Employees must remain drug-free to work in higher risk positions, like a machine operator. Drug tests are conducted almost weekly for the first 8–16 weeks. From there, employees receive personalized, evidence-based rehabilitation treatment, during which they work in such positions as cleaning, inventory, and other roles that do not pose a risk to their safety or the safety of others.
In the program, a healthcare provider assesses employees and places them into one of two groups-low risk or high risk for substance use disorder. Through the program, Belden offers rehabilitation and a job to applicants who fail the pre-employment drug test but agree to enter the program.
Together, they built the Pathways to Employment Program, which launched as a pilot in February 2018 and provides 18 months of support to applicants who are hired by Belden. Partners included Centerstone Indiana, Meridian Health Services, Ivy Tech Community College, Manpower Richmond, and addiction specialist Dr. “We are not a healthcare expert and needed to rely on the expertise of to develop, implement, and evolve program,” Mottershead said. With support from top leadership, Belden convened a team to work with community partners to address the drug use problem among its applicant pool. According to Mottershead, when the data were presented to Belden’s Board of Directors, one member asked Chief Executive Officer John Stroup: “If you’re not going to do something about this, who is?” “We found the pre-employment drug screen failure rate was steadily increasing-between 10 to 15%,” said Paul Mottershead, vice president Corporate Communications. Action Taken | Despite an influx of applications, many potential employees were turned away.
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