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 | * Other Benefits Available |
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Responsibilities
***Hiring With a Sign On Bonus Payable in Quarterly Installments***
Wages are as follows for our Substance Use Disorder Counselors
ADT (trainee status) $30.00 per hour
CSC-AD $31.00 per hour
CAC-AD $33.00 per hour
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.
This role will be working on-site at GEO’s in-prison substance use disorder program located within Baltimore Correctional Facilities.
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. Are you 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!
In this role, you will:
- Provide relevant Substance Abuse information for the class curriculum.
- Facilitate didactic educational presentations, group counseling, and individual counseling sessions.
- Select and recommend new instructional materials and programs for use in the substance abuse program.
- Maintain knowledge of new developments in the field of substance abuse.
- Maintain a collaborative relationship with other substance abuse professionals, programs, and associations.
- Complete required testing, assessment, and psychosocial history on incoming residents as required.
- Participate in related training for substance abuse.
Why Work for GEO:
- At GEO, we believe that diversity in our workforce and the inclusion of various views, perspectives, and backgrounds are integral parts of our company’s success.
- We believe that work is more than a place you go every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
- Employee benefits play an essential 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.
Summary
Under general supervision and as part of a team, the Counselor position is responsible for the administration and scoring of standardized substance abuse screening and assessment instruments for all participants entering the department of corrections. An American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) based level of care will be determined based on the assessment. This position will also provide various levels of substance abuse treatment based on the results of the screening and assessment. Levels of treatment will be consistent with the ASAM Level of care.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- The Counselor administer, score and interpret all required screening and assessment tools including but not limited to the Texas Christian University (TCU) Drug Screen, Treatment Assignment Protocol (TAP).
- May also use other assessment and substance abuse evaluation tools to support level of care American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) placement.
- The Counselor conducts screenings and assessments during the intake process and back-end screenings for standing populations.
- Conducts post testing for participants as they go through the program.
- The Counselor interviews participants to collect additional data not covered by above assessment tools.
- Reviews Division of Corrections (DOC) files.
- The counselor scores and interprets results of assessment and testing tools.
- Prepares written reports based on results of assessment and testing tools.
- The Counselor creates and maintains individual treatment plans for the participants.
- Conduct group and individual sessions.
- The Counselor maintains clinical chart per the Code of Maryland (COMAR) regulations and requirement.
- Complete discharge and aftercare plans.
- Participate in staffing regarding participants with other team members
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Associate’s degree in Health and Human Services counseling field and an Alcohol and Drug Trainee (ADT) designation OR;
- Bachelor’s degree in Health and Human Services, Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or related field and Certified Associate Counselor – Drug & Alcohol (CAC-AD) certification.
- Certified alcohol and drug counselor by the Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists.
- Bilingual English/Spanish, preferred.
- Ability to work a varied schedule that may include evenings.
- Ability to interact professionally in both individual and group counseling settings.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate with participants, other staff, and leadership personnel and react quickly and appropriately in an emergency situation.
- Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the Department.
- American Psychological Association’s Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing.
GEO Reentry Services LLC.
