Transitional Counselor

Benefits

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

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.

Summary:

Provides inmates and detainees with the tools and knowledge to prepare for reentry into the community. Provides individual and group counseling in self-esteem, problem solving, relationships, and other related issues. Assists the inmate and detainee to secure direct communication with Day Reporting Center (DRC) Post Release Case Manager, substance abuse, educational, employment and/or other free world community social resources that can assist in successful reintegration into society.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide information on services provided at Jail In-custody Program and the Day Reporting Centers, Probation Service Centers, outpatient and residential treatment programs, and any additional transitional services developed by Community Supervision or the Counties.
• Establishes and maintains a network of community-based service providers that address the needs of returning citizens to improve successful reintegration.
• Providers should include state agencies, employment services, employers, housing resources, behavioral health providers and mental health providers.
• Identifies and recruits community-based service providers to ensure all returning citizens needs and geographies are addressed and met.
• Meets with returning citizens and Post Release Case Manager prior to release via conference call to review Transition Plans and connects returning citizens to needed services while at the jail and at the Day Reporting Center.
• Develops and maintains working relationships with state, county, and federal program administrators who can provide assistance to returning citizens upon release.
• Actively engages community resources to work with returning citizens emphasizing on the critical first months of release.
• Works to connect community resources and pro-social people with inmates prior to release via face-to-face meetings.
• Works to assist inmates/clients with obtaining eligible benefits and proper identification upon release.
• Acts as primary liaison between community providers and facilities.
• Assures timely communication and follow-up with City and County personnel in the best interest of the returning citizens successful reintegration.
• Schedules regular post release follow-up calls with returning citizens and monitors progress.
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