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Job Description
What Youll do:
- Under the direction of the Psychiatric/MR nurses and/or behavioral health supervisors participates directly or indirectly in the development of the
Individual Treatment Plan (e.g. plans designed around habilitation and rehabilitation in cooperation with the multidisciplinary treatment team) - Recommends to treatment team changes in offender treatment plans as behavior shows progress or regression and carries out offender or group treatment delineated by the multidisciplinary treatment team
- Directs and monitors all aspects of offender activities
- Trains offenders to function independently in selfhelp and/or daily living skills (e.g. personal hygiene eating grooming toileting etiquette social skills cooking communications writing and/or identifying name and address identifying survival signs and words and telling time) by using a variety of training techniques (e.g. behavior support programs modeling and overhand instruction)
- Directs and monitors offenders vocational responsibilities
- Assists in escorting offenders during offunit therapeutic activities and training programs
- Performs specific tasks with offenders as assigned by treatment team at program areas as described in offenders treatment plan (e.g. cooking vocational tasks fine/gross motor activities)
- Facilitates basic fundamental and psychoeducational groups to the SMI and IDD populations assigned to any MH unit or programmatic area
- Assists in the planning and participates in leisure/recreational activities with offenders (e.g. games gardening crafts fine/gross motor skills institutional services to library recreation yard and commissary) and documents the activities and outcomes in electronic health record
- Institutes appropriate crisis intervention for unacceptable behavior as defined by treatment/behavior plan and prevent injury of the offender to self or to others
- Completes necessary documentation of incident reports as required
- Provides onunit surveillance of offender behavior
- Investigates offender noncompliance with unit rules and recommends restrictions for violation to the treatment team and advises disciplinary process of offenders
- Responds to emergencies and recognizes unusual or threatening conditions and takes appropriate action per institution policies
- Reports and documents any problems and or unusual incidents directly to program and institutional staff
- Maintains control of own emotional response to repugnant offender behavior and restrains self from punitive or retaliatory activity to prevent escalating aggressive behavior
- Assists with institutional count and direct monitoring of offenders
- Assists with shakedowns of offender cells and unit area for contraband
- Provides orientation to newly transferred offenders
- Provides appropriate training direction and/or feedback to offender regarding behavior observed
- Conducts offender interaction with client to clarify issues and resolve problems
- Completes charting and documentation observation logs reports and records offender response to programs treatments medications and activities
- Completes forms and reports that are related to shift attendant duties and unit operations
- Assists in escorting offenders to leisure/recreational activities occupational activities and medical appointments
- Interacts appropriately with staff offenders and visitors at all times
- Assists other staff and departments (e.g. security and behavioral health) in treatment and behavioral health plans implementation offender activities off unit programming and worksite area activities maintaining sanitation standards and adhering to infection control procedures
- Act as offender representative or advocate as assigned
- Attends scheduled meetings and serves on institutional committees
- Maintains safety security and sanitation of offenders and living area per DRC policies
- Attends inservice training and/or educational programs as applicable and updates on institution policies and procedures
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The State of Ohio is a drugfree workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/nonmedical cannabis). Please note this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio DrugFree Workplace Policy (HR39) and as outlined in the posting.
Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services activities programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & in reading & writing common English vocabulary. (Pursuant to a Federal Court Order individual hired into this class at Oakwood Forensic Center must be high school graduate or G.E.D.)
Or equivalent of the Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
Job Skills: Mental Health Behavioral Health Basic Documentation Programming Professional Confidentiality Customer Focus Decision Making Emotional Intelligence Teamwork
Who We Are
Guided by a single mission To reduce recidivism among those we touch the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change. Our staff embrace these core values and serves as role models for prosocial behavior conveying an attitude of dignity and respect in the treatment of others.
What We Do
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive contributing members of our communities ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.
To learn more about our agency please visit our website at
Are You Ready
We are thrilled to see that you are interested in beginning your career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction! Without a doubt this will be the most rewarding and meaningful work youll ever find with a work family that is second to none!
At the State of Ohio we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality competitive benefits to eligible fulltime and parttime employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits visit ourTotal Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:
- Medical Coverage
- Free Dental Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Paid time off including vacation personal sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth Adoption and Foster Care leave
- Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds Public Service Loan Forgiveness and more)
- Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS STRS SERS and HPRS)&Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)
*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
Application Procedures:
In order to be considered for this position you must apply online through this posting website. (We no longer accept paper applications.)
- When completing your online Ohio Civil Service Application be sure to clearly describe how you meet the minimum qualifications outlined on this job posting.
- We cannot give you credit for your qualifications experience education and training in the job selection process if you do not provide it in your online application.
- You can check the status of your application by signing into your profile on this website.
- We will communicate with you through the email you provided in your profile and job application. Be sure to check your email often.
If you require a reasonable accommodation for the application process please contact the Human Resources Office so proper arrangements can be made. Otherwise you will be given specific instructions on requesting an accommodation if you are invited to an assessment and/or interview.
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is a tobaccofree workplace.
PreEmployment Drug Testing:
All final applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to test for illegal drug use prior to appointments. Testing will also be performed for the presence of marijuana. An applicant with a positive test shall not be offered employment unless the applicant submits medical documentation of legally prescribed medications or a recommendation for medical marijuana.
PreEmployment Background Investigation:
The final applicant selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. An individual assessment of an applicants prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is prohibited from hiring:
- Individuals under a federal or state weapons disability if the position requires firearms certification/recertification and use;
- Individuals who have engaged in sexual abuse in a prison or other confinement facility; have been civilly or administratively adjudicated or convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force implied threats of force or if the victim did not or was unable to consent;
- Individuals convicted of soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism terrorism or money laundering to support terrorism;
- Individuals who have been convicted of or pled guilty to a felony where a direct correlation exists between the position and prior criminal behavior.
Employment Type
Full-Time
