Company:
The GEO Group
Location: Indiantown
Closing Date: 20/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Benefits Information:
Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Matching
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Discount
• Reduced Tuition Rates
• Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k)
• Pet Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Training
• Flexible Spending Account
The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Overview:
Want to join a company where you can make a real difference? Our team is looking for a Counselor who is passionate about people and believes every individual deserves the best quality mental health care. This is your opportunity to build a long-lasting career with a global leader in the industry. In this role, you will help us develop, organize, and conduct programs to provide education for conditions and problems relating to drug and alcohol abuse. Keep reading to learn more about us and what we have to offer.
Join A Community That Cares
Joining GEO means contributing to our mission to provide the best rehabilitation and community reintegration programs and services to those in our care. GEO is a place for professional growth, exploration, creativity, and valuable interpersonal relationships. Interested in achieving extraordinary things? Send in your application. Every one of our employees makes us who we are.
We're looking for individuals from different backgrounds
Building an inclusive culture where every employee can perform to their maximum potential is the center of GEO’s employee value proposition. Our success is based on diversity in our workforce and the inclusion of eclectic perspectives, ideas, and backgrounds. Everyone is encouraged to apply. Here’s to unlimited ideas, increased productivity, and innovative solutions!
Responsibilities:
Summary
The Counselor, Intensive Outpatient or Outpatient is responsible for direct client care, the implementation of evidence-based readiness and transition programming services for a caseload of participants. Accordingly, it assesses and identifies clinical issues and creates clear objectives and goals. It also tracks and documents participant progress in case reports while working to meet all required internal and external contract standards and policies.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
The Counselor, Intensive Outpatient or Outpatient completes comprehensive assessment of inmates’ substance abuse history and treatment requirements and develops individualized treatment plan. Document all assessment and treatment planning.
Presents individual counseling/group lectures and didactic presentations weekly based on the areas of Relapse Prevention, Anger Management, Parenting skills, Life Skills, Criminal & Addictive Behaviors, and Co-occurring disorders.
The Counselor, Intensive Outpatient or Outpatient facilitates psycho-educational/behavior modification groups using principles of the “What Works” system. Documents participants’ attendance, participation and progress in Company database.
Conducts risk/need assessments and creates individual treatment plans for each assigned participant. Meets regularly with participants and documents participants’ progress or regress in Company database (when available).
The Counselor, Intensive Outpatient or Outpatient maintains accurate clinical documentation including intake summaries, group notes, discharge summaries, treatment plans and updates.
Updates therapeutic logs in a timely manner. Enters pertinent information into Company database (when available).
Ensures that participants’ records are accurately completed in a timely manner.
The Counselor, Intensive Outpatient or Outpatient identifies problem areas that may impact participants’ ability to successfully complete treatment. Guides participants to develop strategies to overcome obstacles to success completion of treatment
May advise Customer of participants’ progress regularly or at completion of treatment.
May maintain a specific substance abuse treatment case file for every program participant.
The Counselor, Intensive Outpatient or Outpatient utilizes crisis intervention techniques if an emergency arises.
Utilizes conflict resolution strategies.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements
A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in counseling, psychology, nursing, rehabilitation, special education, health education, or a related human services field and one (1) year of professional experience in chemical addiction counseling and/or mental health counseling; ORA Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in counseling, psychology, nursing, rehabilitation, special education, health education, or a related human services field and six (6) months of professional experience in chemical addiction counseling and/or mental health counseling; OR
A Ph.D. from an accredited college or university with a major in counseling, psychology, nursing, rehabilitation, special education, health education, or a related human services field and six (6) months of professional experience in chemical addiction counseling and/or mental health counseling OR
A Master’s Level Certified Addictions Professional (MCAP), Certified Addiction Professional (CAP), Certified Criminal Justice Addiction Professional (CCJAP), Certified Associate Addiction Professional (CAAP), Certified Criminal Justice Associate Addiction Professional (CCJAAP), or Certified Addictions Counselor.
Preference given to experience within a correctional setting.
Ability to interact in a professional manner in both individual and group counseling settings.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work with a team of professionals and have the ability to implement team strategy approaches to work assignments.
Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
Pay:
Pay USD $26.44/Hr.
Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Matching
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Discount
• Reduced Tuition Rates
• Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k)
• Pet Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Training
• Flexible Spending Account
The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Overview:
Want to join a company where you can make a real difference? Our team is looking for a Counselor who is passionate about people and believes every individual deserves the best quality mental health care. This is your opportunity to build a long-lasting career with a global leader in the industry. In this role, you will help us develop, organize, and conduct programs to provide education for conditions and problems relating to drug and alcohol abuse. Keep reading to learn more about us and what we have to offer.
Join A Community That Cares
Joining GEO means contributing to our mission to provide the best rehabilitation and community reintegration programs and services to those in our care. GEO is a place for professional growth, exploration, creativity, and valuable interpersonal relationships. Interested in achieving extraordinary things? Send in your application. Every one of our employees makes us who we are.
We're looking for individuals from different backgrounds
Building an inclusive culture where every employee can perform to their maximum potential is the center of GEO’s employee value proposition. Our success is based on diversity in our workforce and the inclusion of eclectic perspectives, ideas, and backgrounds. Everyone is encouraged to apply. Here’s to unlimited ideas, increased productivity, and innovative solutions!
Responsibilities:
Summary
The Counselor, Intensive Outpatient or Outpatient is responsible for direct client care, the implementation of evidence-based readiness and transition programming services for a caseload of participants. Accordingly, it assesses and identifies clinical issues and creates clear objectives and goals. It also tracks and documents participant progress in case reports while working to meet all required internal and external contract standards and policies.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
The Counselor, Intensive Outpatient or Outpatient completes comprehensive assessment of inmates’ substance abuse history and treatment requirements and develops individualized treatment plan. Document all assessment and treatment planning.
Presents individual counseling/group lectures and didactic presentations weekly based on the areas of Relapse Prevention, Anger Management, Parenting skills, Life Skills, Criminal & Addictive Behaviors, and Co-occurring disorders.
The Counselor, Intensive Outpatient or Outpatient facilitates psycho-educational/behavior modification groups using principles of the “What Works” system. Documents participants’ attendance, participation and progress in Company database.
Conducts risk/need assessments and creates individual treatment plans for each assigned participant. Meets regularly with participants and documents participants’ progress or regress in Company database (when available).
The Counselor, Intensive Outpatient or Outpatient maintains accurate clinical documentation including intake summaries, group notes, discharge summaries, treatment plans and updates.
Updates therapeutic logs in a timely manner. Enters pertinent information into Company database (when available).
Ensures that participants’ records are accurately completed in a timely manner.
The Counselor, Intensive Outpatient or Outpatient identifies problem areas that may impact participants’ ability to successfully complete treatment. Guides participants to develop strategies to overcome obstacles to success completion of treatment
May advise Customer of participants’ progress regularly or at completion of treatment.
May maintain a specific substance abuse treatment case file for every program participant.
The Counselor, Intensive Outpatient or Outpatient utilizes crisis intervention techniques if an emergency arises.
Utilizes conflict resolution strategies.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements
A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in counseling, psychology, nursing, rehabilitation, special education, health education, or a related human services field and one (1) year of professional experience in chemical addiction counseling and/or mental health counseling; ORA Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in counseling, psychology, nursing, rehabilitation, special education, health education, or a related human services field and six (6) months of professional experience in chemical addiction counseling and/or mental health counseling; OR
A Ph.D. from an accredited college or university with a major in counseling, psychology, nursing, rehabilitation, special education, health education, or a related human services field and six (6) months of professional experience in chemical addiction counseling and/or mental health counseling OR
A Master’s Level Certified Addictions Professional (MCAP), Certified Addiction Professional (CAP), Certified Criminal Justice Addiction Professional (CCJAP), Certified Associate Addiction Professional (CAAP), Certified Criminal Justice Associate Addiction Professional (CCJAAP), or Certified Addictions Counselor.
Preference given to experience within a correctional setting.
Ability to interact in a professional manner in both individual and group counseling settings.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work with a team of professionals and have the ability to implement team strategy approaches to work assignments.
Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
Pay:
Pay USD $26.44/Hr.