Location: Springfield,SD, USA
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Job ID: 28470
Agency: Department of Corrections - Inmate Services
Location: Springfield, SD
Salary: $52,000.00 to $65,000.00 Annually, depending on experience
Pay Grade: GS-I
Closing Date: 10.21.24
This is a full-time position with the Department of Corrections. For more information on the Department of Corrections, please visit
This position provides individual and group services to offenders within a correctional Sex Offender Management Program. Components of such services include therapy, education, evaluation, and assessment along with custody/security and community-based transitional aspects.
Why the Department of Corrections?
At the Department of Corrections (DOC), we have an opportunity to make a difference. As a Department of Corrections employee, you will have a chance to experience:
* Creativity - We are always looking for innovative ideas to help us achieve improved outcomes.
* Making a difference - You will have an opportunity to make a difference in the life of fellow South Dakotans.
* Professional development - We provide valuable trainings to ensure well-trained staff that are competent, accountable, and empowered and will assist you in reaching your career goals.
* Teamwork - In a team-oriented approach, you will have the ability to work cooperatively with others in a friendly work environment to achieve shared goals.
What you will do:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Review records and interviews inmates to assist in the assessment of sexual violence level, treatment needs, and treatment amenability;
* Develop and modify individual treatment plans and goals as required by the individual needs of the offenders;
* Provide offense specific treatment to sex offenders by conducting group therapy and supplemental individual therapy, status reviews, homework assignment reviews and feedback, and evaluations according to the Sex Offender Management Program (SOMP) framework;
* Document assessment and treatment interventions, progress or lack of, utilizing the electronic medical record (EMR) and/or the offender management system (COMS).
* Assure continuity of care for sex offenders by providing written reports for consideration of community treatment/placement and Parole Board hearings, following SOMP therapist manuals and protocols, providing necessary information to receiving agencies, providers and facilities; provide consultation to staff, other agencies, and boards inside and outside DOC; workshops and follow up contact for the family and community support systems of sex offenders;
* Promotes and is accountable for the safety and security of the clinical and correctional environment through conscientious observations, and sensitive item contraband control;
* Informs supervisor of any violations of safety and security through the report writing process, attends training programs as assigned, including self-defense course to ensure self-protection skills;
* Participate in Sex Offender Treatment Program meetings to design and update program content, receive training, conduct staffing on inmates throughout the DOC to determine treatment recommendations for SOMP and other mental health services to ensure consistent delivery of sex offender treatment services throughout the DOC;
* Review sex offender specific evaluations; provide training for the correctional system regarding the philosophy, rationale, treatment and management of sex offenders' high risk behaviors; research, maintain and analyze program statistics.
Qualifications:
* Strong preference will be given to applicants who possess a master's degree from an accredited institution in a behavioral health concentration or human services equivalent.
* Substitutions: Job duties and training may be adjusted for those who do not meet the preferred qualifications found within this document.
Required Competencies:
* Ability to provide professional sex offender education and treatment to offenders;
* Individual must be efficient;
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across facility programs and with external agencies;
* Ability to work independently;
* Ability to provide comprehensive clinical documentation;
* Must maintain required registration/permit/licensure as applicable to this assignment;
* Ability to work with a diverse population of inmates;
* Ability to provide education/treatment to sex offenders as part of a multi-disciplinary team;
* Ability to read and comprehend the English language;
* Ability to effectively communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing; Ability to create accessible documents and technical content that follows plain language guidelines with accessibility in mind.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Possession of a current, valid permit as an Unlicensed Psychotherapist or license from the South Dakota regulatory board as one of the following: Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate, Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Social Worker, Clinical Social Worker, Psychologist Candidate or Psychologist.
* Graduation with a master's or doctoral degree in a mental health field such as counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy or psychology from a program accredited by Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP), Council of Social Work Education (CSWE), American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT or COAMFTE) or American Psychological Association (APA).
* License eligible as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Work, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist or Licensed Psychologist.
* Experience providing sex offender treatment in a correctional environment.
Conditions of Employment:
The SD DOC is committed to a work environment free from illegal drugs and alcohol. All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation, urine drug screen and the candidate's ability to perform the essential functions of the position.
Individuals selected for the position will have the opportunity to carry Oleoresin Capsicum (OC/pepper spray) if desired. If OC spray is carried, the staff carrying OC spay will be required to have direct (level 1) exposure during the training program. Individuals selected for the position must successfully complete a written and practical self-defense exam and successfully complete CPR to AHA guidelines - this includes successful completion of the practical/hands on portion as well as the written exam. Selected individuals must possess the physical ability to successfully complete the practical self-defense exam, which involves the following:
* Lift arms above head and kick as high as own waist;
* Stabilize another person to accomplish a controlled take down;
* Use arms, palms of hands, shins, and feet to deliver blows;
* Withstand impact (slow speed or with a safety bag) on own body from strikes/blows;
* Rotate body 90 degrees with feet planted for striking with foot or using a defensive tactic;
* Get down on one or both knees and up again with multiple repetitions;
Additionally, TB (tuberculosis) screening is required of all new employees upon hire.
Additional Requirements: To be considered, please attach your resume.
This position is exempt from the Civil Service Act.
This position is eligible for Veterans' Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.
Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment. Offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion of a drug screening.
NCRC: If you possess a National Career Readiness Certificate, please submit the certificate with your application. For more information on how to acquire a National Career Readiness Certificate contact a South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Job Service Office. A certificate is not necessary to be considered.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
Must apply online:
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.###.#### Email: ...@state.sd.us
An Equal Opportunity Employer