Psychological Services Specialist, Corrections - SCI Coal Township

$66,250 - $100,636/Yr

Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania

Full-time - Mid Level

Administration of Human Resource Programs

About the position

The Psychological Services Specialist at SCI Coal Township plays a crucial role in providing psychological services and group therapy to inmates, ensuring their mental health and emotional needs are met during incarceration. This position involves conducting assessments, coordinating with other professionals, and developing therapeutic programs to support inmate rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Independently provide psychological services and group therapy to inmates.
• Conduct interviews and select tests to measure intellectual capacity, personality, special aptitudes, and achievement levels.
• Coordinate with professional staff to refer special mental health cases for counseling, psychological, psychiatric, and medical services.
• Develop departmental education therapeutic programs.
• Provide crisis intervention services.
• Prepare psychological reports for classification.

Requirements

• Two years as a Psychological Services Associate Corrections; or a Master's degree in psychology or a closely related field with fifteen graduate level credits in psychology and two years of experience under a licensed psychologist.
• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• Must meet the PA residency requirement.
• Must pass a background investigation.

Nice-to-haves

• Licensure as a Social Worker, Clinical Social Worker, or Professional Counselor issued by the Pennsylvania State Board.

Benefits

• Full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.
• Additional pay consideration for licensure.