Cognitive Counselor: Baskerville Correctional Center #04175

Virginia Information Technologies Agency•Mecklenburg, Virginia, VA

2d•$49,391 - $76,332•Onsite

About The Position

This position coordinates, plans, implements, and conducts ongoing quality control of institution-wide approaches to inmate management in the area of personal expertise based on the principles of evidence-based practices. Operations and services are founded on the well-established, contemporary body of evidence-based practices for inmate management that, in addition to traditional security tools, incorporates effective communication; identifying inmate criminal risks and substance abuse treatment needs; motivating inmate change through case plan agreements, incentives, and sanctions; and providing programming/services to address criminogenic needs. Also responsible for monitoring, tracking, and managing housing assignments; job assignments; progress; programmatic activities and review of inmates participating in the Diversionary Treatment Program, which have been classified as seriously mentally ill, Shared Allied Management and/or Restrictive Housing.

Requirements

Knowledge of the principles and techniques of social work or rehabilitative counseling.
Knowledge of casework and treatment methods including motivational interviewing and various intervention techniques.
Knowledge of inmate programs and supervision techniques.
Effective communication skills, both orally and in writing.
Demonstrated ability to resolve conflict.
Demonstrated ability to role model pro-social values and responsible behavior.
Demonstrated ability to manage clinical/therapeutic boundaries.
Demonstrated ability to co-lead multidisciplinary teams while evaluating and documenting inmate treatment progress.

Nice To Haves

Work experience with inmates in reentry, pre-release and/or cognitive community settings.
Professional certification in a relevant human services field or counseling discipline.

Responsibilities

Coordinate, plan, implement, and conduct ongoing quality control of institution-wide approaches to inmate management.
Identify inmate criminal risks and substance abuse treatment needs.
Motivate inmate change through case plan agreements, incentives, and sanctions.
Provide programming/services to address criminogenic needs.
Monitor, track, and manage housing assignments.
Monitor, track, and manage job assignments.
Monitor, track, and manage inmate progress.
Monitor, track, and manage programmatic activities.
Review inmates participating in the Diversionary Treatment Program.
Review inmates classified as seriously mentally ill.
Review inmates under Shared Allied Management.
Review inmates in Restrictive Housing.