Corrections Counselor
As a Corrections Counselor 1 for the Department of Corrections, you are responsible for providing professional counseling services and casework management to inmates at SCI, Mahanoy. You conduct individual counseling and casework services and provide assistance in obtaining information regarding employment opportunities and community resources. Also, you develop, maintain, and present records and reports for managing an inmate caseload. You participate in parole planning and make recommendations on re-entry services.
- Full-time employment, 40-hour work week.
- Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with 30-minute lunch.
- This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.
- Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $53,161.00 (before taxes).
Qualifications
- Three years and six months as a corrections officer, and 18 college credits in sociology, counseling, psychology, social work, corrections, criminal justice, or a related field; or
- A bachelor’s degree in sociology, counseling, psychology, social work, corrections, criminal justice, or a related field; or
- An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes 18 college credits in sociology, counseling, psychology, social work, corrections, criminal justice, or a related field.
- Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree/credits.
Please visit employment.pa.gov to see what openings are currently posted for these positions, or contact me at kcortazzo@pa.gov.