Youth Reentry Facilitator – Make Real Impact

The GEO Group; Merced (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

The GEO Group, a global leader in evidence-based rehabilitation, is hiring a Facilitator for the Youth Supportive and Rehabilitative Program at the Merced Juvenile Justice Complex. You will manage a caseload, run psycho-educational groups, and implement program plans in line with What Works principles.

Responsibilities include leading daily groups, developing service plans, coordinating aftercare, and generating comprehensive reports while safeguarding participant confidentiality and supporting

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Services discipline or equivalent preferred.
• Up to one (1) year experience providing services to adult or juvenile treatment populations.
• A minimum of two (2) years’ experience may be required for Reentry Offices.
• Familiar with community corrections systems and current community corrections practices.
• Familiar with community work force needs, public and private agencies and employment services.
• Ability to write clear concise reports in English using correct grammar.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and calculate percentages.
• Must be able to react quickly and appropriately in an emergency situation.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred, but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• The Facilitator leads psycho-educational/cognitive behavioral groups on a daily basis on multiple units with multiple youth.
• Maintains a participant caseload with appropriate service plans.
• The Facilitator enforces program norms, rules, and behavioral standards.
• Coordinates and develops appropriate service plans through the utilization of various identified resources to assist the participant in making the transition from a residential placement or institution to the community in lieu of incarceration.
• The Facilitator may prepare service plans and aftercare plans which may include utilizing services such as Alcohol and other Drugs (AOD), legal, behavioral, medical, educational, vocational, family, and psychosocial for each participant and update and monitor such plans in a timely manner.

Skills

Bilingual in English/Spanish

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in Human Services

Job description

The GEO Group, a global leader in evidence-based rehabilitation, is hiring a Facilitator for the Youth Supportive and Rehabilitative Program at the Merced Juvenile Justice Complex. You will manage a caseload, run psycho-educational groups, and implement program plans in line with What Works principles.

Responsibilities include leading daily groups, developing service plans, coordinating aftercare, and generating comprehensive reports while safeguarding participant confidentiality and supporting