Pathways to recovery begin with you.

At SCADD, we recognize that our employees are our biggest asset. Our multidisciplinary team is committed to helping individuals and families find their path to recovery.

SCADD offers a team-oriented and supportive environment where the client experience is our highest priority. Clients are treated with dignity and respect while receiving services in order to promote and maintain recovery after program completion. Our culture strives to deliver and maintain respect for the individual and we value the contributions made by our team for both our clients and the communities that we serve.

The Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (SCADD) embraces diverse backgrounds, opinions, and experiences in its service delivery, its workforce, and in the community at large. We are committed to providing education and taking actions that hold ourselves and others accountable while advancing our mission. We foster a professional workplace culture grounded in respect, collaboration, and accountability. SCADD does not tolerate discrimination or harassment and is committed to fair hiring, training, and advancement practices consistent with applicable employment and civil rights laws.

Tribal Territory

We at SCADD acknowledge that our buildings inhabit areas in the tribal territory of the Mashantucket Pequot, Eastern Pequot, Mohegan, and Western Nehântick Peoples who have provided stewardship throughout the generations.

We honor and respect the enduring relationship that exists between these tribal nations and this land and these waters.

We endeavor to uphold our responsibilities according to their example. As a provider of treatment for substance use disorders, an epidemic which disproportionately effects indigenous peoples, we promise to care for our community as honorably as they have cared for these lands.

Written in collaboration with the Mashantucket Pequot Elders Council, August 18, 2023.

Recovery Friendly Workplace

It is the workplace policy of SCADD that as of February 2, 2024 we have been recognized as a Recovery Friendly Workplace by the State of Connecticut.

Certain employees may be eligible for a leave of absence under the Family and Medical Leave Act or eligible for up to 40 hours of leave under the Paid Sick Leave law. Please contact human resources or the Connecticut Department of Labor for questions related to specific eligibility.

Our commitment to this Recovery Friendly Employer Policy recognizes that in addition to providing a substance free work environment, we must also provide a stigma free recovery friendly environment which encourages the following:

  1. We recognize that drug and alcohol addiction is a disease to be treated the same as any other medical condition an employee may suffer from.
  2. We encourage employees who are struggling to maintain sobriety while at work to reach out to fellow employees, supervisors and managers for assistance, and to voluntarily participate in the employer’s Employee Assistance Policy (“EAP”) if available.
  3. We recognize that employees are most productive, effective and efficient when they work in an environment which is supportive of individuals and families who are affected by substance abuse. We will provide all accommodations allowed under state and federal law for individuals and families affected by substance abuse.
  4. We are committed to providing our employees with the tools necessary to achieve recovery and will provide our employees with connections to services directly or indirectly which will help them to achieve and or maintain their sobriety and promote abstinence from substance misuse.
  5. We are committed to providing our employees initial and on-going education and training information on the cause and effect of substance use disorders.
  6. We are committed to hiring and maintaining employment opportunities for individuals who are or have been affected by substance abuse, seek treatment and maintain a history of recovery and sobriety.