Corrections Program Therapist 3 - Sex Offender Treatment

Salary Range:  $21.40 to $31.58 per hour; $44,683 to $65,939 per year

** Positions may be eligible for the Corrections Employee Retirement Program **

Work Locations:  Positions may occur at Minnesota Correctional Facilities located in Faribault, Lino Lakes (Twin Cities Suburbs-North), Moose Lake/Willow River, Oak Park Heights, Red Wing, Rush City, St. Cloud, Shakopee, Stillwater, and Togo.

Job Duties:  Under limited supervision, provide treatment services for complex and challenging cases in a sex offender treatment program, including the responsibility to provide a full range of treatment services, education, assessment and security.  Serve as a resource of clinical and corrections expertise to less experienced staff and assist program administrators in program evaluation and development.

Minimum Qualifications:

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

1. Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work or a related Behavioral Science or Social Science program and three years of post-Bachelor’s degree experience providing clinical services, including individual and group therapy, to clients with sex offender, mental health and/or chemical dependency issues; OR a Master’s degree in one of the above degree programs and one year of post-Master’s degree experience as described above; OR a Psy.D or Ph.D in Psychology.
   
   
2. Training and experience in providing behavioral health treatment, including individual and group therapy methods and practices.
   
   
3. Demonstrated expertise in sex offender evaluation and treatment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of professional, legal and ethical standards; best practices; and community standards of care.

Skills in verbal and written communication, including proficient documentation skills.

Interpersonal/human relations skills.

Basic personal computer skills.

Ability to provide lead work direction to other sex offender treatment program staff.

Ability to formulate and implement an individualized treatment plan; provide sex offender treatment; and develop a continuing care plan under limited supervision.

Ability to teach a psycho-educational course; effectively function within a multidisciplinary team; exercise sound judgment; demonstrate appropriate professional boundaries; and temporarily manage daily program operations.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience providing lead work direction to other behavioral health staff.

Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work or a related Behavioral Science or Social Science program or a Psy.D. or Ph.D. in Psychology.

Selection Process:  The selection process is a resume-based, skill-matching process.  Once you submit your resume to the Resumix applicant database, skill terms are extracted from the text of your resume.  When a vacancy occurs, a resume search is done in the database to locate applicants with the skills needed to perform the duties of the vacant position.  If your skills match the required skills of the position, the department may contact you.

If you have already submitted a resume to the Resumix applicant database within the last 12 months that clearly identifies your education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, you do not need to submit another.  However, to ensure consideration for a particular vacancy, you are strongly encouraged to apply to the vacancy once you verify that your resume is up-to-date and complete.

How to Apply:  You are strongly encouraged to submit your resume through the online Resume Builder.  You may copy and paste in your existing resume or let the software create a resume for you.  You may edit your resume later should your contact information or experience change.  The Resume Builder also collects your work preference information so we can match you with future job openings that meet your interests.

If you wish to apply with a paper copy, submit your application form and typed resume to: Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB), 200 Centennial Office Building, 658 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN 55155-1603.  Faxed resumes will NOT be accepted.  Your paper application and resume will be entered/scanned by MMB into the Resumix applicant-tracking database and maintained for 12 months or until hired.

Please note that a criminal history check will be conducted on the successful candidate for a position prior to the start date, and new employees must be fingerprinted within the first 30 days of employment.

Link to Application Form