CDOC (Social Worker /Counselor III) BILINGUAL Sex Offender Treatment Provider - (HYBRID)

Description of Job

• Sex Offender Treatment Provider: - Provides intensive sex offender treatment within the CDOC's Sex Offender Treatment & Monitoring Program (SOTMP). - Develops, implements, and modifies individual treatment plans. - Conducts and prepares psycho-sexual evaluations for use by community corrections, Parole Board, and treatment providers in the community. - Prepares parole board assessments to assist the parole board in making release decisions. - Participates in support education meetings on a periodic basis. - Attends and assists in translating parole board hearings of Spanish speaking clients within the program following SOTMP therapist manuals and protocols. - Reviews records and interviews inmates to assess sexual violence level, treatment needs, and treatment amenability. - Develops individual treatment plans and goals. - Regularly reviews and modifies treatment plans to reflect individual progress or lack thereof. - Provides intensive treatment to sex offenders by conducting group therapy based on Risk Need Receptivity (RNR) and supplemental individual therapy, status reviews, homework assignment reviews and feedback, and evaluations. - Provides services listed above in Spanish when appropriate. - Travel to other facilities as needed.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

• ONLY APPLICANTS WHO MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS PROCESS. - Minimum Qualifications: - One or more of the following current, and valid licenses from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (CSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Psychologist, or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT). - One (1) year of licensed or license candidacy experience, with current valid licensure from the State of Colorado, to include Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker Candidate (SWC), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate. - Must be bilingual and able to deliver and translate therapeutic services in Spanish. - Clinicians providing sex offender treatment are required to apply with the SOMB within 30 days of hire. - Listing with the SOMB as a treatment provider (Sex Offender Treatment Provider). - Listing with the SOMB as a Spanish-speaking therapist. - Experience working as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

Required Competencies

• Self-control, a strong sense of ability to work in stressful, potentially violent situations;
• Ability to remain alert, emotionally stable, and mentally resilient under pressure and observant throughout their shift;
• Tolerance to stress, confinement, and high-stakes interaction;
• Must possess and maintain a valid license from the State of Colorado as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist;
• Knowledge of and ability to conduct crisis assessment and counseling utilizing therapist manuals and protocols and agency/facility security policies;
• Ability to effectively interact with offenders;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to read and comprehend the English language;
• Ability to effectively communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing;
• Ability to create accessible documents and technical content that follows plain language guidelines with accessibility in mind;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Mental health counseling with the inmate population and crisis intervention experience;
• Experience conducting suicide risk assessments;
• Listing with the SOMB as a treatment provider (Sex Offender Treatment Provider);
• Listing with the SOMB as a Spanish-speaking therapist.

Conditions of Employment

• Must be 21 years of age;
• Possess a valid driver’s license;
• Drivers must maintain a valid, non-restricted Colorado driver license, obey traffic laws, and be able to safely operate a motor vehicle.