Job Description:

Facility: Lawton Correctional Facility

Salary: $17.00 hr.

Bonus (if applicable): $1000.00 Sign-On Bonus

Shift:

Benefits: Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package for an energized workforce with options for you and your family including:

• Paid time off        • Paid holidays         • 401(k)
• 401(k) matching      • Health Insurance        • Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance       • Life Insurance          • Flexible spending account
• Health savings account    • Tuition Reimbursement     • Reduced tuition rates
• Employee discount     • Employee assistance program • Pet insurance
• Disability Insurance     • Paid training           • Other benefits available

Equal Opportunity Employer.

***$1,000.00 SIGN-ON BONUS!***

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: 

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

Provides counseling services, assists the inmates or detainees in adjusting to facility life and obtaining needed services or changes in assignment.  Develops and implements programs within the facility to meet the individual needs of inmates or detainees, to include individual and group counseling.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Interviews newly admitted inmates or detainees.


• Conducts facility orientation for newly assigned inmates or detainees explaining rules and regulations of the facility, available services and programs, and the disciplinary and classification process.


• Provides individual counseling to inmates or detainees on an informal basis regarding work and housing assignments, adjustment problems, and family problems.


• Resolves day-to-day problems with counseling.  Refers inmates or detainees with serious problems to professional counseling staff.


• Provides assistance to the inmates or detainees in obtaining needed services. Serves as a representative for the inmate/detainee at classification committee meetings.


• Monitors inmate/detainee custody, housing, job and program assignments to ensure all cases are reviewed in a timely manner.


• Conducts visits to inmates or detainees assigned to caseload who are housed in special housing.


• Reviews inmate/detainee medical status to determine eligibility to work in volunteer job assignments.


• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent certification required.


• Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, sociology, or related field is preferred.


• One (1) year in caseload management of offenders in a correctional setting required or an equivalent combination of education and related work experience required.


• Certified law enforcement officer experience or correctional/detention experience preferred. 

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