COUNSELOR, PROGRAM

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Who We Are:

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

Why Work for GEO:

• We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
• Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Responsibilities

Summary:

The Program Counselor has the primary responsibility of providing therapeutic program services to Participants. The Program Counselor is assigned a specific caseload of participants and monitors the service delivery for them while they are enrolled in the program. These services may include didactic, psychoeducational, individual and group counseling, peer awareness activities, therapeutic encounters, crisis intervention and recordkeeping. The Program Counselor provides these services within the scope of local certification, licensure and credentialing authorities and in accordance with internal and external assurances and prohibitions.

 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Program Counselor ensures compliance with standard internal and external and other accrediting agency contract policies and procedures.
• Facilitates daily clinical program activities in accordance with the established clinical schedule. Activities may include daily process groups, individual sessions, case management, meetings, weekly program curriculum lectures, Life Skills seminars, caseload groups and specialized groups focusing on Substance Abuse , Anger Management, Relapse Prevention, Job Readiness preparation and Parenting Skills.
• The Program Counselor may conduct initial intake session with new participant assigned to the program and orientate them about program requirements, reviews the participants file and establishes a preliminary treatment plan.
• Conducts weekly individual counseling sessions with assigned caseload. These sessions may include the following tasks: completion of a monthly progress report, monthly treatment planning, goal-setting, crisis intervention, behavioral adjustment sessions, psychological referrals, and discharge planning in order to provide recommendations and referral sites for continued treatment upon their release.
• The Program Counselor maintains clinical charts (electronic and hard copy versions) for assigned caseload and ensures all documentation is completed in accordance with established deadlines and program policies.
• Participates in compilation of data and program reporting functions.
• Participates in staff meetings, seminars and workshops, as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Graduated from an accredited college or university with a minimum B.A. degree, preferably in human services, OR possess a CADC (Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor) certification in the state of Pennsylvania.
• Preference given to experience within a correctional setting.
• Working knowledge of the Twelve Step Program of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous.
• 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.

GEO Reentry Services LLC.