SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR - The GEO Group

Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:

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

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!

Summary

This position develops and implements comprehensive treatment plans for a caseload of residents who are mandated to complete substance abuse treatment plans. Accordingly, this position assesses and identifies issues for each resident, creates clear objectives and goals and tracks and documents progress in case reports while working to meet all required internal and external standards and policies.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Implements the Company’s therapeutic community treatment model.
• Prepares and submits all treatment and educational outlines, lectures, handouts and other relevant materials.
• Maintains records and clinical charts as required by Company and client’s contractual requirements.
• Provides education on substance abuse, assesses life skills and integrates results into resident client treatment plan.
• Participates in all training and supervision activities.
• Prepares schedules, reports, or other information required for the program.
• Assesses client aftercare needs, issues and services.
• Provides counseling to clients' family or significant others.
• Coordinates individual clinical care of assigned client caseload.
• Participates in treatment planning and conferences.
• Observes and supervises client interactions.
• Provides individual and group therapy and counseling. Meets with assigned clients as necessary.
• Maintains and updates resident client records and documents program in charts.
• Performs ASI Assessments or any other required assessment instruments/pre & post testing.
• Assists staff in monitoring behavior of difficult clients.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma or its equivalent.
• Certified as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor with a certification recognized by the CA Department of HealthCare Services and minimum of one (1) year experience providing cognitive behavioral therapy services to an offender population.

GEO Reentry Services LLC.