Licensed Mental Health Professional

Benefits Information
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.
Our program operates on site at the Alabama PREP Center located in Uniontown (Perry County)
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.

Summary
The Mental Health Professional provides clinical social work for individuals with mental, physical, or developmental disabilities and performs other related work. They are responsible for maintaining safety by assisting staff in inspecting facilities, or observing behaviors, to identify or intervene in security breaches that could lead to injuries or escape.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts assessments and summarizes case information for use in diagnosis, treatment (level of care).
• Diagnose and collaborates in the formulation of a diagnosis of individuals.
• Develops, monitors, and modifies treatment plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team
• Identifies and recommends appropriate services based on assessment
• Provides individua1 and group therapy, including sex offender treatment, as delineated in the treatment plan.
• Participates in risk assessment, evaluation, and recommendation for alternate level of care placement
• Coordinates discharge planning activities and acts as resource on accessing appropriate community support and services to be utilized upon release.
• Responds to requests from individuals
• Consults with colleagues and other staff on behavior management treatment issues.
• Prepares verbal and written social work reports
• Participates in professional meetings, committees, training, and conferences.
• Participates in research and Quality Assurance and Improvement (QA&I).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Minimum Requirements

• Master's degree program from an accredited college or university in a MENTAL HEALTH related field such as Psychology, Counseling or Social Work. Valid license as a Clinical Social Worker or Mental Health Counselor issued by the state in which the work is performed.
• Knowledge of the principles, procedures, techniques, trends, and literature of social work with particular reference to clinical social work; psychological or social aspects of mental and developmental and physical disabilities.
• Knowledge of community organization principles; scope and activities of public and private health and welfare agencies; characteristics of mental, developmental, and physical disabilities; current trends in MENTAL HEALTH, public health and public welfare, and Federal and State programs in these fields.
• Ability to utilize and effectively apply the required technical knowledge.
• Ability to establish and maintain the confidence and cooperation of persons contacted within the context of work.
• Ability to secure accurate psycho and social data and record such data systematically.
• Ability to prepare clear, accurate, and concise reports.
• Ability to work family and community agencies in preparation for discharge.
• Ability to develop and implement programs.
• Ability to provide professional consultation; analyze situations accurately and take effective action.
• Ability to communicate effectively through written or verbal modes.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.

GEO Reentry Services LLC.