$25,000 Hiring Incentives for Clinical Professionals for full time positions:
Payout will be $5,000 after the completion of the academy, $5,000 after 4 months, $5,000 for 8 months, and $10,000 at 12 months.
Position located in Canon City and Sterling Colorado.
This posting may be used to fill future vacancies at this location.
Who May Apply:
This position is open to Colorado state residents only. However, vacancies that are located within 30 miles of the state border are exempt from the residency requirement. Therefore, applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado for Sterling.
Colorado Department of Corrections Mission:
We are a team of dynamic and diverse professionals building a safer Colorado by cultivating transformative opportunities for those under our supervision.
Our vision:
Building a safer Colorado for today and tomorrow.
CORE Values:
- Community Safety
- Dignity, Diversity and Respect
- Opportunity
- Collaborative partnerships
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference and build greater public confidence in good government, consider joining the dedicated people of the State of Colorado. Our professionals strive to support state government and the citizens of Colorado. Customer service is a key component for every position in state government as is the focus on ideas and ways to redesign the delivery of services in making state government more effective and efficient.
In addition to a rewarding, meaningful career, state employment offers:
- Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the state system;
- Retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan, PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus 401K and 457 plans;
- 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;
- Loan Repayment and Forgiveness Programs;
- Training opportunities and more.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- 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-defense course to ensure self protection skills.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 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.
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Graduation with a master's or doctoral degree in a mental health field such as counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy or psychology from a program accredited by Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP), Council of Social Work Education (CSWE), American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT or COAMFTE) or American Psychological Association (APA).
- License eligible as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Work, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist or Licensed Psychologist.
- Experience providing mental health treatment in a correctional environment.
Required Competencies:
- 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 to work independently;
- Ability to provide comprehensive clinical documentation;
- Must maintain required registration/permit/licensure as applicable to this assignment;
- Ability to work with a diverse population of inmates;
- Ability to provide professional mental health treatment as part of a multi-disciplinary team;
- Ability to read and comprehend the English language;
- Ability to effectively communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum Qualifications (MQ's). Applicants that meet MQ’s will be included in the Comparative Analysis process. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted through a comparative analysis.
Be sure the “Work Experience” section of your application is complete and specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, and accomplishments as they relate to the Description of the Job, Minimum Qualifications, Required Competencies and Preferred Qualifications as listed above. Resumes and “see resume” statements will not be accepted in lieu of the “Work Experience” section of the application.
If you have transcripts, a license or other relevant documentation regarding your qualifications, upload and attach copies to your application.
Under the Job Application Fairness Act (SB 23-058), applicants may redact information from certifications and transcripts that identify their age, date of birth or dates of attendance from an educational institution.
Conditions of Employment:
- Employees may be required to submit to regular serial testing and reporting for COVID-19.
- Must be 21 years of age;
- Possess a valid driver’s license;
- Possess a high school diploma or GED;
- Have NO felony convictions.
Successful completion of a background investigation is required. Should applicant’s background reveal criminal charges, it shall be the responsibility of the applicant to provide the Department of Corrections with written/official disposition of any charges.
The CDOC is committed to a work environment free from illegal drugs and alcohol. Employees may use marijuana in their personal time but are prohibited from working while under the influence of any substance, including marijuana. A drug test will be administered to all new employees; employees must successfully pass. Random drug screening will occur throughout employment.
APPEAL RIGHTS:
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination.
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.
