SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR

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

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 Substance Abuse Counselor provides inpatient treatment for a caseload of incarcerated individuals. conducts substance abuse assessments and evaluations, mental health assessments, development of individualized substance abuse treatment plans, group therapy, individual therapy, documentation, discharge planning, transition planning, and psych-educational groups using evidenced-based curriculum.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Substance Abuse Counselor facilitates and co-facilitates didactic educational presentations, group counseling, and individual counseling sessions.

• Maintains knowledge of new developments in the field of substance abuse.
• Ability to work with others, professionally as a team.
• The Substance Abuse Counselor completes required testing, assessment, and psychosocial history on incoming residents as required.
• Participates in related training for substance abuse.

Coordinates substance abuse programs using principles of the “What Works” system. Schedules intakes, and group and individual sessions. Discusses specific cases with case managers to determine if they are appropriate for substance abuse treatment. May assist with the assignment of cases.

The Substance Abuse Counselor 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.

• Ability to meet required timelines.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Graduated from an accredited college or university with a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services, Social Work, Addiction studies or a related field. Master’s Degree preferred.

Must possess a Wyoming Certified Addictions Professional Certification (CAP) or possess a license eligible for reciprocity in Wyoming.

• Working knowledge of substance abuse treatment.
• Preference given to experience within a correctional setting and/or Therapeutic Treatment Modality.
• Ability to interact in a professional manner in both individual and group counseling settings with residents and peers.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
• GEO Reentry Services LLC.