Group Facilitator

Marietta Springs LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Marietta Springs LLC seeks a Group Facilitator to lead scheduled group therapy sessions and support recovery goals in an outpatient setting. The role includes facilitating psychoeducational, process, skills-based, activity/recreational, relapse prevention, and recovery support groups, while creating a safe therapeutic environment and promoting client engagement.

You will collaborate with counselors and clinical staff, document sessions in the EHR, and ensure adherence to regulatory standards and

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and lead scheduled group therapy sessions in accordance with the program schedule.
• Conduct Psychoeducational Groups, Process Groups, Skills-Based Groups, Activity/Recreational Therapy Groups, Relapse Prevention Groups, and Recovery Support Groups.
• Create a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment that encourages participation and engagement.
• Foster group discussion and promote healthy peer interactions.
• Utilize motivational interviewing and evidence-based interventions to enhance treatment engagement.
• Monitor group dynamics and address disruptive behaviors appropriately.
• Build rapport with clients and encourage active participation in treatment.
• Provide encouragement, support, and accountability throughout the treatment process.
• Assist clients in identifying treatment goals and applying recovery skills learned in group.
• Communicate client concerns, progress, and barriers to the clinical team.
• Complete timely and accurate group notes in the electronic health record.
• Document attendance, participation level, interventions utilized, and client response to treatment.
• Ensure all documentation meets regulatory, accreditation, and organizational standards.
• Report significant clinical concerns, incidents, or changes in client status to appropriate clinical staff.
• Recognize signs of emotional distress, psychiatric decompensation, withdrawal complications, or relapse risk.
• Utilize verbal de-escalation techniques to manage crises and maintain a safe therapeutic environment.
• Immediately notify clinical leadership or nursing staff of safety concerns.
• Follow organizational policies regarding suicide risk, self-harm, aggression, abuse/neglect reporting, and emergency response procedures.
• Facilitate virtual group sessions through approved telehealth platforms.
• Verify client identity and maintain confidentiality during telehealth sessions.
• Monitor client participation and engagement in virtual programming.
• Troubleshoot basic technology issues and communicate concerns to supervisors when necessary.
• Ensure telehealth services are delivered in compliance with state, federal, and organizational guidelines.
• Participate in treatment team meetings, case consultations, and clinical supervision as required.
• Communicate effectively with counselors, case managers, nursing staff, admissions personnel, and leadership.
• Assist with coordination of client care and treatment planning recommendations.
• Maintain professional boundaries and ethical standards.
• Adhere to HIPAA, confidentiality, and organizational policies and procedures.
• Participate in required trainings, continuing education, and staff development activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support client care and program operations.

Job description

Group Facilitator

Primary Responsibilities

• Facilitate and lead scheduled group therapy sessions in accordance with the program schedule.
• Conduct a variety of group types, including:
  • Psychoeducational Groups
  • Process Groups
  • Skills-Based Groups
  • Activity/Recreational Therapy Groups
  • Relapse Prevention Groups
  • Recovery Support Groups
• Create a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment that encourages participation and engagement.
• Foster group discussion and promote healthy peer interactions.
• Utilize motivational interviewing and evidence-based interventions to enhance treatment engagement.
• Monitor group dynamics and address disruptive behaviors appropriately.

Client Engagement

• Build rapport with clients and encourage active participation in treatment.
• Provide encouragement, support, and accountability throughout the treatment process.
• Assist clients in identifying treatment goals and applying recovery skills learned in group.
• Communicate client concerns, progress, and barriers to the clinical team.

Clinical Documentation

• Complete timely and accurate group notes in the electronic health record.
• Document attendance, participation level, interventions utilized, and client response to treatment.
• Ensure all documentation meets regulatory, accreditation, and organizational standards.
• Report significant clinical concerns, incidents, or changes in client status to appropriate clinical staff.

Crisis Intervention & Safety

• Recognize signs of emotional distress, psychiatric decompensation, withdrawal complications, or relapse risk.
• Utilize verbal de-escalation techniques to manage crises and maintain a safe therapeutic environment.
• Immediately notify clinical leadership or nursing staff of safety concerns.
• Follow organizational policies regarding suicide risk, self-harm, aggression, abuse/neglect reporting, and emergency response procedures.

Telehealth Services

• Facilitate virtual group sessions through approved telehealth platforms.
• Verify client identity and maintain confidentiality during telehealth sessions.
• Monitor client participation and engagement in virtual programming.
• Troubleshoot basic technology issues and communicate concerns to supervisors when necessary.
• Ensure telehealth services are delivered in compliance with state, federal, and organizational guidelines.

Collaboration & Communication

• Participate in treatment team meetings, case consultations, and clinical supervision as required.
• Communicate effectively with counselors, case managers, nursing staff, admissions personnel, and leadership.
• Assist with coordination of client care and treatment planning recommendations.

Additional Duties

• Maintain professional boundaries and ethical standards.
• Adhere to HIPAA, confidentiality, and organizational policies and procedures.
• Participate in required trainings, continuing education, and staff development activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support client care and program operations.