SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR, SR. - 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 Substance Abuse 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 is responsible for assuring that all internal policies and guidelines and external contract requirements and DASA licensing obligations are fulfilled.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Trains and develops staff on the mission, policies, objectives (short and long term); conducts therapeutic community program training.
• Assists with the establishment of management strategic plans, policies, procedures, programmatic direction and standards.
• Monitors program staff and related program activities.
• Develops and maintains correctional contract professional relationships and attends any meetings or functions as required by the facility management.
• Conducts and documents clinical team meetings and staff meetings; schedules employees as per compliance and therapeutic community program training.
• Completes reports weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annually as required.
• Monitors programming and services to ensure that program and DASA licensing standards are in compliance.
• Disseminates internal policies and procedures.
• Monitors tracking and outcome questionnaire data to improve delivery of services and to establish overall effectiveness of program.
• Works as a team member with entire treatment and ancillary staff to promote consistent and coordinated efforts.
• Reviews clinical files and perform individual record audits for licensing compliance and required documentation to ensure delivery of services.
• Maintains client caseload and provide individual and group counseling as per the Correctional Recovery Program elements as well as perform ASI Assessments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Master’s degree in a social or human services field preferred. Certification in Chemical and Alcohol Dependency.
• Two (2) years of experience in a as an administrator or supervisor in a human services field. (Five (5) years relevant experience may be substituted for Master’s degree if the candidate possesses management experience.).

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