SECURE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION CENTER - Ogdensburg, New York
Interested in being part of a team that contributes to safer, healthier communities? Intrigued by the challenges of work in a secure treatment environment? Passionate about helping people create change in their lives?
NYS Office of Mental Health’s Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (STARC) consists of two secure residential locations (Marcy and Ogdensburg, NY locations) that provide intensive, sex-offense specific treatment to individuals civilly confined under New York State’s Sex Offense Management and Treatment ACT (SOMTA). The only program of its kind in New York, STARC provides risk-relevant treatment, targeted skill development, and a range of therapeutic interventions that help high-risk individuals reduce their risk to sexually reoffend, develop the ability to make healthy choices and become better prepared to live safely in the community.
STARC is looking for dedicated staff to work as part of a high energy team that provides secure residential care and intensive treatment services to individuals confined by the courts due to their risk to sexually reoffend in the community. Every staff member is recognized as a critical part of the STARC team. In addition to secure therapy aides, clinicians, rehabilitative, medical, psychiatric, and nursing staff who provide direct resident care, there are also many types of support staff working within STARC. Every team member plays an important role in creating a safe, therapeutic, treatment-focused environment that allows our residents make positive changes and learn essential skills to lead healthy, satisfying offense-free lives when returned to their communities.
STARC is currently seeking candidates for the following position(s):
Licensed Master Social Worker
License and current registration in New York State as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
In your role as a Clinician, you would be responsible for delivering intensive, research-based treatment to help reduce sexual reoffending and providing associated consultation and training to other team members. Strong clinical supervision and specialized training with experts in the field are provided to ensure effective, empirically validated treatment services
Duties, based on experience, training, and scope of licensure, may include, but are not limited to:
Administering tests and assessments, reviewing and integrating sex offense specific assessment information to develop individualized treatment plans, providing sex offense specific interventions to assigned residents in group therapy format and/or supplemental individual sessions, active participation in team meetings, case conferences, staff development, clinical supervision, and documentation of service delivery and resident progress.
Benefits:
Secure Treatment and Rehabilition Center offers a comprehensive benefit program, which includes the following:
· Retirement package including defined-benefit pension and deferred-compensation plans
· Generous medical, dental, and vision insurance with competitive employee contribution rates
· Excellent opportunities for advancement and professional growth
· Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, personal, & sick leave
· Competitive salaries
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- 8 hour shift
Education:
Work Location: In person
The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From $74,193.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Ability to Commute:
- Ogdensburg, NY 13669 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Ogdensburg, NY 13669: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
