Clinical Therapist Supervisor

Clinical Therapist Supervisor

MONTANA STATE PRISON

DEER Lodge, MT

The Montana Department of Corrections (DOC) is creating a safer Montana through Accountability, Rehabilitation and Empowerment. If you want to work making positive changes in your community, the Montana Department of Corrections is the place for you!

The Rehabilitation and Enterprise Division ensures the physical and mental well-being of inmates, delivers educational and vocational opportunities within prisons, and oversees community facilities dedicated to successfully reintegrating offenders into Montana communities. Also, this division delivers trauma-informed support to victims of offenders in the correctional system. Join the team responsible for building better tomorrows today!

As a Clinical Therapist Supervisor, you’ll guide a team delivering evidence‑based mental health services to incarcerated individuals. You’ll oversee clinical operations, support staff development, collaborate across facilities, and help shape high‑quality, trauma‑informed care. Your leadership directly strengthens rehabilitation and enhances community safety.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee the planning, implementation, and evaluation of evidence‑based mental health services that meet departmental, state, and national standards.

Provide professional direction, coordination, and leadership to a multidisciplinary team delivering active mental health treatment.

Maintain fiscal, administrative, and clinical supervision of licensed and unlicensed mental health staff, mental health technicians, interns, and additional assigned personnel.

Collaborate with Department administration, contracted providers, facility teams, and Clinical Services Division leadership to ensure continuity and quality of offender care.

Participate actively in the Clinical Services Division’s Continuous Quality Improvement efforts, shaping policies, practices, and service delivery standards.

Qualifications

The knowledge, skills and abilities for this position are typically acquired through a combination of education and experience equivalent to:

Master’s degree in a human services field from a nationally accredited university with a relevant major or specialty (counseling, psychology, social work, or a closely related specialty).

Licensing as a Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker, Professional Counselor (LCSW, LCPC).

Two or more years of direct mental health care providers supervisory/management work experience is necessary. Preference may be given to candidates with correctional mental health care experience.

Alternative combinations of education and experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Benefits

Your service is rewarded with competitive compensation and generous State of Montana Benefits.

State of Montana employment may qualify for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Application Instructions

Only online applications are accepted. By applying online, you are able to receive updates and monitor the status of your application.

To initiate an application and be considered, you must attach your resume, cover letter, and mark the attachments as a “Relevant File”. In your cover letter, state why you are applying for the position and anything that makes you uniquely qualified. Applications missing required documentation may not be considered.

Successful Applicants Will Be Subject To

• Criminal history check
• Child/patient/offender abuse registries
• Reference checks

Medicaid Fraud

The Department of Corrections participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. After accepting a job offer and completing form I-9, your information will be submitted to the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration for verification. For more information about E-Verify, please visit the E-Verify website found here, e-verify.gov.

Notices

Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) - Any person who has 1) engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution; 2) been convicted of engaging in or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or 3) been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in activity as described in the latter, are not qualified for this position.

Tobacco Free - The use of all tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products and tobacco substitutes is prohibited in Department of Corrections buildings. In secure care facilities possession of tobacco products is prohibited.