Correctional Counselor

State of Iowa - Executive Branch; Mount Pleasant (IA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility in Iowa is seeking a Correctional Counselor to provide individual and group counseling to incarcerated individuals and to support rehabilitation and reentry goals. You will participate in developing and implementing plans for rehabilitation and reintegration into the community, collaborating with staff, and addressing pro-social behavior within the facility.

The position requires a strong commitment to safety, ethics, and helping individuals transform their

Qualifications

• Four years of full-time work experience in providing individual and group guidance and related counseling services in the areas of social, behavioral, educational, vocational and related program planning; or performing correctional, law enforcement, or jail administration duties involving community reentry preparation, pro-social behavior modeling, or supervision of individuals in work assignments.
• A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

Responsibilities

• Providing individual and group guidance and related counseling services to incarcerated individuals within a correctional facility.
• Participation in the development and implementation of specific plans and goals for rehabilitation.
• Development of plans and goals for reintegration into the community, as well as other related work as required.

Job description

Job Description

The Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility is a minimum custody, male facility that houses approximately 1150 incarcerated individuals. Our goal is to offer treatment, work, education and apprenticeship opportunities in order to prepare them for their entry back into the neighborhoods of Iowa.

Our Mission

The mission of the Iowa DOC is “Creating opportunities for safer communities, and our MPCF mission is, “Helping people become their best,” and we need talented and passionate people to fulfill our mission! We are looking to grow our MPCF team with people who share our energy and enthusiasm for making those missions a reality every single day.

Hours Of Work

This position is posted for the Minimum Live Outs building. MLO, as it is called, is comprised of approximately 160 Incarcerated Individuals of the lowest custody level. The majority of the population at MLO works during regular business hours, therefore this position's hours will be from 12:00 pm until 8:00 pm.

Correctional Counselor

This position gives employees an opportunity to have a positive effect not only the lives of our incarcerated population, but also the other employees of the Department of Corrections, as well as the incarcerated person’s families and communities.

Positive Impacts Are Made Through

• Providing individual and group guidance and related counseling services to incarcerated individuals within a correctional facility.
• Participation in the development and implementation of specific plans and goals for rehabilitation.
• Development of plans and goals for reintegration into the community, as well as other related work as required.

What We Offer The Selected Candidate

• Collaborative and respectful team environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and personal growth.
• Excellent pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending and life insurance.
• Biweekly vacation accrual and separate sick leave.
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) retirement package.
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions.

E-Verify and Right to Work

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Four years of full-time work experience in providing individual and group guidance and related counseling services in the areas of social, behavioral, educational, vocational and related program planning; or performing correctional, law enforcement, or jail administration duties involving community reentry preparation, pro-social behavior modeling, or supervision of individuals in work assignments.
• A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

Additional Qualification Requirements

Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, employees in this class may be required to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and endorsements.