Correctional Behavioral Specialist I - Foothills Correctional Institution 65025478

Adult Correction; North Carolina; On-site; USD 34,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid vacation

Parental leave

Job summary

The NC Department of Adult Correction seeks a psychologist to administer and score tests for offenders in a mental health setting, counsel to establish rapport, and prepare detailed reports. The role requires gathering background information to interpret results and may involve liaising with treatment staff and serving on committees.

Applicants should meet the stated education and experience; a background check is required for employment. State benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Minimum education and experience as stated in the vacancy.
• Preferred: crisis intervention and supportive counseling techniques.
• Knowledge of psychiatric diagnostic categories and inmate behaviors for targeted interventions.
• Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
• Experience: at least one year administering and/or conducting psychological testing.

Responsibilities

• Administer and score psychological tests for offenders in a diagnostic/mental health setting.
• Counsel offenders to establish rapport and facilitate valid test results.
• Gather social, criminal, and mental health background to interpret tests and prepare reports.
• Serve as liaison with diagnostic and treatment staff and participate on treatment committees.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Psychiatric diagnostic categories

Oral and written communication

Diagnostics experience

Job description

About Us

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community. Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!

Description of Work

This position is located at Foothills Correctional Institution, Morganton, North Carolina, Burke County. The Institution provides closed custody housing in 712 single cells for male offenders. Foothills Correctional Institution also has a minimum custody unit that has 248 capacities.

Work in this class involves administering, scoring, and supervising psychological tests to offenders in a diagnostic/mental health setting. Work also involves counseling with offenders to establish the necessary rapport and attitudes that facilitate valid test results. Work may also include gathering relevant social, criminal, and mental health background information necessary to adequately interpret test results and prepare reports. Employees typically also have an assigned supportive counseling caseload designed to aid offenders' adjustment to prison environment and their psychological functioning. Employees function as liaison with diagnostic and treatment staff and may serve on various committees relative to treatment.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Salary Range: $33,902.00 - $59,327.00

Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.

The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)/ Management Preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred:

• Documented knowledge of crisis intervention and other supportive counseling techniques.
• Documented knowledge of psychiatric diagnostic categories and the various behaviors associated with each is essential to recognize those inmates that require more intensive intervention.
• Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
• Documented experience in diagnostics will require at least one year administering and/or conducting psychological testing.

Posting Will Close At 11:59 PM The Night Before The End Date

Note to Current State Employees

State employees are encouraged to apply for positions of interest even if the salary grade is the same as, or lower than, their current position. If selected for this position, a new salary will be recalculated taking into consideration the quantity of relevant education and experience, funding availability, and internal equity. Based upon these factors, a pay increase MAY result.

Compensation and Benefits:

The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits. Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis). Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave. In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees. Visit the website for State Benefits.

Supplemental Contact Information:

NCDAC uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position. For more information about the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections (NCDAC), please visit us at our website.

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits.

Applicants must pass a background check to be eligible for this job.