Mental Health Clinician

Hampden County Sheriff's Office
Ludlow, MA
$65K-$78.8K a year
Full-time

The Hampden County Sheriff’s Office is not your average law enforcement agency.

Behind the walls of our facilities in Western Massachusetts, our firm but fair approach to corrections has been emulated across the country and changed countless lives for the better.

We provide empathy and opportunity to all who come under our care and custody with the aim of uplifting individuals and their families.

Our Public Health Model for Correctional Health Care values wellness, treatment of disease, prevention of illness, and access to care during and after incarceration.

The justice-involved population gets professional medical and mental health care while incarcerated, and we work to have a seamless transition to continue that care in the community post-release.

Our medical team earns a generous salary with state benefits including excellent health care options, dental coverage, life insurance, long-term disability coverage and paid time off.

There are also several annual bonuses awarded for deportment, performance and educational achievements.

Our Sheriff's Office manages four facilities including two in Ludlow, one in Chicopee and one in Springfield. If you want to help make the world a better place by ensuring the justice-involved population gets the best mental health services anywhere, please consider joining our team!

  • The Hampden County Sheriff's Office is looking for an energetic, empathetic, and motivated Mental Health Clinician. The clinician will conduct mental health assessments and evaluations on an emergency and non-emergency basis;
  • establish and maintain a therapeutic counseling relationship with clients / inmates / pre-trial detainees; help develop individualized mental health treatment plans;

maintain relevant information and submit reports as necessary.

Work Schedule : Two shifts are available :

Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday, noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • Qualifications : Must have completed Master’s Degree in social work by June 1, 2024, psychology, counseling rehabilitation, or related human service field required;
  • clinical licensure or license eligible preferred; strong mental health clinical assessment / intake skills and ability to make appropriate treatment and safety referrals;
  • solid knowledge of clinical theories and ability to use this knowledge in all phases of clinical practice; ability to facilitate individual and group treatment, and psycho-educational classes / groups and develop all relevant lesson plans;

strong crisis intervention skills, Bilingual skills preferred and strong computer skills inclusive of report writing with working knowledge of Microsoft Office desired.

Please apply today and don't forget to attach your resume'!

13 days ago
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