SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR I
Geo Reentry Services

Facility: GRAHAM CORRECTIONAL CENTER

Compensation Base: 

Compensation Bonus (if applicable): 

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Summary
This is an entry-level position that learns to implements Substance Abuse education and provides case management of the program’s resident to assist them in achieving their established plan goals.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides case management of residents to coordinate their services and resources.
• Learns the process of preparing and submitting all treatment and educational outlines, lectures, handouts and other relevant materials.
• Maintains records and daily clinical charting as required internally or by the client.
• Learns the methods of implementing substance abuse and life skills assessments and the way of integrating the results into resident client treatment plans.
• Participates in all training and supervision activities as provided for internally or by the client.
• Assists in preparing schedules, reports or other information required for the program and requested by the management or the client.
• In conjunction with Treatment Alternative for Safer Communities (TASC) or as part of re-entry process, learns to assess the resident’s aftercare needs, issues, and services.
• Learns to provide counseling to residents, family or significant others as requested by the management or correctional staff.
• Coordinates individual clinical care of assigned resident caseload.
• Participates in treatment planning and conferences.
• Observes and supervises resident interactions.
• Assists in providing individual and group therapy or counseling. meets with assigned residents as necessary.
• Maintains and updates residents’ records and documents program in charts.
• Performs Addiction Severity Index (ASI) assessments and any other required assessment instruments.
• Assists client’s staff in monitoring offender behavior and developing intervention plans regarding difficult offenders.
• Performs other duties as assigned.