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Clinical Mental Health Professional Sr.
Travis CountyUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Aug 2026
💰 $80,516/yr($64,417/yr – $80,516/yr)
About the role
Posting number: 25-09970
Department: Juvenile Probation
Job classification: CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SR
Posting type: Open & Promotional
Categories: Medical
Summary
Clinical Mental Health Professional Sr are mental health professionals who provide direct intervention services to youth involved with Travis County Juvenile Probation, both within a residential and community setting. They develop, implement and manage goals, and objectives related to screening, assessing, monitoring, and providing treatment to juveniles.
Works with clinical autonomy and provides clinical services to youth involved with Travis County Juvenile Probation Department who may exhibit behavioral issues and/or mental health symptoms and/or substance use symptoms. May work within Assessment Services OR within Treatment Services providing one or more of the following functions: facilitation of psychoeducational therapeutic groups, working on multidisciplinary teams to develop treatment plans, conducting mental health and substance use assessments and producing forensic reports, providing individual and family counseling, providing crisis interventions and other therapeutic services identified by direct supervisor.
Works with clinical autonomy and provides clinical services to youth involved with Travis County Juvenile Probation Department who may exhibit behavioral issues and/or mental health symptoms and/or substance use symptoms. May work within Assessment Services OR within Treatment Services providing one or more of the following functions: facilitation of psychoeducational therapeutic groups, working on multidisciplinary teams to develop treatment plans, conducting mental health and substance use assessments and producing forensic reports, providing individual and family counseling, providing crisis interventions and other therapeutic services identified by direct supervisor.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
This is the second in a series of three (3) Clinical Mental Health Professional job classifications within the Social Services job family and provides professional mental health services to inmates incarcerated in the Travis County Jail. This classification is distinguished from other Correctional Mental Health Professionals in that activities are conducted with clinical autonomy. This classification requires work in a secure facility with inmates, who have serious mental health illnesses and requires a flexible schedule in order to meet the needs of the department.
Examples of duties
- Maintain safety and security of self, others and facility at all times.
- Completes regularly assigned screening and assessment of patient suicidal behavior, mental illness, substance use and vulnerabilities.
- Observes and monitors patient's physical, mental and emotional well-being by looking for behavior patterns and report observations to treatment team.
- Develops patient treatment plans.
- Provides clinical mental health diagnosis of inmate.
- Develops and leads group counseling programs for inmates with mental illness.
- Completes daily documentation of patient status.
- Reports and documents any issues, concerns or problems with medications, or changes in patient mental or physical health.
- Participates as a member of the treatment team.
- Communicates patient treatment plans and concerns with mental health and medical staff and corrections officers.
- Provides training to medical, counseling, program and correctional staff.
- Provides clinical supervision to interns.
- Performs other job related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
Master's Degree in Counseling, Social Work or Psychology AND two (2) years social service experience.
Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:
Valid Texas Driver's License.
Preferred:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
At least one of the following:
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC),
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Psychologist
Preferred:
Four (4) years paid experience in the counseling, social work, human services, education or criminal justice fields providing direct services to individuals.
Certified Correctional Health Professional (CCHP)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
- Mental illness, substance use, intellectual & developmental disabilities, head and traumatic brain injuries.
- Treatment and counseling strategies to address maladaptive behaviors.
- Criminogenic risk factors that lead to incarceration.
- Proper documentation practices.
- Preventative management strategies of aggressive individuals.
- Computer equipment to include word processing, spreadsheets, databases and a variety of software packages.
- Knowledge of and adherence to HIPAA and other federal and state laws requiring the confidential handling of certain health information.
- Active listening, critical thinking, active learning, service orientation, assertiveness, sound judgment and decision making. <
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