SPEC:  CHIEF, ALCOHOL TREATMENT SERVICES
                             CALIFORNIA STATE PERSONNEL BOARD

                                                 SPECIFICATION


                                                     Schematic Code:  XU10
                                                     Class Code:      9932
                                                     Established:     12/13/78
                                                     Revised:         --
                                                     Title Changed:   --


                            CHIEF, ALCOHOL TREATMENT SERVICES


                                        DEFINITION

           Under  general  direction,  to  plan,  organize,  and  supervise the
           alcohol  treatment  facility  at  the  Veterans Home; to assure  the
           proper  operation of the detoxification and  treatment  process;  to
           provide guidance  and  counseling  for Home members in the treatment
           facility; and to do other related work.


                                      TYPICAL TASKS

           Supervises, trains, and develops work  schedules  for staff employed
           in the alcohol treatment facility; develops comprehensive  plans and
           guidelines for accepting individuals into the treatment facility  in
           order  to  provide  detoxification, gain proper professional medical
           assistance, and transition  members  back into the other residential
           quarters;  counsels  Home members with alcohol  problems  and  makes
           referrals to other Home service units that can provide assistance in
           coping  with the living  environment;  develops  treatment  facility
           budgetary    requests,    equipment   requisitions,   and   monitors
           expenditures of budgeted monies;  interviews  and selects applicants
           for  employment  in the facility; evaluates the work  of  staff  and
           makes recommendations  for  promotions;  provides  statistical  data
           concerning workload and success of treatment modalities.


                                  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

                                         Either I
           Two years of experience in the California state service working as a
           counselor  in the Alcohol Treatment Program at the Veterans Home and
           Medical Center.
                                          Or II
           Experience:  Three years of experience as a counselor in a community
           organization  or  treatment  center  which  is  established  for the
           purpose of aiding individuals with alcohol-related psychological and
           physical problems.  and

           Education:   Equivalent  to  the  completion of two years of college
           level course work in psychology, social  psychology,  sociology or a
           closely  related  field.  (Additional qualifying experience  may  be
           substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.)


                                 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
           Knowledge   of:   Group  leadership   principles   and   techniques;
           principles and  practices of caring for and rehabilitating geriatric
           residents with alcohol-related  illnesses;  methods  of  detoxifying
           individuals  under  the  influence  of  heavy  alcohol  usage; basic
           therapeutic  and medical techniques utilized with individuals  under
           the influence  of  alcohol;  physical  and psychological problems of
           geriatric  patients and excessive users of  alcohol;  principles  of
           supervision;  group  living  problems  of  a large number of people;
           department's Affirmative Action Program objectives; a manager's role
           in  the  Affirmative Action Program and the processes  available  to
           meet affirmative action objectives.

           Ability to:   Manage  a staff engaged in supervising and over-seeing
           the living arrangements  and  rehabilitation  of geriatric residents
           living  in  an  alcohol  treatment  residence;  interview  geriatric
           members  and  evaluate  their  potential  for rehabilitation  in  an
           alcohol treatment residence; counsel alcohol treatment residents and
           evaluate  their  readiness for movement back  to  other  residential
           buildings; supervise  and  train  a staff of Home member helpers for
           work   with   residents   having   alcohol-related    physical   and
           psychological   problems;   apply   detoxification  and  therapeutic
           techniques  to  rehabilitate  domiciliary  residents  with  alcohol-
           related illnesses; establish and  maintain cooperative relationships
           with those contacted during the course  of  work; analyze situations
           accurately  and take effective courses of action;  speak  and  write
           effectively;  effectively contribute to the department's affirmative
           action objectives.


                             SPECIAL PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

           Objective understanding  of  the physical and psychological problems
           of   geriatric  residents  with  alcohol-related   problems;   tact;
           patience; emotional stability.