Restart Program Specialist​/Clinician; LMSW, LMHC, Msw-Lp, MHC-LP

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RESTART Program Specialist/ Clinician, LMSW or LMHC

$34.00 per hour

RESTART Program Director

Full-Time, Non-Exempt, 35 hours per week,

Monday – Friday, 8am-4pm with a one hour lunch break

Provides group based and individual counseling and psychotherapy services to individuals who are incarcerated in at the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center as part of a jail-based team working in the RESTART program.

• Master's degree in social work (MSW) or mental health counseling (MHC) from a rehabilitative counseling, education, or from a school/program recognized and approved by the New York State Department of Education.
• Licensed by the NYS Department of Education as a License Master Social Worker (LMSW) or a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). The license can be provisional/Limited Permit at the outset with the requirement that a permanent license is obtained prior to expiration of provisional license.
• Experience working in a jail or with a justice-involved population is preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) is a plus.
• Successful completion of all required background checks for Agency and Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office.

• Facilitate and co-facilitate groups for men and women including cognitive behavioral groups (minimum of 4 groups weekly).
• Provide individual therapy including diagnostic assessment and evaluation.
• Participate in the development of a transition plan from custodial setting to a community environment, inclusive of appropriate ongoing supports.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments.
• Work as members of an intensive jail-based team to identify potential participants, using and administering the COMPAS/COMPAS-R.
• Participate in team meetings with providers, jail staff, other stakeholders as needed and collaborate with members of in‑jail team to ensure that goals are met.
• Inform supervisor of relevant clinical issues and consult with team members appropriately.
• Develop treatment plans for individual clients and modify treatment plans on an on‑going basis to reflect clients’ behavior changes as a result of therapy.
• Maintain case records, documenting all client contacts and meeting deadlines for required paperwork in Northpointe.
• Attend weekly supervision and regular clinical supervision with supervisory level staff.
• Actively keep Program Director informed of client progress and all developments.
• Work with community‑based providers to ensure that transitional community services are coordinated.
• Provide community‑based individual therapy sessions via virtual platform for RESTART participants.
• Provide referrals to community‑based providers as needed and coordinate clients' treatment with other agencies.
• Advocate for clients, as appropriate.
• May occasionally attend meetings/appointments outside of the jail.
• Act as a liaison to community individuals and organizations and represent the program and agency in a professional manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of criminogenic risk and needs that contribute to mental, emotional, and social maladjustment of justice involved individuals.
• Knowledge of Cognitive Behavioral Interventions and other therapeutic techniques utilized in work with justice involved individuals.
• Cultural competence and ability to relate to client population empathetically and with a trauma‑informed lens.
• Knowledge of Crisis management techniques.
• Develop and maintain collaborative and supportive working relationships with all members of the clinical/case management, jail, and Agency staff.
• Actively support program goals.
• Identify system gaps and offer improvements/solutions.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Respect, initiative, resourcefulness, tact, and courtesy.

• Maintain updated mental health/social work licensure.
• Maintain competency and keep abreast of latest developments in the mental health field.
• Organize work and complete appropriate documentation/records in a manner that aligns with accepted professional standards.
• Obtain training required to administer evidence‑based/evidence‑informed and other approved curricula.
• Ability to work…