CorrectionsCounselorIII-Sheriff'sOffice

## Compensation Range $76,564.80 - $96,990.40 \-- ## Job Description Summary The Counselor serves as a vital member of the Sheriff's Office team, providing direct, face-to-face counseling and support services to individuals in custody. This role is primarily conducted within inmate housing units and other secure areas, not behind a desk or computer screen. The Counselor spends the majority of their time engaging in-person with inmates, building rapport, assessing needs, and delivering interventions in real time within the correctional environment. A Correctional Counselor III provides crisis intervention and short-term counseling to inmates. Counselors provide psycho-educational groups, including cognitive behavioral based programs, to inmates. They work in collaboration with security and medical staff concerning inmate related problems. Counselors conduct suicide assessment and mental health screening for inmates with follow up supervision. Counselors provide diagnostic mental health evaluations of inmates to determine mental health needs. Counselors complete assessment for emergency commitment (M-1) and prepares appropriate documentation upon the release of an inmate. The position's schedule spans Monday through Saturday, with assigned work hours set according to the operational needs of the department. \-- ## Job Description **Essential duties and responsibilities - 80%** * Facilitate suicide staffing as needed and prepare progress notes, EMR documentation, case plan development and follow up supervision. * Develop and update case plans, including documentation and maintenance of counseling files. * Provide psycho-educational groups, including cognitive behavioral based programs, to inmates. * Provide short term, individual counseling services and case management to inmates. **Important duties and responsibilities - 20%** * Respond to "Inmate Request Forms" and "Mental Health Referral Forms," per policy. * Complete assessment for emergency commitment (M-1) and pr