Counselor - Full Time Temporary

Logan Correctional Facility - 1096 1350th - Lincoln, IL 62656

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: $19.20 - $23.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage: None

Job Shift: Day

Develop a comprehensive service plan for each client that includes the results of assessments, and short- and long-term treatment goals and objectives of the client (the service plan is developed with the input of the client, but within the limitations imposed by IDOC).

Provide daily treatment and curriculum-based education groups on the basic concepts of therapeutic communities, emotional incarceration, relapse prevention, motivation for treatment and the stages of change, communicable diseases, cognitive skills, conflict resolution, fundamental social skills, and personal moral development.

Assist clients in the development of self-help groups, such as AA/NA, which offer clients an opportunity to support one another in recovery.

Maintain individual client treatment files in accordance with agency policies and procedures, including documentation of vocational/educational activities, as well as all other pertinent documentation and ensure files are securely stored.

Maintain all information according to the laws of confidentiality as required by the Federal Register, General Provisions, Title 42, Chapter 1, Part 2, which prohibits making disclosures without the specific written consent of the client, or as otherwise permitted by such regulations.

Obtain a signed release of confidential information (disclosure form) from each client authorizing OSAP to review case files for quality assurance reviews and evaluation of WestCare performance, and maintain as a part of the client file.

Submit all individual client data on a weekly basis for entry into the WestCare database.

Attend all required staff development training, including cross-training, and WestCare in-service training such as conducting assessments, clinical skills, developing service plans, basic TC concepts, emotional incarceration, relapse prevention, motivation for treatment and stages of change, cognitive skills, conflict resolution, social skills, moral development, communicable diseases, and self-help groups.

Embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision, and goals of WestCare Foundation.

Work under the direct, verifiable supervision of an individual who has staff supervisory responsibility at the facility and who meets the requirements above; Training Must complete 40 hours of continuing education biennially if CADC licensed.

Within two years of hire, must obtain 150 hours of clinical supervision and 225 hours of training/education and complete the CADC written examination to obtain licensure.

Education Masters or bachelors degree is preferred.

High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Experience and Competencies Knowledge of offender populations, criminal subcultures, substance abuse assessment tools, therapeutic community concepts.

Bilingual is preferred.

Must possess strong computer skills.

Ability to obtain and maintain CPR certification, first aid certification, and an annual tuberculosis test.

Some outdoor activities may be required.

Requires mobility and physical activity: Having an adequate range of body motion and mobility to work in an office, residential, or outdoor environment including standing and walking (even and uneven surfaces), sitting for extended periods of time, bending, twisting, reaching, balancing, occasional lifting and carrying of up to 50 pounds. Use of computer and telephone systems is required, which includes coordination of eye and hand, and fine manipulation by the hands (typing, writing, and working with files). This factor is required to complete paperwork for many of the employee's essential job functions and to observe client behavior and activities in and out of the facility.

Appropriate personal protective equipment will be readily available to every employee.

Requires the ability to collect and analyze complex numerical and written data and verbal information to reach logical conclusions.