Professional Counselor (40 Hour)

State of Connecticut - DOC Inmate Medical Services; East Lyme (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Career growth opportunities

Healthy work/life balance

Job summary

The State of Connecticut Department of Correction invites applications for a Licensed Professional Counselor at York Correctional Institution in East Lyme. This full-time position on the second shift involves clinical counseling within a high-security female facility, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to provide intake assessments, psychotherapy, crisis management and discharge planning.

Ideal candidates hold CT licensure for professional counseling and have experience in forensic or

Qualifications

• Licensure as a professional counselor in the State of Connecticut.

Responsibilities

• Provide intake assessments, individual psychotherapy, crisis management, suicide risk assessment, case management services and other clinical activities.
• Engage in collaborative discharge planning with external support services and research driven programming.
• Work within a clinically rich setting with a multidisciplinary team including social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, APRNs and custody staff.

Skills

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Crisis intervention

Group therapy

Individual psychotherapy

Discharge planning

Job description

Introduction

Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs): Looking to further your career with the State of Connecticut? This is an excellent, career-mobile opportunity for you to join us;

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction (DOC) is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Licensed Professional Counselor (40 Hour) to join our team at the York Correctional Institution located in East Lyme, CT.

Position Highlights

• This position is full time on second shift, Monday through Friday, from 2:00 PM until 10:00 PM with rotating weekends and holidays.

What We Can Offer You

• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
• The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service. Click here for more information.

About the Connecticut Department of Correction

Since 1968, the Connecticut Department of Correction has proudly served and protected the citizens of the State of Connecticut, by daily ensuring the safety, security and order of our 14-correctional facilities in a manner which is widely viewed as a national model. The Department endeavors to provide the programming, education and treatment which willing inmates may utilize to improve themselves and the success of their eventual reintegration into society. Our staff of dedicated correctional professionals takes great PRIDE (Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Dignity, Excellence) in the daily performance of their duty to our state.

Our Mission

The State of Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) shall strive to be a global leader in progressive correctional practices and partnered re-entry initiatives to support responsive evidence-based practices aligned to law-abiding and accountable behaviors. Safe and security shall be a priority component of this responsibility as it pertains to staff, victims, citizens and offenders.

About York Correctional Institution

The York Correctional Institution is a high-security facility. It serves as the state's only institution for female offenders. It serves all superior courts in Connecticut and manages all pretrial and sentenced female offenders, whatever their security level. In 2008 the institution was named the Facility of the Year by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care for its excellence in health service delivery. The accompanying accreditation has been renewed as of June of 2011.

The programming units at the facility have an extensive array of positive interventions for the population, including the 80-bed intensive, inpatient drug treatment unit, the Marilyn Baker House.

For an inside look at what it's like to work as an employee for the State of Connecticut, please watch the video below!

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state agency behavioral health program as part of a multi-disciplinary team at one or more locations this class is accountable for independently providing clinical counseling services.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Work within a clinically rich setting;
• Provide intake assessments, individual psychotherapy, crisis management, suicide risk assessment, case management services and other clinical activities;
• Engage in collaborative discharge planning with external support services and research driven programming.
• Professional Counselors work within a dynamic, multidisciplinary team comprised of social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and APRNs, as well as medical personnel and custody staff, all sharing the common goal of providing high quality, service-oriented care.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

Knowledge of

principles, methodology, casework and techniques of counseling, interviewing and psychosocial assessment;

family and interpersonal relationship dynamics;

values, sanctions, purposes and ethics of professional counseling work;

community resources;

Considerable

interpersonal skills;

oral and written communication skills;

Ability to devise and implement a treatment plan with measurable goals that address client needs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Licensure as a professional counselor in the State of Connecticut.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with correctional or Forensic Behavioral health treatment;
• Experience with crisis intervention;
• Experience with behavior management;
• Experience with individual and group psychotherapy;
• Experience with criminal justice involved adults.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a license to practice professional counselor work pursuant to Sec. 20-195 (aa-jj) of the Connecticut General Statutes.

Incumbents in this class may be required to have knowledge of sign language and communication ability with the deaf and hearing impaired in certain designated positions.

Incumbents in this class may be required to have ability in Spanish oral and written communication in certain designated positions.

Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some risk of injury from assaultive and/or abusive clients.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.