Correctional Mental Health Social Worker

CFG Health; Bridgeton (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

CFG Health Systems, LLC is seeking a Licensed Social Worker to provide mental health care to inmates in a correctional facility. You will perform intakes, assessments, and crisis interventions, and deliver individual and group counseling within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.

You will develop individualized treatment plans, document progress, and ensure continuity of care through discharge. Strong ethics, confidentiality, and clinical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or related behavioral health field.
• Current and valid LPC licensure in the state where services are provided.
• Experience providing mental health services in a correctional setting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health intakes, assessments, and crisis interventions.
• Provide individual and group counseling tailored to inmate/patient needs.
• Develop and monitor individualized treatment plans with the treatment team.
• Maintain progress notes, treatment documentation, and discharge summaries.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary treatment team and coordinate care on release.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Crisis intervention

Group counseling

Trauma-informed care

Documentation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Professional boundaries

Confidentiality

Education

Master’s degree in social work, Psychology, Counseling, or related behavioral health field

LPC licensure (state-specific)

Job description

CFG Health Systems, LLC is seeking a Licensed Social Worker to provide mental health care to inmates in a correctional facility. You will perform intakes, assessments, and crisis interventions, and deliver individual and group counseling within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.

You will develop individualized treatment plans, document progress, and ensure continuity of care through discharge. Strong ethics, confidentiality, and clinical skills are essential.