Program Facilitator

About the role

The Program Facilitator at CoreCivic conducts various programs in a group setting to inmates/residents assigned to residential and non-residential programs. They interview and assess prospective program participants to determine individual and group needs, implement a wide range of programs, plan, conduct or facilitate workshops, and group activities specific to programs by facilitating group discussions, lecturing, demonstrating, and using audio and/or visual aids and other material to supplement program curriculum. They also establish standards of behavior and participation, encourage inmates/residents to maintain these standards, coordinate admissions, evaluations, program completion, and program termination information with other interested staff and departments, maintain and monitor confidentiality of inmates/residents and administrative files, and evaluate progress of assigned inmates/residents and review status to verify that programs are completed.

Responsibilities

• Conducts various programs in a group setting to inmates/residents assigned to residential and non-residential programs.
• Interviews and assesses prospective program participants to determine individual and group needs.
• Implements a wide range of programs.
• Plan, conduct or facilitate workshops, and group activities specific to programs by facilitating group discussions, lecturing, demonstrating, and using audio and/or visual aids and other material to supplement program curriculum.
• Create and maintain an environment that is conducive to learning and personal growth of inmates/residents by establishing standards of behavior and participation, and encourages inmates/residents to maintain these standards.
• Cook up admissions, evaluations, program completion, and program termination information with other interested staff and departments.
• Maintain and monitor confidentiality of inmates/residents and administrative files.
• Evaluate progress of assigned inmates/residents and reviews status to verify that programs are completed.

Qualifications

• A High School diploma, GED certification or equivalent is required.
• Sixty (60) credit hours of college coursework is required.
• Experience facilitating and delivering programs related to work assignment may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.
• Experience with custody and control of inmates/residents preferred.
• A valid driver’s license is required.
• Minimum Age Requirement: Must be at least 18 years of age.