What are the responsibilities and job description for the CASE MANAGER Program Facilitator position at GEO Reentry Services, LLC?
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
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.
This role will be a hybrid case manager. Some days working from home, others working from the Jackson TN main office.
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:
- At GEO, we believe that diversity in our workforce and the inclusion of a variety of 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 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.
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- Facilitates 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.
- Conducts periodic reviews of curriculum and resources available to enhance participants' participation in life skills programming and activities.
- Maintains class rosters, attendance records, and provides completion certificates for evidence-based programs and other life skills curriculum as required.
- Supports the assessment of participant needs and makes referrals to management.
- Provides individual and group counseling in areas including self-esteem, problem solving, relationships, and other related issues.
- Communicates with program participants regarding reentry planning, identifying community resources.
- Aids participants in planning and developing post-release plans and encourages them to assume responsibility for post-release behaviors and activities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- 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.
GEO Reentry Services LLC.
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.
