The Forensic Therapist will provide services to SMI incarcerated individuals to ensure a stable transition back into the community. The role involves employing a holistic service/strengths based approach to address conditions that contribute to recidivism, joblessness, homelessness, and/or substance abuse relapse.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in a Counseling, Social Service, Mental Health, Substance Abuse and/or Criminal Justice related field
- One year experience working with adults in the mental health field required, preferably post-Master's experience
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with agency personnel and community stakeholders
- Ability to accept supervision
- Ability to adjust hours to job requirements
- Ability to work both independently and in a team
- Must have emotional stability to perform essential job functions
- Must be comfortable working in a correctional facility environment
- Must be able to work quickly and effectively in high pressured situations
- Must be able to work in a flexible work environment
- Must possess good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to protect the confidentiality of the clients
- Ability to identify with the agency’s mission statement and support the agency’s core values
- Must have acceptable PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse History clearance and FBI clearance
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and paid holidays for full-time staff
- 401K offerings with agency match at $1.00 per dollar contributed up to 4% of salary
- Agency provided life insurance and long-term disability coverage for full-time staff
- Voluntary benefit options; including Disability Insurance (Short-Term Disability), Cancer Coverage, Critical Illness, Medical Bridge, Accident Insurance, Life Insurance and Identify Theft Protection
- Paid mileage reimbursement
- Paid training and administrative time
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Licensure Supervision for FREE!
- Free credentialing assistance
- Quarterly productivity incentives
- Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff
- Flexible work schedules (as applicable)
- Annual merit increases for eligible positions based upon the yearly budget
- New Hire Incentive Bonuses
- Employee Referral Bonus Incentives
- Employee Discount Program
- Approved Agency for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
- Employee Assistance Program
- Partnership with Capella University offering scholarships, tuition discounts, and free professional development opportunities
- Opportunities for membership to civic/community organizations
