YOPRS Rehab Counselor (#010526) Allendale Correctional Inst, Fairfax (ALLENDALE) Level 2

Responsibilities

• Plan and facilitate all individualized rehabilitative counseling services, including orientation and assessment.
• Conduct individual, group, and family sessions to support rehabilitative and reentry goals.
• Monitor and document offender behavior, group participation, and educational and vocational progress.
• Maintain accurate case management records.
• Complete assessments to identify each educational, vocational, behavioral, social, and medical need.
• Collaborate with institutional staff, intensive supervision officers, and community partners to coordinate reentry plans and referrals.
• Provide release recommendations based on observed and documented behavior and progress throughout incarceration.
• Participate in staff meetings and complete all required trainings and professional development.
• Perform other duties as assigned to provide support to offenders housed at other institutions.
• Successfully complete four (4) weeks of SCDC Basic Training upon hire.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in guidance, counseling, or the social sciences and professional experience in human services or social services programs.

Alternate combinations of education and experience may be accepted as follows:

• An associate's degree in guidance, counseling, or social sciences and 3 years of professional experience in human services or social services programs.
• A high school diploma and 5 years of professional experience in human services or social services programs.