CHIEF CORRECTIONAL COUNSELOR - 10212025-72217

Job Information

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, NORTHEAST CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX, JOHNSON COUNTY

A pre-employment drug screening is required prior to employment.

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional social or psychological counseling work, two (2) of which must be in an adult correctional institution setting.

Substitution of Experience for Education: Full-time social or psychological counseling experience can be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis, up to a maximum of two (2) years; requiring two years of study at an accredited college or university.

Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in a social or behavioral science may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two (2) years, there being no substitution for the required two (2) years of experience in an adult correctional institution setting.

Overview

Under general supervision is responsible for managerial correctional counseling work of average difficulty and related work as required. This is the first full supervisory class in the Correctional Counseling job series. An employee in this class is responsible for the supervision of staff who are providing counseling services for adult offenders under the State's supervision in state custody. This class differs from the Correctional Counselor 3 in that an incumbent of the latter performs lead level counseling work. This class differs from Associate Warden in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for managing operations and programs in an adult correctional facility and supervises members of this class.

Responsibilities

1. Manages Correctional Counselor staff in counseling adult and juvenile offenders.
2. Assesses the underlying reentry needs of offenders in order to address key issues affecting successful reentry into the community upon release.
3. Evaluates the quality of service providers and resources such as counseling, placements, and case management in order to ensure offenders receive high quality services.
4. Performs quality assurance reviews of offender caseloads carried by assigned team members and subordinates to ensure accurate completion of risk-needs assessments and proper documentation.
5. Reviews and assesses cases in preparation for release to ensure an effective reentry plan has been established to facilitate a seamless transition from incarceration to community.
6. Utilizes data to make decisions and plans to address issues, trends, and concerns to choose the best solutions.
7. Reviews offender cases periodically to ensure that they are being documented properly and that contacts are being made.
8. Reviews and/or approves classification recommendations and case information to ensure that offenders are being assigned to proper housing units and educational and treatment programs.
9. On a periodic basis, visits housing units in order to speak with offenders concerning case management needs and issues.
10. Follows up on complaints from community partners and others in a timely, professional manner in order to build community teams.
11. Reviews current departmental, state, and federal information sources to identify relevant changes in policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and best practices, on a periodic basis, to ensure they and their subordinates are up to date on the latest systems.
12. Tracks, creates, and communicates reports on regional data to ensure state and federal compliance.
13. Identifies changes to policies and American Correctional Association (ACA) standards to updated standard operating procedures and ensure that the teams work is in compliance with the most current standards.
14. Analyzes data such as overdue reports, reentry plans, and risk-needs assessments using available software to track needs and/or outcomes.

Competencies (KSA's)

1. Decision Quality
2. Directs Work
3. Communicates Effectively
4. Situational Adaptability
5. Manages Conflict

1. Public Safety and Security
2. Customer and Personal Service
3. Therapy and Counseling
4. Law and Government
5. Psychology

1. Active Learning and Listening
2. Critical Thinking
3. Writing
4. Judgment and Decision Making
5. Time Management

1. Deductive Reasoning
2. Problem Sensitivity
3. Written Comprehension
4. Speech Clarity

Tools & Equipment

1. Personal Computer
2. Telephone
3. Printer/Scanner
4. Calculator
5. Digital Camera