Treatment Program Supervisor

About the Role

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of State-Operated Specialty Care, Bureau of Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders (CCUSO) is seeking a Treatment Program Supervisor to join our team. This is a full-time position with a Wednesday – Saturday, 12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. schedule and opportunity for advancement, growth, and development.

The Treatment Program Supervisor is considered the operations supervisor of the facility, oversees Psychiatric Security Specialists, and ensures a safe and secure environment for the patients committed to the facility.

Responsibilities

• Investigate patient behaviors, correlating these behaviors with the patient's dynamic risk factors
• Oversee employee conduct, time keeping, and requests for leave
• Know and follow all policies and procedures that govern the facility
• Perform other duties as delegated by management and administrative personnel

About CCUSO

CCUSO provides a secure, long-term, and highly structured setting to treat sexual offenders who have served their prison terms, but, in a separate civil trial, have been found likely to reoffend. The facility provides state-of-the-art treatment to patients to lower their risk of re-offending and to release them from confinement as quickly as possible. There is a full range of diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitative services focused on addressing the conditions impacting a patient's likelihood of re-offending.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage: Health and dental insurance packages to keep you and your family healthy at a low cost with outstanding coverage
• Paid Time Off: Paid time off, including vacation (96 hours/year to begin, increasing with years of service), sick leave (144 hours/year), and paid holidays (9 days/year)
• Retirement Plans: Participate in retirement plans such as IPERS (employees contribute 6.29% and the State of Iowa contributes 9.44%) as well as our Retirement Investors Club (RIC), Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan (the State of Iowa matches dollar for dollar up to $75/month)
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care expenses
• Insurance Coverage: Life insurance and free long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program: Access resources and support for personal and professional challenges
• Employee Discount Programs: Discounts on a variety of goods and services

Location

CCUSO is located in Cherokee, a city of approximately 5,000 set in the beautiful Little Sioux River Valley in Northwest Iowa. Residents enjoy fishing and canoeing on the Little Sioux River which winds through town providing a backdrop to a well-developed parks and trails system. In addition, Cherokee has over 1,000 acres of land devoted to parks and outdoor activities like camping, hiking, and horseback riding. Cherokee is the home of the first accredited museum and planetarium in Iowa, Sandford Museum and Planetarium, established in 1951. Cherokee may be the smallest town in the world to have its own symphony orchestra. This 60-member orchestra has been referred to as the "best kept secret in Northwest Iowa." Cherokee is home to Western Iowa Tech Community College and 1 hour or less from other educational institutions including Morningside College, Northwestern College, Buena Vista University, and Dordt College. This quintessential Iowa town is 1 hour from Sioux City and 2 hours from Omaha.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university and experience equal to eighteen months of full-time, professional employment working with the intellectually disabled, mentally ill, elderly, physically ill, persons with a disability, delinquents, or civilly or criminally adjudicated adults
• OR experience providing care and treatment or security for patients or inmates may be substituted for the education and experience in the above clause at the rate of twelve months of full-time experience for 30 semester hours of education with a maximum total substitution of five and one-half years

Additional Qualification Requirements

• Designated positions in this job class require applicants to obtain the required Commercial Drivers License and endorsements within a period of time as determined by the appointing authority at the time of hire
• For purposes of qualifying, "professional employment" shall be exemplified by having responsibility for assessment and diagnosis of client problems and needs, developing a plan of treatment, evaluating client progress toward meeting treatment goals, modifying treatment objectives, etc.
• Work at this level usually requires a prerequisite four or more years of post high school educational training in the behavioral, social, or health sciences
• Examples of experience at this level include but are not limited to Social Worker, Registered Nurse, and Occupational Therapist

Additional Information

Applicants will be required to complete a background check to be considered for this position.