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Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) – Correctional Facility
Job Type:
Full-time | Contract (40 hours/week)
Initial Term: 13 weeks (extensions possible)
Locations: Multiple (AZ, CA, KS, NM, TN, TX) – On-site
About the Role:
We are hiring Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs) to provide direct mental health services to individuals within secure correctional environments. This opportunity allows for meaningful engagement with underserved populations, focusing on trauma-informed care, behavioral stabilization, and rehabilitation support.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct clinical mental health assessments and psychosocial intakes
- Provide evidence-based individual and group therapy (CBT, DBT, MI)
- Support crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and safety planning
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to develop treatment and care plans
- Participate in case reviews and discharge/reentry planning
- Maintain timely and accurate documentation compliant with facility and HIPAA standards
Required Qualifications:
- Active LCSW license in the state of assignment
- Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW)
- At least 2 years of clinical experience (correctional, psychiatric, or institutional preferred)
- Current BLS (Basic Life Support) Certification
- Willingness to work on-site in a secure setting
- Must live within or be open to relocating within 70 miles of the facility
Why Join Us?
- Stable, full-time schedule (no on-call)
- Collaborative multidisciplinary environment
- Opportunity to serve a high-need, underserved population
- Professional development in forensic and correctional behavioral health
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $43.00 - $56.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Work Location: On the road
Professional Field


Patient Focus
Diagnoses
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Issues
Trauma
Therapeutic Approach
Methodologies
DBT
ECT
Modalities
Groups
Individuals
Practice Specifics
Populations
Inmates
Settings
Intense Out-patient (IOP)
Milieu
Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Residential Treatment Facilities (RTC)
Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
Home Health/In-home
Jails/Prisons
Forensic
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