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Job ID: 36347
Agency: Department of Corrections
Location:Rapid City, SD
Salary: $65,000 to $82,000 - depending on experience
Pay Grade: K
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
This is a Full-Time 40 Hour Weekly position with the Department of Corrections New Rapid City Women's Prison Facility. For more information on the Department of Corrections, please visit https://doc.sd.gov/ .
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A therapeutic community (TC) therapist/coordinator facilitates behavioral and psychological recovery by utilizing the community environment itself as a primary healing tool. They guide residents—often in addiction or mental health facilities—through highly structured, peer-led routines to build accountability, social responsibility, and independent living skills.
Core Responsibilities

• Community Integration: Oversee the community milieu, using peer confrontation, role modeling, and privilege structures to encourage behavioral changes.
• Group and Individual Therapy: Conduct daily or weekly group, family, and individual counseling sessions focused on trauma, coping strategies, and addiction.
• Treatment Planning: Develop and update individualized treatment plans based on comprehensive psychosocial assessments and monitor progress.
• Crisis Management: Provide on-site crisis intervention and resolve acute behavioral problems or conflicts among residents.
• Discharge Planning: Collaborate with the clinical team to prepare clients for community re-entry and ongoing continuum of care.
  

The Ideal Candidate Will Have
Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW), Counseling, or Clinical Psychology.
• Licensure: State-recognized independent clinical license required (e.g., LCSW, LMFT, or LPC).
• Experience: Typically, 2+ years of experience in inpatient, residential, or substance use treatment environments.
  

Expected Skills

• Milieu Management: The ability to balance a structured, egalitarian living environment with individualized clinical treatment.
• Boundaries & Ethics: Capacity to maintain professional boundaries while fostering a high-trust, immersive community.
  

Additional Requirements: To be considered, please attach your resume.
This position is exempt from the Civil Service Act.
This position is eligible for Veterans’ Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.
Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment. Successful applicant(s) will undergo an abuse and neglect screening. Offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion of a drug screening.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information here . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=46M
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"