Treatment Counselor

Pay: $26.09 per hour

About the role

At CoreCivic, we do more than manage inmates, we care for people. This is your opportunity to make a satisfying career even more rewarding by helping to create lasting changes in the lives of offenders, as we set the standards of care in the industry.

Responsibilities

• Interviews and assesses prospective program participants, and gathers data using appropriate screening and assessment instruments.
• Establishes rapport with participants and determines individual and group needs based on results of screening and assessment instruments and other collateral sources.
• Facilitates individual and group treatment interventions, in accordance with CoreCivic partner agencies, and prevailing state regulations, statutes, policies and procedures.
• Uses standardized offender assessment information in developing treatment plans or specific programs.
• Facilitates participant engagement in the treatment process, promoting positive attitudes, skills, and coping mechanisms to encourage on-going recovery.
• Plans participant incentives and uses appropriate therapeutic tools to manage behavioral issues or concerns.
• Maintains the confidentiality of clinical files for each participant to include, but not limited to, intake documents, assessment(s), interview(s), treatment plan, treatment plan reviews, progress notes, discharge summary, and referrals, according to written protocols and in compliance with prevailing laws and regulations.
• Documents and tracks treatment plans, monitors inmate progress, and reviews status of inmates/residents to verify that treatment and therapeutic programs are completed.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a closely related field is required.
• One (1) year of experience in the mental health or substance use counseling field is required.
• A graduate from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree will be qualified if supplemented with at least three years of professional social work experience.
• Where applicable, must possess appropriate licensure/certification.
• A valid driver's license is required.
• Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 21 years of age.

CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace & EOE including Disability/Veteran.