Salary : $86,220.00 - $115,980.00 Annually
Location : Spokane County - Airway Heights, WA
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Job Number:Department: Dept. of Corrections
Opening Date: 06/16/2026
DescriptionSex Offender Treatment Therapist
Airway Height Corrections Center - Airway Heights, WA
Monthly Salary Range: $7,185 - $9,665Mon. - Fri - 7:30am to 4pmThe Washington State Department of Corrections is seeking a highly motivated individual with a hands-on approach to helping others. If this sounds like you, consider putting your skills to use and joining the DOC team as the
Sex Offender Treatment Therapist for the Sex Offender Treatment and Assessment Programs (SOTAP)within the Health Services Division. Approximately 20 percent of the incarcerated individuals in Washington Correctional Facilities and 18 percent of individuals on community supervision are serving time for sexual crimes, making their management and treatment a major concern for the Department of Corrections (DOC) and the community. DOC and its partners have a comprehensive system consisting of confinement, treatment, supervision, notification, and civil commitment whose goal is public safety.
The Sex Offender Treatment Therapist is responsible for developing and completing initial treatment plans, maintaining progress notes, and providing final treatment summaries. The Sex Offender Treatment Therapist position works collaboratively with staff in the Sex Offender Treatment and Assessment Programs (SOTAP), as well as designated staff in the Department of Corrections, Community Custody Board (CCB), Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (ISRB), End of Sentence Review (EOSR), community stakeholders to include visitors and incarcerated individuals, in an effort to promote community safety and the incarcerated individual's re-entry and transition to the community.
Application assessment will be ongoing, and the hiring authority reserves the right to offer the position at any time during the recruitment process. It is to the applicant's advantage to apply as early as possible.
"This recruitment could be used to fill multiple permanent or non-permanent positions."
Duties - Treats an assigned caseload of adult sex offenders. Facilitates group and individual therapy sessions for 12-15 assigned group members. Completes documentation to include agency approved assessment (at intake and discharge), Institutional Treatment plans, progress notes and a comprehensive Transition Summary for external distribution. Additionally, some clients may require treatment summary addendums and/or additional documentation. Ensures clients have notified and invited appropriate support persons to the Family Support Seminar event. Meets with client support persons to educate and answer questions.
- Assesses and completes documentation on an assigned caseload of adult male sex offenders. Completes the intake using the agency approved risk/needs assessment and completes an Institutional Treatment Plan for each client. Facilitates behavioral change in clients, conducts specialty groups, and liaises with Risk Management Staff to assist transition of sex offenders. Presents caseload information to committees related to client planning, risk management issues, and transition.
- Participates in staff meetings and supervision. Staff training weekly; weekly supervision (group and/or individual) with assigned Sex Offender Treatment Supervisor and/or the Sex Offender Treatment Program Manager; collaborates with mental health providers, custody, living unit, and stakeholders regarding dynamic risk and the management of assigned sex offender clients. Other trainings/meetings as scheduled.
- Works with appropriate stakeholders regarding the management of sex offender clients. Works directly with guardians, victim advocates regarding the management of sex offenders. Serves as an active member of the transition process identifying incarcerated individual risk, development of management techniques and strategies. Delivers testimony as required to the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board. Provides dispositions and testimony as legally required. Provides training and workshops to external agencies as directed.
- Performs other duties as assigned by Sex Offender Treatment Supervisors, Program Manager, or Program Director.
Qualifications Required Qualifications:- Obtain/maintain Washington State Agency Affiliated Counselor credential per RCW 18.19.030 within 30 days of hire.
-AND- - One year of experience providing structured individual and/or group psychotherapy guided by a treatment plan to
juvenile or adult populations.
-OR- - Three years of mental/behavioral health experience with a minimum of six months of providing psychotherapy in a
group setting guided by a treatment plan.
-OR- - Six months experience conducting structured group therapy in a sex offense specific program utilizing cognitive
behavioral interventions.
Preferred Qualifications:- Preferred candidates will have at least one year experience conducting process oriented mental health or sex offense treatment groups, utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
- A bachelor's or master's degree in counseling, psychology or social work from an accredited college or university and six months experience (paid or unpaid) in providing group treatment.
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