FDC-SOCIAL SERVICES COUNSELOR-F/C - 70044251-LOWELL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION

Requisition No: 840134 

Agency: Department of Corrections

Working Title: FDC-SOCIAL SERVICES COUNSELOR-F/C - 70044251-LOWELL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 70044251 

Salary:  $42,230.24 annually 

Posting Closing Date: 11/04/2024 

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***OPEN COMPETITIVE ADVERTISEMENT***

Social Services Counselor- F/C– 70044251

This advertisement is for a Career Service position located at Lowell Correctional Institution.

Salary:$ 42,230.24 annually

SALARY WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT PAY POLICY.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides guidance and counseling to inmates
• Develops a specialized alcoholic program providing clinical social services activities for treatment of alcoholics.
• Works closely with Classification staff to facilitate identification and placement of substance abusing inmates to the appropriate level of substance abuse program services.
• Handles a selective case load of casework services and participates in staff development and training programs for social workers
• Interviews inmates, patients, clients, and relatives regarding admission procedures, medical issues, family liaison and activities related to re-entry or release plans.
• Develops a specialized abused substances program providing clinical social services and activities for the treatment of substance abuse and addiction.
• Ensures that substance abuse program service and sentencing court recommendations are entered into the database in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Establishes each inmate’s substance abuse clinical record, and maintains required documentation.
• Coordinates social services and family planning activities for individual inmates including community resources, specialized contracted rehabilitation programs, and other program services of the Department.
• Provides and documents motivational groups for identified inmates.
• May also provide direct counseling and rehabilitative services through individual or group sessions.

BENEFITS:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System:
  • Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan)
  • Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan)
  • Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop)
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Recently Retired? Beginning July 1, 2024, there is no longer a reemployment limitation; beginning with the 7th calendar month from the member's distribution date, there are no restrictions on working for an FRS employer. You will not be required to repay any prior distributions, and you may continue receiving distributions from the Investment Plan or Pension Plan without interruption.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in counseling, social work, psychology, nursing, Rehabilitation, special education, health education, or a related human services field.

Support of knowledge, skills, and abilities should be demonstrated on the application, in the education, in the work experience, in the work sample, in the interview and/or during reference checks. If you are interested in this position and meet the above indicated qualification and have the desired education, knowledge, and experience, please submit a State of Florida Application and resume through the People First system. If you experience problems applying on-line, please call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.