Program Specialist / Therapist -- Diversion Program

Program Specialist / Program Therapist in Diversion Program

Job description

This position is responsible for coordinating and delivering therapeutic programs and services for individuals who have been charged with a misdemeanor or low level felony crime and who are participating in diversion or alternative prosecution programming. The diversion and alternative prosecution programming and services will address trauma, behavioral health, employment, family systems, and community stability. The position requires frequent travel within communities and to project sites and a flexible schedule. The position will involve close collaboration with prosecutors, public defenders, and community service providers in Indianapolis, IN. The Program Specialist’s responsibilities will be carried out under the supervision of the WEI Project Director leading the overall initiative in Indiana.

Primary Responsibilities

• Delivers therapeutic programming and services to individuals in the diversion program or alternative prosecution program.
• Provides individual and group counseling interventions that address trauma, cognitive behavioral therapies, family functioning, employment, and other community stability factors.
• Fully participates and adheres to the programming/services protocol of the project.
• Delivery programming and services in prosecutors’ office sites, community partner sites, participants’ homes, and public settings as long as the settings are safe, in addition to in-person program and service delivery, and provides mobile and technology-assisted support.
• Contacts, schedules, and coordinates appointments with individuals that are involved in the project.
• Coordinates with stakeholders and other community partners to schedule appointments and visits.
• Observes, identifies and does other duties as assigned for what is needed to move the project forward in a way that best represents WEI.
• Participates in fidelity monitoring of programming and service delivery.
• Provides feedback to the program leads when alterations to programming/services occur.
• Use motivational engagement techniques to support, encourage, and retain participants in programming, services, and the research project.
• Interacts with participant families and other formal and informal community supports that will aid in community stability and individual well-being.
• Actively and regularly participates in team meetings and the identification of team goals.
• Engages other team members in reviewing project participant progress toward goals
• Integrating feedback from participants and team members into programming and service delivery.
• Provide feedback to research team members on programming/services.
• Fully participates in training and re-training for skill development as required by WEI.

Required Qualifications

• Must have a master’s degree in social work, psychology, or a related counseling field.
• Ability to adapt to various work hours, including evenings and weekends, when needed.
• Knowledge of mental health, substance abuse, trauma, and other related conditions.
• Experience providing evidence-based programming and practices to vulnerable populations.
• Must have reliable transportation and a current and active driver’s license.
• Must have reliable internet and phone access.
• Ability to engage effectively with colleagues through verbal and written communication.
• Skilled in writing and maintaining computer-based records in an accurate and timely manner.
• Ability to respond to crisis situations and psychiatric emergencies utilizing appropriate crisis intervention techniques.
• Highly organized, self-starter with good interpersonal, problem-solving, and analytical skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Must possess clinical licensure as an LMHC, LCSW, LMFT, LMHCA, LSW, LMFT, or equivalent.
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Basic Training certification is highly preferred.
• We highly value diverse life experiences and backgrounds –including prior involvement in the criminal justice system.
• Experience delivering manualized interventions.
• High levels of familiarity and/or experience in working with criminal justice-involved populations.
• Familiarity and/or training in motivational interviewing, solution-focused brief therapy, cognitive behavioral approaches, and/or strengths-based focus therapy.

Job Type: Full-time (however parttime will be considered)

Note: Full-time employees cannot have outside employement the first year of employment. After the year exceptions will be made on a case by case bases.

Pay: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Evenings as needed
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: Hybrid

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Indianapolis, IN 46203