<div class="isg-job-description“>Job Title: Social Worker
Location: Cañon City, CO 81212
Shift: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Duration: 3+ Months
Job Description:
- We are seeking a licensed or experienced unlicensed Mental Health Clinician to provide comprehensive mental health care to a specialized inmate population with mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and individuals at high risk for suicide and self-injury. Both licensed and unlicensed candidates with relevant experience will be considered.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Manage a caseload primarily consisting of inmates with moderate to high mental health treatment needs.
- Develop individualized mental health treatment plans.
- Provide individual and group therapy sessions.
- Conduct routine mental health assessments and interviews to monitor patient progress.
- Update diagnoses and psychiatric care levels as needed.
- Refer inmates for complex psychological assessments as necessary.
- Provide client history and treatment information to psychiatry.
- Coordinate emergency and non-emergency transfers for inmates experiencing acute mental health crises.
- Provide clinical guidance to non-clinical staff involved in inmate mental health care.
- Ensure continuity of care by facilitating appropriate referrals and sharing necessary documentation during inmate transitions.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Valid, active license from Colorado or a participating Social Work Licensure Compact state as one of the following:
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Licensed Psychologist
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
- Minimum of one year of licensed or license-candidacy experience, preferably with mental health or sex offender populations.
- Experience in mental health counseling and/or crisis intervention is required.
About our Company: –
22nd Century Technologies, Inc., is one of the fastest growing IT Service Integrator and Workforce Solution companies in the United States. Founded in 1997, 22nd Century Technologies is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise with 6,000+ people including 600+ Cyber SMEs nationwide supporting our customers in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. With HQs in Somerset, NJ and Mclean, VA, 22nd Century has 14 offices throughout the United States. As part of our unrelenting focus on quality and compliance, 22nd Century Technologies’ delivery is based on Certified Matured Processes including CMMI L3 Dev & SVC, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 quality processes. With a strong focus on the public sector, 22nd Century currently holds government contracts with 14 out of 15 Federal Executive agencies including DoD, 37 other Federal agencies, 50 States, 115+ Local agencies, and 37 School Districts. In the last three years, we have expanded our services to Fortune 500 and other commercial clients and currently support 80+ commercial clients.
Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.
“22nd Century Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer” and “US Citizens & all other parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply.”
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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