Description Are you looking for a Counseling career where you make a difference and have an impact?

Do you want a meaningful spot on our team that allows you to work with inmates one-on-one to explore mental health concerns, mindset issues, and emotional problems that may lead to re-engaging with criminal behaviors?

We want YOU to join our team!

The Weld County Sheriff's Office is recruiting for a Corrections Counselor III to join the team.

A Correctional Counselor III provides crisis intervention and short-term counseling to inmates. Counselors provide psycho-educational groups, including cognitive behavioral based programs, to inmates. They work in collaboration with security and medical staff concerning inmate related problems. Counselors conduct suicide assessment and mental health screening for inmates with follow up supervision. Counselors provide diagnostic mental health evaluations of inmates to determine mental health needs. Counselors complete assessment for emergency commitment (M-1) and prepares appropriate documentation upon the release of an inmate.

May be required to work Saturday and/or Sunday

Supervision received: Works under supervision of the Inmate Services Director or administrative superior

Ideal Candidate Traits: - Strong organizational skills. - Critical thinking abilities. - Exceptional decision-making skills. - Strong emotional resiliency. - Good skills working with people. - Strong ability to dig in and find the reasons behind behavior - Healthy dose of patience and compassion.

$72,856.15 - $92,291.99 annually plus benefits (see benefits tab on the job posting).

As an applicant for this position, you should be aware of Senate Bill 19-085, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The act requires employers to announce the pay range for job openings. This range encompasses the nine pay steps available should you receive the position and demonstrate satisfactory performance over time.

The following are the steps in the hiring process: 1. Interview 2. Complete background packet. Background check performed. 3. Polygraph 4. Drug Screen 5. ErgoMed 6. Hired (after satisfactory completion of all steps)

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned. (any one position may not include all of the duties listed nor do the listed examples include all duties which may be found in positions of this class).

Provide short term, individual counseling services and case management to inmates. Develop and update case plans, including documentation and maintenance of counseling files. Provide psycho-educational groups, including cognitive behavioral based programs, to inmates. Respond to "Inmate Request Forms" and "Mental Health Referral Forms," per policy. Facilitate suicide staffing as needed and prepare progress notes, EMR documentation, case plan development and follow up supervision. Complete "Psychiatric Medication Review" for inmates. Complete diagnostic mental health evaluation of inmates to determine mental health needs. Consult with medical staff regarding psychiatric medication and treatment of mentally ill inmates. Complete assessment for emergency commitment (M-1) and prepare appropriate documentation. Help resolve housing conflicts between inmates that occur as a result of pod assignment. Consult with staff for resolution... for full information follow application link.