Clinical Social Worker (40 Hour)

Clinical Social Worker (40 Hour)

Recruitment # 260518-0966FP-001

Location Newtown, CT

Date Opened 5/26/2026 08:27:00 AM

Salary $86,261 - $116,571/year

Job Type Open to the Public

Close Date 6/25/2026 11:59:00 PM

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• Introduction

  Our Mission: The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction shall strive to be a global leader in progressive correctional practices and partnered re-entry initiatives to support responsive evidence-based practices aligned to law-abiding and accountable behaviors. Safe and security shall be a priority component of this responsibility as it pertains to staff, victims, citizens and offenders.

The Connecticut Department of Correction ( is hiring a Clinical Social Worker ( at Garner Correctional Institution ( in Newtown, CT.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Visit our State Employee Benefits Overview ( page to learn about our medical and dental insurance plans, sick/vacation/personal leave accruals, state holidays, tuition reimbursement and more!

• This is a Hazardous Duty Position and offers a pension plan, the State Employees Retirement System Tier IV. As a Hazardous Duty employee, you will be eligible to retire after just 25 years of service, regardless of your age.

• A healthy work/life balance to all employees ( .

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POSITION DETAILS

This is a full-time, 40 hour per week position on second shift. Schedule is Monday-Friday between 2:00pm and 10:00pm with rotating weekend and holiday shifts.

The incumbent in this position will have the opportunity to work within a clinically rich setting, with opportunities to provide intake assessments, individual psychotherapy, crisis management, suicide risk assessment, case management services and other clinical activities. Additional opportunities to engage in collaborative discharge planning with external support services and research driven programming, are also encouraged and available. The duties of a Clinical Social Worker within our agency may include:

• Conducting comprehensive mental health assessments

• Developing of interdisciplinary treatment plans

• Conducting risk assessments

• Coordinating with community supports and treatment providers

• Engaging in evidence based behavioral health services including both individual and group psychotherapy

• Providing care for a population with a full array of clinical diagnoses including mood, psychotic and personality disorders

• Working as a part of a multidisciplinary team including behavioral health clinicians, psychologists, psychiatry providers and medical and corrections professionals.

To confirm you possess the appropriate license and that it is up-to-date, please visit the State of Connecticut E-License portal, linked here ( . You will be asked to include your LCSW credentials, date of expiration, etc. within your application.

ABOUT US

The Garner Correctional Institution incarcerates both pretrial and sentenced offenders. Through proven programmatic innovation and intervention, the Garner Correctional Institution provides positive alternatives for inmates to assist in their successful reintegration into the community as productive members of society. Under the administration of then Commissioner Theresa C. Lantz, care and treatment for adult male offenders with significant mental health issues throughout the Department of Correction were consolidated at this level 4 high-security facility. Based upon their mental health needs, offenders from throughout the system, both pretrial and sentenced, are assigned here. The facility's staff utilizes a highly progressive mental health treatment approach. Individualized treatment plans, based upon an offender's level of functionality include extensive programming and therapy, in a group and one on one setting. The staff at the facility, both custody and mental health, operate through an integrated team approach which insures a continuity of custody, care, treatment and control. The program is designed to return as many of these offenders as is possible to the ability to function in either a general population prison setting or ultimately to life in the community.

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Selection Plan

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BEFORE YOU APPLY:

• Meet Minimum Qualifications: Ensure you meet the Minimum Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements listed must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.

• Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the contact listed below.

• Resume Policy: Per Public Act 21-69 ( , resumes are not accepted during the initial application process. As the recruitment process progresses, candidates may be required to submit additional documentation to support their qualification(s) for this position. This documentation may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the request and discretion of the hiring agency.

• Preferred Shift/Location: Select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.

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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state agency behavioral health program as part of a multi-disciplinary team at one or more locations this class is accountable for independently providing clinical social work services.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• As a member of multi-disciplinary clinical team or within a network of community-based behavioral health services develops psychosocial assessments through clinical interviews with assigned clients and families which include consideration of developmental, social and/or cultural, substance abuse, psychological, environmental and medical issues;

• Develops treatment plans including measurable treatment objectives;

• Provides clinical treatment services in the form of triage, crisis intervention, individual, group and/or family therapy, screening and planning;

• Advocates and develops networks of social and clinical services to assist clients in meeting identified needs;

• Monitors and evaluates effectiveness of treatment plans and documents treatment in clinical records;

• Completes reports in accordance with agency and accrediting bodies;

• Provides clinical supervision to Licensed Master Social Workers;

• Consults and collaborates with other behavioral health providers to improve delivery of services to clients;

• Provides forensic evaluations and court testimony as required;

• Maintains social work treatment and standards as required;

• May participate in research projects;

• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Knowledge of

• social work methodology, casework, group work and community mobilization;

• family and interpersonal relationship dynamics;

• values, sanctions, purposes and ethics of professional social work;

• social, cultural, economic, medical, psychological and legal issues which influence attitudes and behaviors of clients and families;

• mental illnesses and approaches to treatment;

• Considerable

• interpersonal skills;

• oral and written communication skills;

• Ability to

• devise and implement a treatment plan with measurable goals that address client needs;

• independently apply current psychiatric treatment modalities to address client needs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Licensure as a clinical social worker in the State of Connecticut.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Correctional or Forensic Behavioral health treatment experience.

• Experience with crisis intervention.

• Experience with behavior management.

• Experience with individual and group psychotherapy.

• Experience with criminal justice involved adults.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a license to practice clinical social work pursuant to Sec. 20-195 (m-z) of the Connecticut General Statutes.

• Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S. § 1320a-7b(f).

• Incumbents in this class may be required to have knowledge of sign language and communication ability with the deaf and hearing impaired in certain designated positions.

• Incumbents in this class may be required to have ability in Spanish oral and written communication in certain designated positions.

• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

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