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  • Actress Dianne Wiest to raise the curtain in NIDA’s Addiction Performance Project May 3, 2012
    Dianne Wiest leads an impressive cast in the Addiction Performance Project, an innovative continuing medical education (CME) program for doctors and other health providers, on May 9 in Philadelphia, Pa. […]
  • Blending conference translates substance abuse research into practice April 16, 2012
    Experts will share the latest clinical research with addiction treatment professionals, healthcare providers, policy makers, and others during the April 19th Blending Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The program is supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with the American Society of […]
  • NIH’s “PEERx” for teens to be showcased at Rx Drug Abuse Summit April 3, 2012
    A unique, new campaign targeting teens will be on exhibit at the first national summit addressing the prescription drug abuse epidemic. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will showcase “PEERx,” a NIDA initiative that uses interactive videos and other tools to educate teens about the dangers of prescription drug abuse and help them to spread the word […]

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ADAS Employment Policy

A.        Guiding Principles

1.         All recruitment and appointment policies and procedures will be designed to meet or exceed the Equal Employment Opportunity standards.

2.         Discrimination against individuals because of race/color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or martial status is strictly prohibited, and proof of such discrimination shall be considered sufficient cause to initiate dismissal action from the Board of Directors or the staff, which ever is applicable.

B.        General Requirements For Employment

Applicants for positions at the Executive Commission shall meet the established knowledge, skill ability requirements of the position as specified in the Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Program, Pennsylvania Department of Health job descriptions.  In addition, the following general requirements shall apply to all applicants:

1.         Age.  Male and female minors under the age of 18, except those 17 years of age who are high school graduates, are subject to the provisions of the Child Labor Law (43 P.S. 41 et seq) and shall have an employment certificate issued by their local school district.  In addition, minors who are 17 years of age and not high school graduates but who have been declared to have reached their academic potential by the chief administrator of their school district shall not need employment certificates.  However, verification of the status of these minors shall be obtained by contacting the school districts in which such minors resided while attending school.

2.         All recovering applicants must be alcohol and drug free for a minimum of two (2) years.