Part-Time Mental Health Counselor SW/C II (Remote)

About the role

This position is part-time working after hours on the weekends and mostly remote but may be required to attend in person occasionally. This posting may be used to fill future vacancies at this location.

Responsibilities

• Provides delivery of tele-health, after hour mental health services at an advanced practice level to a special population of inmates with mental illness.
• Works with other staff regarding the mental health needs of inmates after normal business hours.
• Affirms accurate Information System mental health needs levels, including Psychiatric and Developmental Disability needs level codes.
• Affirms 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.
• Affirms continuity of care for inmates by making appropriate referral and providing necessary information and documentation for receiving units, facilities, or agencies.
• Documents electronically in an accurate and timely manner to provide comprehensive inmate mental health records.
• Maintains monitoring of inmate treatment and listens to inmate concerns and provides counseling and direction.

Requirements

• Master's degree from an accredited institution in one of the following mental health fields: counseling, social work, psychology, or marriage and family therapy.
• Valid Colorado or State participating in the Social Work Licensure Compact licensure as a: Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC) plus current enrollment in a Masters program for Social Work or Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Candidate (LMFTC) plus current enrollment in a Masters program for Social Work.

Qualifications

• Experience providing mental health treatment in a correctional environment.

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).
• Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Work, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist or Licensed Psychologist.

Benefits

The State of Colorado 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; member contribution rates; 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; member contribution rates; 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; member contribution rates; 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; member contribution rates; 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