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Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Position Overview

Confidential Client is seeking a compassionate, trauma-informed Justice-Involved Behavioral Health Clinician to join their Behavioral Health team in Bucyrus, OH. In this full-time role you will provide behavioral health assessments, individual counseling, crisis intervention, jail outreach, care coordination, and transition support for individuals who are justice-involved or returning from justice settings to the community.

This role is a strong fit for clinicians who work well with courts, correctional facilities, community partners, and interdisciplinary teams, and who are committed to reducing barriers to care for vulnerable populations.

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What You’ll Do

• Conduct behavioral health assessments and provide individual counseling, psychotherapy, and clinically appropriate interventions for justice-involved adults.
• Deliver jail outreach and community-based support to connect patients with ongoing behavioral health, medical, and social services.
• Support transitions from correctional settings to the community through treatment planning, resource navigation, and care coordination.
• Collaborate with courts, correctional facilities, probation/parole personnel, community agencies, and internal care teams to maintain continuity of care.
• Assist patients in accessing housing, substance-use treatment, primary care, case management, transportation, and other social supports.
• Respond to behavioral health crises by completing risk assessments, safety planning, crisis intervention, and referrals to higher levels of care when needed.
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation of assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, referrals, and program activities.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or a related behavioral health discipline consistent with applicable licensure requirements.
• Current State of Ohio licensure as applicable to the role (examples: CT, LSW, LPC, LISW, LPCC, LISW-S, LPCC-S).
• Experience providing behavioral health counseling, psychotherapy, assessment, or crisis intervention—especially with justice-involved populations preferred.
• Working knowledge of behavioral health treatment, care coordination, community resource navigation, confidentiality, and relevant laws/regulations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required credentials, certifications, and trainings.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to community sites and justice-system settings as required.
• Strong verbal and written communication, documentation, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Entry-level starting wage guidance (role-dependent):
  • LSW / LPC: $48,000 (BSW) — $52,000 (MSW)
  • LISW / LPCC: $62,000
• Benefits include:
  • Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Generous paid time off and tuition assistance
  • Supportive clinical, administrative, and management resources
  • Inclusive, forward-thinking workplace culture

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Location & Travel

• Job location: Bucyrus, OH (required in-person and community-based outreach).
• Regular travel to jails, courts, community agencies, and partner organizations is expected as part of outreach and care coordination duties.

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Equal Employment & Accommodations

Confidential Client and Careertakes are committed to equal employment opportunity and fair hiring practices. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process, please notify Careertakes or inform the hiring team so we can assist.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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