Mental Health Professional

About the role

The Graceville Correctional Facility in Graceville, Florida is seeking a Mental Health Professional to join their dedicated team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in counselling, clinical social work, or psychology, a deep understanding of mental health challenges, and a commitment to helping individuals achieve emotional and mental well-being.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement treatment and therapeutic programs for assigned clients.
• Assume independent clinical responsibility for all clients including the application of crisis intervention techniques to include suicide prevention, recognizing abnormal behavior, and taking appropriate action to prevent or diffuse potentially disruptive situations.
• Conduct diagnosis and evaluation tests for clients to determine needs, establish goals and develop plans; make referrals to contract professionals for assessment and treatment of clients.
• Provide direct casework services and individual and group counseling to clients.
• Prepare progress reports; provide recommendations regarding treatment plans; make case presentations; and assist administrative and medical staff in development of statistical reports on assigned clients.
• Maintain and monitor confidentiality of clients and their files; audit files to determine that all services provided are documented; review status of clients to determine that all treatment and therapeutic programs are completed.
• Screen requests for non-medical records and appropriately approve or disapprove responses following policy and procedures.
• Attend seminars, workshops, conferences, and so forth, as required.
• Maintain current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification; perform CPR in emergencies.
• Serve in rotation with other mental health providers to provide after-hours and weekend client care, if required, to include accepting on-call rotation.
• Promote the development of positive social skills through modeling appropriate behaviors and intervening when inappropriate behaviors are observed.
• Maintain accountability of clients and property; adhere to safety practices.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in marriage and family therapy, clinical social work, counseling or psychology required.
• Current Florida practice license or less than one (1) year of completion of licensure required.
• Two (2) years previous work experience preferred.
• CPR certification is required.
• Valid driver’s license in the state of Florida with an acceptable driving record required, unless waived by management.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, prescription drug and life insurance
• 401(k)
• Short and long-term disability
• Paid time off and paid holidays

Pay

$90,000 per year (Licensed) $80,000 per year (Intern)

Schedule

Full Time