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SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR I

at Geo Reentry Services, LLC in HillsboroHillsboro, Illinois, United States

Job Description

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

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!
Responsibilities

Summary
This is an entry-level position that learns to implements Substance Abuse education and provides case management of the program's resident to assist them in achieving their established plan goals.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Provides case management of residents to coordinate their services and resources.
Learns the process of preparing and submitting all treatment and educational outlines, lectures, handouts and other relevant materials.
Maintains records and daily clinical charting as required internally or by the client.
Learns the methods of implementing substance abuse and life skills assessments and the way of integrating the results into resident client treatment plans.
Participates in all training and supervision activities as provided for internally or by the client.
Assists in preparing schedules, reports or other information required for the program and requested by the management or the client.
In conjunction with Treatment Alternative for Safer Communities (TASC) or as part of re-entry process, learns to assess the resident's aftercare needs, issues, and services.
Learns to provide counseling to residents, family or significant others as requested by the management or correctional staff.
Coordinates individual clinical care of assigned resident caseload.
Participates in treatment planning and conferences.
Observes and supervises resident interactions.
Assists in providing individual and group therapy or counseling. meets with assigned residents as necessary.
Maintains and updates residents' records and documents program in charts.
Performs Addiction Severity Index (ASI) assessments and any other required assessment instruments.
Assists client's staff in monitoring offender behavior and developing intervention plans regarding difficult offenders.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications

Minimum Requirements
High school diploma or equivalent.... For full info follow application link.

The GEO Group is an equal opportunity employer. Geo will recruit, hire, train, promote, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetics, protected veteran status, and disability, or other category protected by law, and we will ensure that all employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements. As a federal government contractor, it is GEO's policy to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment minorities, females, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. GEO will also provide reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified employee or applicant for employment, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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Job Posting: 12059954

Posted On: Jul 18, 2024

Updated On: Jul 18, 2024

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