Assistant Director Mental Health LPC, LCSW, LMFT Corrections

Wellpath; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 81,956 - 91,062; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!

Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Company paid life insurance

Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)

Wellness program

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking an Assistant Director of Mental Health to oversee mental health services in correctional facilities. The role requires a Master's degree in psychology or social work and at least five years of management experience. Key responsibilities include managing a team and ensuring quality mental health services for vulnerable populations.

Qualifications

• Masters in clinical or counseling psychology or in social work from an accredited college or university.
• At least five years of progressively responsible management experience providing behavioral health services of similar scope and complexity.
• Designated Qualified Mental Health Professional in accordance with state of employment requirements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage a team of psychologists and Qualified Mental Health Professionals.
• Actively participate in required meetings with the ADC.
• Lead case conferences for special needs inmates.
• Provide administrative supervision to psychiatrists and clinical nurse specialists.
• Manage all aspects of mental health services in correctional facilities.

Job description

Assistant Director Mental Health LPC, LCSW, LMFT -FT Day

Compensation Information: $81,956.16 - $91,062.4 / year

Department (Org): Mental Health

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non‑judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in its facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best‑in‑class clinical resources for training, education, and point‑of‑care support.

How you make a difference

The Assistant Mental Health Director is responsible for the provision of mental health services.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage a team of psychologists and Qualified Mental Health Professionals across the prison system, ensuring recruitment, selection, training, and supervision are in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Actively participate in required meetings with the ADC and engage in system‑wide Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives.
• Lead case conferences for special needs inmates, addressing management within facilities, transitions to psychiatric hospitals, and release planning.
• Provide administrative supervision and direction to psychiatrists, clinical nurse specialists, Qualified Examiners, and Community Access Board members, ensuring adherence to documentation requirements and treatment planning.
• Manage all aspects of mental health services in correctional facilities, including outpatient programs, day treatment, residential treatment units, behavioral management units, forensic evaluation, and civil commitment.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Masters in clinical or counseling psychology or in social work from an accredited college or university.

Experience

• At least five years of progressively responsible management experience providing behavioral health services of similar scope and complexity.
• Experience in correctional behavioral health care is preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• Designated Qualified Mental Health Professional in accordance with state of employment requirements.

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