, or a game of Uno, we encourage you to apply!

The Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office (KTSRO) is a collaboration between the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Traffic Safety Section and DCCCA whose mission is to provide public information and education to protect Kansans from avoidable injury or death on Kansas roadways. The KTSRO Administrative Assistant facilitates the effective flow of communication throughout the traffic safety resource office, working both independently and as a part of the KTSRO team.

DCCCA, Inc. provides a full continuum of alcohol and drug treatment designed to help individuals struggling with substance use. Peer Support Specialists, specially trained adults with lived experience and role models for recovery, are being sought to support and expand a Douglas County initiative. The initiative is designed to help people access social detox services in Northeast Kansas and take the first steps toward recovery. Peer Support Specialists are available during scheduled shifts to interact with patients in the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Emergency Department. Full and Part time opportunities are available. Shifts will require evening and weekend hours.

The Grant Financial Specialist assists program staff with grant management duties and will be responsible for financial, accounting and grant support services to ensure accurate and reliable data necessary for effective grant reporting. Responsibilities will include budget preparation for both fiscal year and grant period of performance, budget monitoring, billing, monitoring payments and allowable expenditures and preparing various types of reconciliations, documentation and schedules required for DCCCA’s audit. This position requires a working knowledge of Federal grants and cash management policies, procedures, and generally accepted accounting principles.

The SUD Counselor provides approved treatment services to clients and their families and consultation/training to program staff. DCCCA’s comprehensive continuum of substance abuse treatment and outpatient mental health counseling in Wichita offers gender-responsive and family focused services for both men and women. Located in Wichita, one of Kansas’s largest metropolitan areas, DCCCA clients come primarily from Sedgwick County but are accepted from referral sources state-wide. Substance abuse treatment services include non-medical detoxification, short term intensive and extended stay residential programs, intensive outpatient modalities, outpatient counseling and primary healthcare collaboration. Outpatient counseling for both substance use and mental health needs are facilitated via tele-health technology or in office sessions. DCCCA’s unique gender responsive program provides services to women, women with dependent children, and pregnant women. A licensed childcare, parenting, case management and mental health services are integrated into the substance abuse treatment modalities.

DCCCA is looking for Recovery Support Specialists (also known in the industry as Behavioral Health Technicians) to serve at our Wichita location. Recovery Support Specialists serve an integral role in clients’ substance abuse recovery. Successful candidates provide a safe and structured environment for clients. We are looking for individuals that are compassionate, fun, consistent and reliable, and anticipate the needs of their clients and team. If you would enjoy walking alongside and supporting others in their recovery journey, engaging with them in everyday life while playing chess, volleyball, or a game of Uno, we encourage you to apply!

The SUD Counselor provides approved treatment services to clients and their families and consultation/training to program staff. Elm Acres Recovery Services offers outpatient substance abuse treatment and mental health counseling for adolescents and adults in Pittsburg, KS, and surrounding communities. Treatment interventions include: individual and group counseling, assessments, family sessions, court-ordered alcohol & drug evaluations, and an eight hour Alcohol Drug Information School. Appointments are offered via tele-health technology or in office sessions.

DCCCA is looking for Recovery Support Specialists (also known in the industry as Behavioral Health Technicians) to serve at our First Step at Lake View facility. Recovery Support Specialists serve an integral role in clients’ substance abuse recovery. Successful candidates provide a safe and structured environment for clients. We are looking for individuals that are compassionate, relate well with others while upholding strong boundaries, provide consistency, and anticipate needs of the team. If you would enjoy walking alongside and supporting women in their recovery journey, engaging with them in everyday life while playing a chess, volleyball, or a game of Uno, we encourage you to apply!

The Intensive Family Preservation Services Therapist provides for the safety, stability and well-being of children and families by delivering and coordinating culturally competent therapeutic and case management services that are responsive to the unique needs of the family.

The Administrative Assistant facilitates the flow of communication and other information throughout the department and contributes to the facilitation of agency-programming and activities.

The Child Placing Agency Placement Specialist accepts referral information from contractors regarding potential placements then coordinates the placements through networking and established community contacts.

The Intensive Family Preservation Services Therapist provides for the safety, stability and well-being of children and families during the referral period. When assigned to a family, the Therapist completes and analyzes initial and on-going family assessments related to safety, stability and well-being, including mental health, substance abuse, education, emotional, social and physical well-being, parenting and parent-child relationships. Family Preservation Services (FPS) provides intensive in-home services and case management services to families who have one or more children at risk of out-of-home placement or who will be at risk of out-of-home placement at birth.

This Substance Use Disorder Counselor facilitates substance abuse screening, assessment, education and treatment services within the Douglas County Correctional Facility in Lawrence, KS.

DCCCA is recruiting for Family Preservation Case Managers to serve families in the Kansas City and surrounding areas. Case Managers serve an integral role in keeping Kansas families together. Successful candidates have a strong sense of ethics and place a high value on keeping families intact. We are looking for individuals that are intrinsically motivated, driven to support children and families, and quickly gain trust and rapport. If you would enjoy experiencing success and growth alongside families, please apply. You bring the compassion; we will bring the training and support.

The Child Placing Agency Training and Licensing Specialist recruits new foster families through networking and established community contacts as well as training new foster families.

DCCCA, Inc. provides a full continuum of alcohol and drug treatment designed to help individuals struggling with substance use. Peer Support Specialists, specially trained adults with lived experience and role models for recovery, are being sought to support and expand a Douglas County initiative. The initiative is designed to help people access social detox services in Northeast Kansas and take the first steps toward recovery. Peer Support Specialists are available during scheduled shifts to interact with patients in the Lawrence Memorial Hospital Emergency Department. Full and Part time opportunities are available. Shifts will require evening and weekend hours.

DCCCA-Pratt offers outpatient treatment for adolescents and adults in Pratt County and surrounding communities. Treatment interventions include: individual and group counseling, assessments, family sessions, court-ordered alcohol & drug evaluations, and an eight hour Alcohol Drug Information School.