BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Listed compensation
$140k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
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 Behavioral Health Professional is responsible for provision of full range of behavioral health outpatient services from initial assessment, treatment planning, counseling, and case management as well as aftercare planning, group psychotherapy, suicide risk assessment, and crisis intervention.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
The Behavioral Health Professional conducts behavioral health interviews, screenings, and evaluations and determines appropriate behavioral health services and treatment plans to address a patient’s specific behavioral health needs in accordance with the mission of the outpatient behavioral health program and policies.
The Behavioral Health Professional provides a full-range of supportive behavioral health services including brief individual counseling, group counseling (process or psycho-educational), and specialty group counseling (e. g., anger management, coping skills, etc.), and patient consultations. Provides case management services as required to ensure continuity of ongoing service delivery.
The Behavioral Health Professional prepares all related behavioral health documentation in accordance with applicable organizational and state standards in a clear, thorough, and timely manner.
Consults with Security, Medical, Classification and other departments as needed in patient related behavioral health concerns.
The Behavioral Health Professional responds to psychological emergencies and provides crisis intervention as required up to and including involuntary hospitalization or placement under observation due to suicide risk or inability to adjust within general population due to symptoms of mental illness.
Conducts post-release planning and communicates with community based behavioral health facilities for referral and continuity of care as appropriate.
- Available for emergency calls and/or telehealth services after routine business hours as necessary.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements
Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a mental health related field such as Psychology, Counseling, or Social Work.
State licensure (dependent upon the state) as a Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Behavioral Health Professional or Mental Health Counselor (if claiming license eligibility, applicant must be able to provide proper documentation).
- One (1) year experience providing mental health services in an institutional setting is preferred.
- Ability to work in crisis situations in a professional and mature manner.
- Strong counseling and motivational skills.
- Must be able to work individually and in a team environment.
- Above average verbal and writing skills.
- Must be able to develop clear and concise reports in a timely manner.
- Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
- GEO Secured Services
Pay
Pay USD $140,000.00/Yr. to USD $140,000.00/Yr.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Behavioral Health Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$140k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $144k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $140k | Behavioral Health median $70k (middle half $58k–$78k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$144k in purchasing power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Behavioral Health listings in Texas | 32 active | 788 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| New Behavioral Health listings | 798 in the last 30 days | 585 the 30 days before (+36%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Behavioral Health pay trend | −1.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$140k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$10k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
