Mental Health Professional; Therapist​/Clinician

Overview

Job : 32473

Agency: Department of Corrections - Clinical Services

Location: Sioux Falls, SD

Salary: $64,895.04 to $81,500.00 Annual Salary, depending on qualifications

Pay Grade: GK

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

This is a full-time position with the Department of Corrections Behavioral Health Team. For more information on the Department of Corrections, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

This position provides mental health services to the offender population, including formal and informal behavioral health evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and clinical interventions.

At the Department of Corrections (DOC), we have an opportunity to make a difference. As a DOC employee, you will experience:

• Creativity — we are always looking for innovative ideas to help us achieve improved outcomes.
• Making a difference — you will have an opportunity to make a difference in the life of fellow South Dakotans.
• Professional development — we provide valuable trainings to ensure well-trained staff who are competent, accountable, and empowered and will assist you in reaching your career goals.
• Teamwork — in a team-oriented environment, you will work cooperatively with others to achieve shared goals.

• A highly motivated and experienced person with a passion for serving the public and a high level of effort and commitment toward completing assignments and goals;
• A compassionate individual who listens attentively and clearly conveys information and ideas;
• A dependable and organized individual who effectively plans and organizes work activities;
• A person who is dedicated and who will represent the DOC with integrity and enthusiasm;
• An individual who works cooperatively with others and promotes a friendly work climate to achieve shared goals.

• Ability to provide professional mental health treatment to offenders;
• Efficient and capable of participating in a 24-hour Mental Health On-Call Rotation;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across facility programs and with external agencies;
• Ability to work independently and provide comprehensive clinical documentation;
• Ability to work with a diverse population of offenders;
• Ability to provide professional mental health treatment as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Applicant must possess a master's degree from an accredited institution in one of the following mental health fields: counseling, social work, psychology, or marriage and family therapy.

• Graduation with a master's or doctoral degree in a mental health field from a program accredited by CACREP, CSWE, AAMFT/COAMFTE, or APA.
• License eligible as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or Licensed Psychologist.
• Experience providing sex offender and/or mental health treatment in a correctional environment.

• Experience working with clients involved in the criminal justice system;
• Experience with clients with complex needs, dual diagnoses, and a wide range of mental health functioning;
• Theories and techniques in counseling, crisis intervention, and substance use disorders;
• Evidence-based practices related to rehabilitation of criminal offenders;
• Treatment planning, charting, and report writing;
• Suicide prevention and intervention related to the correctional population.

• Effectively communicate and motivate treatment-resistant clients;
• Conduct clinical interviews, assessments, and evaluations;
• Diagnosing mental health disorders.

• Conduct individual and group counseling or therapy sessions;
• Gather, interpret, report, and use information concerning clients;
• Establish and maintain effective interpersonal counseling relationships with clients;
• Perform mental health evaluations, formulate treatment plans, and make recommendations on client care;
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary staff setting;
• Respond to mental health crisis situations quickly and effectively;
• Make clinical decisions regarding offenders' mental health;
• Work in a correctional facility and adhere to safety…