Job Description
Description:
Odyssey House of Utah is seeking a full time Correctional Counselor!
Summary: You can make a difference in people’s lives and our community! Odyssey House, a 501(c)3 non-profit, is recognized as the best mental health and addiction treatment center in Utah. If you want to expand your experience in the criminal justice, social work, and addiction field, we can help! We provide opportunities to learn and start a career with flexible schedules to accommodate school and family life. This role is critical to the client and the organization. Odyssey is a large and growing agency, and we are BIG on promoting from within. It is common for people who start here to get promoted to leadership roles. So come work with the people in our care; it is deeply rewarding!
Our goal with the Criminal Justice Program (CJP) is to create a structure for inmates while incarcerated and have wrap-around community support lined up before their release. Services are FREE to inmates and not an additional financial burden to them or their families. CJP includes Correctional Addictions Treatment Service (CATS), Interim Drug Offender Group Services (DOGS), and Prime for Life®.
These services are highly successful! For example, in 2019, Salt Lake County conducted a recidivism study on our CATS program and found a 76% reduction in new-charge bookings one-year post CATS, a 90% reduction two years post CATS, and a 99% reduction three years post CATS. Salt Lake County also found an 83% improvement in employment status and a 46% reduction in homelessness.
Job Location: Salt Lake City - Salt Lake County Jail
Schedule: Sunday through Thursday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Compensation: $19.50 per hour
Full-Time Benefits Include:
Odyssey House’s Core Values
Core Responsibilities: We will teach you how to assess clients' needs, connect them with appropriate resources, accurately document services, learn healthy boundaries, and maintain client safety. You will provide client skills development services, coordinate care with clinical and correctional staff, and directly support our clients.
Day in the Life: You get to know clients one-on-one in a deep and meaningful way! You get to give them a lot of attention and help them change their lives. You will connect clients with important resources and communicate with their support systems to ensure long-term success. You get to help develop therapeutic interventions for clients, hold them accountable to these goals, and reward them for their excellent work.
Candidate Qualities:
Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of required pre-employment screenings , which may include background checks, fingerprinting, applicable sex offender registry screenings for Adult Residential roles, and other position-related verifications. Roles requiring driving are subject to a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) review and valid Utah driver’s license.
All employees of Odyssey House are required to adhere to: Odyssey House mission, philosophy, and scope of service; Division of Human Services Code of Conduct and all other relevant service contract requirement standards; ensuring a safe environment for all clients and staff; providing exemplary customer service to both internal and external customers; fostering a positive work environment; ensuring high-quality client care within the scope of the assigned position.
Each employee is expected to clearly understand roles and responsibilities regarding the following: Specific job position, time management, personnel file requirements, client record system, incident reporting, mandatory training requirements, maintaining proper client boundaries, and individual rights of clients and staff.
Physical Demands of the Job: Ability to lift up to 15 lbs., drive (or adequate alternate transportation), sit for prolonged periods, and perform light to moderate physical activity at times.
EEOC Statement: Odyssey House is an equal-opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
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