How to hire a director of correctional therapy

How to hire a director of correctional therapy, step by step

Here's a step-by-step director of correctional therapy hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a director of correctional therapy job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new director of correctional therapy
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your director of correctional therapy job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a director of correctional therapy for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a director of correctional therapy to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a director of correctional therapy that fits the bill.

   This list shows salaries for various types of directors of correctional therapy.

   Type of Director Of Correctional Therapy	Description	Hourly rate
   Director Of Correctional Therapy	Medical and health services managers, also called healthcare executives or healthcare administrators, plan, direct, and coordinate medical and health services. They might manage an entire facility, a specific clinical area or department, or a medical practice for a group of physicians... Show more	$26-61
   Practice Administrator	A Practice Administrator is responsible for the daily activities of a medical facility. They prepare prescriptions for patients, provide leadership in developing and implementing business plans, and oversee the billing and collection processes of departments.	$26-52
   Pharmacist Manager	A pharmacist manager is responsible for monitoring the daily operations of a pharmacy, ensuring that all pharmacy personnel provides the right medication to the customers based on the prescription. Pharmacist managers assist in advising the customers for the instructions of their medications, including its dosage and instructions of intake... Show more	$27-73

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Rehabilitation
   • Occupational Therapy
   • Physical Therapy
   • Patients
   • Therapy Services
   • SLP
   • Home Health
   • Therapy Programs
   • Patient Satisfaction
   • Speech Therapy
   • Recreational Therapy
   • Rug
   • Outpatient Services
   • MDS

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage PPS details efficiently to ensure high quality clinical care while maximizing reimbursement for the facility.
   • Develop and implement a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program.
   • Develop and implement a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your director of correctional therapy job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A director of correctional therapy salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, directors of correctional therapy' average salary in montana is 44% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level directors of correctional therapy earn 56% less than senior-level directors of correctional therapy.
   • Certifications. A director of correctional therapy with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a director of correctional therapy's salary.

   Average director of correctional therapy salary

   $85,448yearly

   $41.08 hourly rate

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   Entry-level director of correctional therapy salary

   $56,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 29, 2026

4. Writing a director of correctional therapy job description

   A job description for a director of correctional therapy role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a director of correctional therapy job description:

   Director of correctional therapy job description example

   **Avalon Village and Betz Nursing is now hiring a Director of Therapy**
   
   This position open to Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists
   
   **_Job Description_**
   
   The Director of Therapy plans, organizes, develops and directs the ASC Therapies & Wellness Department to guarantee the highest degree of quality care is provided to patients in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards; communicating at all levels with the center to ensure cooperation and sharing of information; oversight of safety, sanitation and infection control within department; manages equipment and supply functions; ensures residents' rights; budgeting and planning; assuring highest quality customer service; compliance and teamwork; in accomplishing these duties.
   
   Directly supervises employees in the therapy & wellness department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
   
   **_What's in it for you? Benefits and perks include:_**
   
   + Medical/Dental/Vision insurance available - Plans starting as low as $20 a week
   
   + Employees can access convenient telehealth services
   
   + 401k
   
   + PTO
   
   + Tuition assistance and up to $500 for certifications
   
   + Generous Education Reimbursement for New Nursing Graduates
   
   + Workforce Chaplains: Confidential, non-denomination resource available for anyone in the ASC family
   
   **_About American Senior Communities_**
   
   Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence are the core values for American Senior Communities. These words not only form an acronym for C.A.R.E., they are our guiding principles and create the framework for all our relationships with customers, team members and community at large.
   
   American Senior Communities has proudly delivered patient centered care since the year 2000, with a long history of excellent outcomes. Each of our 80+ American Senior Community is part of the neighborhood in which it exists. Our leaders and staff live in surrounding areas and know the community well. We value the same things in life that you do. The foundation of our senior living communities is based on the knowledge that we'll be part of your neighborhood for many, many years. We take great pride in our hospitality and it is ingrained in everything we do. As partners in senior care, we are not just doing a job, but following a calling.
   
   We are committed to the safety and health of our team members, residents and families we serve. As such, ASC is proud to have implemented a mandatory vaccination policy, requiring COVID-19 vaccination(s) for all employees and new hires. In accordance with our mission to compassionately serve every resident with quality care and excellence, we firmly believe that vaccinating all employees is essential for our customer's safety and health. New hires, including rehires, will need to show evidence of full vaccination on or before start or receive their first dose or one dose vaccine prior to start date. Should you have any questions regarding this, please speak with your recruiting contact directly.
   
   The Company understands and respects that a limited number of candidates may have personal reasons for not receiving the vaccine. As such, we are asking those candidates who wish to request an exemption from being required to be vaccinated, submit a request for their exemption through their supervisor once hired.
   
   We are Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer - Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran and other protected categories.
   
   Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
   
   The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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5. Post your job

   To find directors of correctional therapy for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any directors of correctional therapy they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level directors of correctional therapy with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

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6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting directors of correctional therapy requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new director of correctional therapy

   Once you've found the director of correctional therapy candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new director of correctional therapy. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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