Forensic Social Worker Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• California licensure as a social worker, counselor, or therapist; listed credentials include LCSW, LPCC, LMFT, AMFT, APCC, and ACSW.
• Maintain current tuberculosis screening documentation and active CPR certification.
• Pass a background investigation and jail/hospital clearance.
• Hold a valid California driver’s license and maintain a good driving record.
• Provide proof of current auto insurance and meet the insurability requirements of the company’s insurance carrier.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience in forensic mental health, which may include substance abuse counseling.
• Community-based mental health and forensic experience.
• Risk assessment experience.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Experience with Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group therapy to forensic clients.
• Complete case management, collateral contacts, personal property searches for contraband, and collection of urine specimens for drug testing.
• Complete thorough clinical documentation within 24 hours of service delivery, including services provided, client response and interaction, relevant behaviors and observations, and actions taken; ensure documentation addresses criminal history, mental illness, and the treatment plan over time.
• Conduct risk assessments addressing client-specific criminogenic risk factors, warning signs and precursors, criminal thinking styles and patterns, and high-risk conditions or situations.
• Provide rotating after-hours, weekend, and holiday on-call services for crisis response to the assigned housing facility.
• Provide expert witness testimony when needed.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the Judiciary, District Attorneys, Public Defenders, Parole Agents, DSH, and local law enforcement officials.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with community agencies that could positively impact community opportunities for FACT clients.
• Participate in regular clinical and administrative meetings.
• Hold regular progress meetings with home CONREP sites.
• Maintain professional boundaries that preserve the integrity of the therapeutic process and relationship.
• Ensure compliance with company confidentiality policies and applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and guidelines, including HIPAA.
• Deliver care in a nonjudgmental and nondiscriminatory manner that protects FACT clients’ autonomy, dignity, and rights.
• Work throughout a grouping of facilities or travel between multiple facilities as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• Continuing Education benefits
• Much more...