Job Title
Join our family and work for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.
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.
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
This position provides program participants with the tools and knowledge to prepare for reentry into the community through the use of CBIP, Victim Impact, Stopping Abuse for Everyone (SAFE), and Relapse Prevention Program modules. This individual must learn, use, and model principles of the "What Works" system through evidence-based practices in all interactions with participants, GEO staff members, and agency personnel.
Primary duties and responsibilities include:
- Facilitating delivery of cognitive behavioral curriculum in individual and group settings focusing on the areas of motivation for change, social adjustment, personal management, social skills development, cognitive restructuring, and development of problem-solving skills.
- Conducting periodic reviews of curriculum and resources available to enhance participants' participation in life skills programming and activities.
- Maintaining class rosters, attendance records, and providing completion certificates for evidence-based programs and other life skills curriculum as required.
- Supporting the assessment of participant needs and making referrals to management.
- Providing individual and group counseling in areas including self-esteem, problem solving, relationships, and other related issues.
- Communicating with program participants regarding reentry planning, identifying community resources.
- Aiding participants in planning and developing post-release plans and encouraging them to assume responsibility for post-release behaviors and activities.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum requirements include:
- Bachelor's degree in social sciences or related field required.
- Must have previous experience as a facilitator/educator/group moderator.
- Preference given to experience within a correctional setting.
- Valid state driver's license required.
- Ability to interact in a professional manner in both individual and group counseling settings.
- Excellent interpersonal skills as well as oral and written communication skills.
- Extensive organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Familiar with the correctional system and current correctional policies.
- Possess a thorough understanding of the Principles of Effective Intervention that empirical evidence has proven to successfully reduce recidivism.
- 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.