Treatment Program Supervisor Jobs

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Department of Human Services (DHS) merged on July 1, 2022, to form one agency, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). We are seeking a Treatment Program Supervisor to join the team at the Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders (CCUSO). This is a full-time position with HHS consisting of 4 ten-hour days, 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm, per week. We also offer a strong opportunity for advancement, growth, and development.

The Treatment Program Supervisor (TPS) supervises and evaluates the work of Psychiatric Security Specialists (PSS) on an assigned shift. The TPS serves as a member of the management team and performs a full range of personnel actions including but not limited to coaching, counseling, evaluating, and disciplining assigned staff, applicant interviews, documentation of staff performance of assigned duties, scheduling, policy development and implementation, and implementation of individualized interventions for patients in accordance with treatment plans established by the Treatment Team. This position regularly attends, participates in, and provides input for treatment team meetings, weekly supervisory meetings, staff development meetings, and patient review meetings. The TPS conducts daily shift meetings with PSS staff, documenting each meeting immediately and accurately, regarding patient management and supervisory directives. The TPS processes and reviews time sheets of PSS staff on assigned shift, approves leave time for PSS staff, monitors attendance and promptness, and ensures that staff work assigned hours.

CCUSO provides a secure, long-term, and highly structured setting to treat sexual offenders who have served their prison terms, but, in a separate civil trial, have been found likely to reoffend. CCUSO has a 5-phase treatment program that includes group and individual therapy, psycho-educational programming, physiological assessments, and transitional release. Patients may also be court ordered into the community through supervised release. Treatment is determined using the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model based on the principles of respect for the person, behavior is changeable, and services align with the individual’s needs.

We Have a Great Total Compensation Package, Including

• Vacation Leave
• Life Insurance
• Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS)
• Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays (9 days/year)
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Retirement Investors Club (RIC) (Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan)
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts

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Cherokee Highlights

CCUSO is located in Cherokee, Iowa, a city of approximately 5,000 set in the beautiful Little Sioux River Valley in Northwest Iowa. Enjoy fishing and canoeing on the Little Sioux River that winds through town, providing a backdrop to a well-developed parks and trails system. In addition, Cherokee has over 1,000 acres of land devoted to parks for things like camping, hiking, and horseback riding. Cherokee is the home of the first accredited museum and planetarium in Iowa, Sandford Museum and Planetarium, established in 1951. Cherokee may be the smallest town in the world to have its own symphony orchestra! This 60-member orchestra has been referred to as the “best kept secret in Northwest Iowa.”

Cherokee is home to Western Iowa Tech Community College and 1 hour or less from other educational institutions including Morningside College, Northwestern College, Buena Vista University, and Dordt College. This quintessential Iowa town is 1 hour from Sioux City and 2 hours from Omaha. It is also 2 ½ hours from Des Moines, home to Wells Fargo Arena (a host site of NCAA Basketball and premier concerts), as well as Lauridsen Skatepark, the nation’s largest public skate venue. Additionally, Des Moines has one of the nation’s finest State Fairs and is home to professional sports teams the Iowa Cubs, Iowa Wolves, Iowa Barnstormers and Iowa Wild. Check out these 10 Reasons to Move to Iowa .

The State of Iowa is an EEO/AA Employer

HHS values those with “lived experience” and encourages adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the DHS system to apply. Minorities, women, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired – Relay Iowa 1-800-735-2942 TDD).

Our agency uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify .

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university and experience equal to eighteen months of full-time, professional employment* working with the intellectually disabled, mentally ill, elderly, physically ill, persons with a disability, delinquents, or civilly or criminally adjudicated adults;

OR

experience providing care and treatment or security for patients or inmates may be substituted for the education and experience in the above clause at the rate of twelve months of full-time experience for 30 semester hours of education with a maximum total substitution of five and one-half years.

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Additional Qualification Requirements

Designated positions in this job class require applicants to obtain the required Commercial Drivers License and endorsements within a period of time as determined by the appointing authority at the time of hire.

• For purposes of qualifying, "professional employment" shall be exemplified by having responsibility for assessment and diagnosis of client problems and needs, developing a plan of treatment, evaluating client progress toward meeting treatment goals, modifying treatment objectives, etc. Work at this level usually requires a prerequisite four or more years of post high school educational training in the behavioral, social, or health sciences. Examples of experience at this level includes but is not limited to Social Worker, Registered Nurse, and Occupational Therapist