Counselor – juvenile justice setting

Liberty Healthcare Corporation • Pendleton, OR

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Counselor – juvenile justice setting. LCSWs, LMFTs, LMHCs and HSPPs are encouraged to consider an available full-time Counselor position with Liberty Healthcare and the Indiana Sex Offender Management and Monitoring Program. The mission of the program is to promote public safety by reducing recidivism in convicted adult and adjudicated juvenile sexual offenders. As a Counselor with Liberty, you will have the opportunity to help a significant number of juveniles improve their behavioral health, prevent sexual abuse and victimization, and enhance safety in your community. Your day-to-day work will involve providing in-person behavioral health services to adjudicated juvenile sex offenders onsite at the Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility located in Pendleton, IN.

Requirements

• Licensure or eligibility for licensure in Indiana in one of these professional disciplines: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Health Service Provider in Psychology (HSPP)

Nice To Haves

• Relevant forensic mental health experience is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Providing clients with information about the program
• Evaluating clients to determine changes in risk level, progress in treatment, and overall motivation for participation in the program
• Monitoring clients for psychosexual, mental health and behavioral health problems
• Performing risk evaluations within the scope of licensure
• Facilitating sex offender treatment and psycho-educational group sessions, based on the program’s curriculum
• Participating in staff meetings, case conferences, and training activities
• Providing consultation to program and security staff
• Documenting client progress notes, writing reports and compiling utilization statistics

Benefits

• Health insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• 30 days of paid time off each year for holidays, vacation, personal and sick leave
• Health Savings Account
• 401k plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed