Salary Range: $22.70 to $33.14 per hour ($47,398 to $69,196 per year)
***Positions may be eligible for the Corrections Employee Retirement Program.***
Work Locations: Positions may occur at Minnesota Correctional Facilities located in Faribault, Lino Lakes (Twin Cities Suburbs-North), Moose Lake/Willow River, Oak Park Heights, Red Wing, Rush City, St. Cloud, Shakopee, Stillwater, and Togo.
Job Duties: With relative independence, provide sex offender treatment services for offenders in a sex offender treatment program, including the responsibility to provide security, assessment, education, and therapeutic programming.
Minimum Qualifications:
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family, Counseling, or a related Behavioral Health/Science program* and one year of experience providing behavioral health services, including individual and group therapy;
OR
Master's degree or higher in one of the above degree program areas, which included training or experience in providing behavioral health services, including individual and group therapy methods and practices.
* If your degree is in a related Behavioral Health/Science program not listed above, you may be asked to provide an unofficial college transcript.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of sex offender treatment goals and models sufficient to demonstrate an ability to apply this knowledge in a residential setting.
Knowledge of professional, legal and ethical standards; best practices; and community standards of care.
Skills in verbal and written communication, including proficient documentation skills.
Interpersonal/human relations skills.
Basic personal computer skills.
Ability to formulate and implement an individualized treatment plan; provide sex offender treatment; and develop a continuing care plan under supervision.
Ability to teach a psycho-educational course; effectively function within a multi-disciplinary team; exercise sound judgment; and demonstrate appropriate professional boundaries.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree or higher in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family, Counseling, or a related Behavioral Health/Science program*.
Current Minnesota licensure as a LP, LPC, LPCC, LICSW, or LMFT.
Experience providing sex offender treatment services to clients.
Experience working in a correctional/secured environment.
Experience providing services to clients with intellectual disabilities.
Experience providing services to clients diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI).
Experience providing services to clients with a substance use disorder.
[HR: include if applicable] Experience providing services to juveniles who have committed sexual offenses.
Please note that a criminal history check will be conducted on the successful candidate for a position prior to the start date, and new employees must be fingerprinted within the first 30 days of employment.
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