About this role
Locations: Chesapeake, VA - Indian Creek Correctional Center houses 1,000+ inmates and operates a Cognitive Therapeutic Community in which inmates receive substance use disorder treatment services. The population is considered "youthful offenders" when in early adulthood. Clients are ages 18-25.
Schedule: Full-time. Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 4:30 pm 1-hour unpaid lunch break (3 days/week at River North Correctional Center & 2 days/week at Bland Correctional Center).
Pay rate: $29.81/hr. ($62,000 annually.) Candidates with a LICSW, LCSW, CSAC, CADC, or equivalent license/certification are eligible for a pay rate of $32.70/hour ($68,000 annually).
Benefits:
- Health, dental, vision insurances/additional voluntary insurances
- Company-paid life insurance/employee assistance programs
- Generous paid time off accrual
- Tuition reimbursement/loan repayment options
- 401k with company match up to 7%!
- Discounts on wide array of services/entertainment nationwide
The Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Social Worker is responsible for:
- Monitoring patient compliance with all program and DOC rules and regulations
- Performing assessments and assessing and evaluating inmates' needs
- Providing quality clinical services and case management to assigned inmates in accordance with Spectrums clinical design and in compliance with all licensing, accreditation, and regulatory bodies.
- Providing group treatment to patients using Spectrum curriculum and following group facilitation protocol as trained.
- Completing all required documentation for services as required by Spectrum, DOC, and all licensing, accreditation, and regulatory bodies within established timeframes.
- Completing all outcome measurement tools as required by Spectrum, DOC, and licensing within required timeframes.
- Maintaining records in accordance with Spectrum and VA DOC policies and procedures.
- Maintaining and ensuring accuracy of CORIS screens.
- Participating in multidisciplinary treatment planning, case reviews, conferences and other meetings as directed.
- Maintaining comprehensive current clinical skills, competencies, licensure, and certification as required.
- Preparing and submitting all required reports.
- Serving as a role model/mentor for patients while maintaining professional boundaries.
- Ensuring program operates in accordance with Spectrums and DOCs ethics and boundaries policies.
- Providing referrals and aftercare services as required.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Minimum of a bachelors degree in clinical psychology, education-counseling, medicine, psychology, psychiatric nursing, rehabilitative counseling, social work, or closely related field and a minimum of two years of supervised counseling experience required.
- Licensure (LICSW, LCSW, LMHC) or CSAC, CADC certification preferred.
- DOC experience preferred.
- Knowledge of local/regional community resources for substance use recovery and reentry stabilization.