Behavioral Health Professional 1
About The Position
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of State-Operated Specialty Care, Bureau of Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders (CCUSO) is seeking a Behavioral Health Professional 1 to join our dynamic and creative treatment team! This is a full-time position with opportunity for advancement, growth, and development. The Behavioral Health Professional 1 will provide treatment services such as group counseling, psycho-education, and case management services for an assigned caseload. The successful candidate for this position will be a mental health professional with a master’s degree or higher who is interested in being a member of a dynamic, multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive residential treatment services to sex offenders. This position best fits someone who is professionally creative, has good boundaries, and is open to learning skills in a dynamic and specialized field of treatment. This position requires excellent verbal and written communication and the ability to work on a team as well as independently. We provide extensive training, support, and supervision for employees interested in a forensic treatment career. This position will be required to obtain IBTSA SOTP-2 certification within three (3) years of appointment. Applicants will be required to complete a background check to be considered for this position. CCUSO provides a secure, long-term, and highly structured setting to treat sexual offenders who have served their prison terms, but, in a separate civil trial, have been found likely to reoffend. The facility provides state-of-the-art treatment to patients to lower their risk of re-offending and to release them from confinement as quickly as possible. There is a full range of diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitative services focused on addressing the conditions impacting a patient’s likelihood of re-offending.
Requirements
- Master’s degree or higher in psychology, mental health counseling, applied behavior analysis, clinical social work, behavioral sciences, mental health, or a closely-related field.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work on a team as well as independently.
- Must obtain IBTSA SOTP-2 certification within three (3) years of appointment.
- Must complete a background check.
Nice To Haves
- Professionally creative.
- Good boundaries.
- Open to learning skills in a dynamic and specialized field of treatment.
- Interest in a forensic treatment career.
Responsibilities
- Provide treatment services such as group counseling, psycho-education, and case management services for an assigned caseload.
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Paid Time Off (vacation, sick leave, paid holidays)
- Retirement Plans (IPERS, Retirement Investors Club)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and dependent care)
- Life insurance
- Free long-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Discount Programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
