DOC Mental Health Counselor SW​/C II; Canon and Sterling

Position located in Canon City and Sterling, Colorado.

Who May Apply: A residency waiver has been granted for this announcement. Applications will be considered from residents and non‑residents of Colorado. However, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications listed in this job announcement.

This posting may be used to fill future vacancies at these locations.

We are a team of dynamic and diverse professionals building a safer Colorado by cultivating transformative opportunities for those under our supervision.

Building a safer Colorado for today and tomorrow.

• Community Safety
• Dignity, Diversity and Respect
• Opportunity
• Collaborative partnerships

In addition to a rewarding, meaningful career, state employment offers:

• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the state system
• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401K and 457 plans. "Safety Officers" qualify for increased PERA benefits.
• Medical and dental health plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short and long‑term disability coverage
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick time
• Employee wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Training opportunities and more

• Provides professional mental health services to inmates to include formal and informal mental health evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and clinical interventions
• Assures accurate Information System mental health needs levels, including Psychiatric and Developmental Disability needs level codes
• Provides group, brief, and individual therapy, and crisis intervention to include participation in 24 hour Mental Health On‑Call Rotation
• Assures both emergency and non‑emergency transfer for inmates experiencing acute mental health needs
• Provides clinical direction to non‑clinical staff in mental health care and treatment of inmates
• Assures continuity of care for inmates by making appropriate referral and providing necessary information and documentation for receiving units, facilities, or agencies
• Documents both handwritten and electronically in an accurate and timely manner to provide comprehensive inmate mental health records
• Monitors inmate treatment and listens to inmate concerns and provides counseling and direction
• Promotes and is accountable for the safety and security of the clinical and correctional environment through conscientious observations, and sensitive item contraband control
• Informs supervisor of any violations of safety and security through the report writing process, attends training programs as assigned, including self‑defence course to ensure self‑protection skills

• Applicant must possess a master’s degree from an accredited institution in one of the following mental health fields: counseling, social work, psychology, or marriage and family therapy. Transcripts must include name, institution, degree, and conferral date.
• Possession of a current, valid permit or license from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies as one of the following:
  Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Social Worker, Clinical Social Worker, Psychologist Candidate or Psychologist.

• Ability to provide professional mental health or sex inmate treatment to inmates
• Individual must be efficient
• Able to participate in 24 hour Mental Health On‑Call Rotation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across facility programs and with external agencies
• Ability…