Full-Time
Mental Health Provider
Posted on 1/7/2026
The GEO Group
5,001-10,000 employees
Operator of private prisons and facilities
Compensation Overview
$116k/yr
Eagle Pass, TX, USA
In Person
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- Master’s degree in clinical psychology, counseling or social work
- Valid License Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) or License Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work with a team of professionals and have the ability to implement team strategy approaches to work assignments
- Ability to interact in a professional manner with both staff and inmates
- Provides group mental health therapy and individual sessions
- Coordinates services and communication with collateral departments and staff
- Assess, diagnose and intervene inmates on clinical needs
- Schedules clients to assure that frequencies of assessments, reviews, services and treatment plans are completed in accordance with New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD), The GEO Group, Inc. and GCCF policies as well as Departmental Directives
- Assures that frequency logs for special assignments, crises services, intake service, segregation services and caseload data base, are completed, maintained and submitted in a timely and accurate fashion in accordance with NMCD, The GEO Group, Inc. and GCCF policies as well as Departmental Directives
- Participates in 24 hour crises coverage as scheduled adhering to NMCD, The GEO Group, Inc. and GCCF policies as well as Departmental Directives
- Process family visit documentation
- Maintains collateral communications with community agencies, court and providers
- Updates Mental Health Kronos, APA certification, Segregation Rounds
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Three years experience preferred
The GEO Group owns and operates private prisons, mental health facilities, and related detention services, and also manages government-owned facilities under contract, plus electronic monitoring and community-based programs. It runs these services through facilities and contracts with government agencies, including residential treatment and monitoring as part of its offerings. It differentiates itself by being the largest prison operator in the United States and by offering a diversified mix of custody, behavioral-health, and monitoring services developed through strategic acquisitions. Its goal is to provide secure, well-managed correctional and behavioral-health services across a broad geographic footprint by owning, operating, and contracting facilities for government clients.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Boca Raton, Florida
Founded
1984
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q1 2026 revenue reached $705.2 million, driven by contract wins.
- GEO raised 2026 guidance after stronger-than-expected EBITDA and earnings.
- Record 2025 contracts added roughly $520 million in annualized revenue.
What critics are saying
- New Jersey's Delaney Hall lawsuit threatens inspections, operations, and reputational damage.
- Federal immigration policy changes could quickly reduce GEO's detention utilization.
- High revenue dependence on ICE, USMS, and BOP concentrates political risk.
What makes The GEO Group unique
- GEO combines detention operations with electronic monitoring and community reentry services.
- Its 1984 founding created decades of government contracting relationships and operating expertise.
- Delaney Hall gives GEO a long-duration ICE foothold in Newark.
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↑ 5%NJ sues Delaney Hall operator after it refuses full access to health inspectors. By Insider NJ | June 2, 2026, 11:08 am | in News AG Davenport, Department of Health File Complaint Against GEO Group After Inspectors Are Blocked From Conducting a Full Inspection of Delaney Hall, in Violation of State Law View Complaint | View Brief Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today filed a lawsuit against The GEO Group, Inc., which operates the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark. The lawsuit requests that the court grant the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) full access to the facility, which is the focus of well-documented concerns about inhumane and unsanitary conditions for detainees. Over Memorial Day weekend, Governor Mikie Sherrill and elected officials went to Delaney Hall after some detainees began a hunger strike to protest their deplorable living conditions. As GEO Group refused to respond to demands by the Governor, elected officials, and protesters for full transparency into conditions at Delaney Hall, DOH began trying to gain access to the taxpayer-funded facility to conduct a full inspection. "If the GEO Group - with a $1 billion government contract - has nothing to hide and the conditions inside Delaney Hall are as safe and as sanitary as this private corporation and the Trump Administration claim, then there is no legitimate reason why my health inspectors are being kept from full access throughout the building," said Governor Sherrill. "The people of New Jersey deserve transparency and accountability, and I will continue using all the power of this office to advocate for the detainees and their families." "GEO Group must allow our state's health inspectors to conduct a full inspection of Delaney Hall. The reports of unsanitary and unsafe conditions inside Delaney Hall are extremely concerning, and GEO Group - like any other business and facility in New Jersey - must follow the law," said Attorney General Davenport. "I will continue working with Governor Sherrill and Commissioner Washington to ensure that people detained inside Delaney Hall are treated with dignity and humanity." "Any facility housing people in New Jersey must meet basic standards under the law to prevent the spread of disease, keep food and water safe, and minimize health risks. That includes Delaney Hall," said Health Commissioner Raynard E. Washington. "The New Jersey Department of Health takes seriously its mission to safeguard the health and well-being of everyone in this state. Health inspections are not political - they are essential public health tools that help ensure no one in New Jersey is housed in dangerous or unsanitary conditions." On Thursday, May 28, 2026, DOH inspectors were allowed inside Delaney Hall for a limited inspection, but they were barred from inspecting crucial areas of the facility, including the medical unit, sleeping areas, and bathing and toileting areas. Following that visit, DOH inspectors have not been granted access to conduct a full inspection despite DOH's repeated requests for access. The lawsuit filed today alleges that GEO Group has violated state law by refusing to allow DOH to conduct a full inspection of Delaney Hall. As part of the lawsuit, the State is also seeking an expedited injunction directing GEO Group to allow DOH inspectors access to inspect the entire facility. Today's Complaint and Order to Show Cause, filed in Superior Court in Essex County, asks the court to order GEO to allow DOH full access to Delaney Hall for the purposes of a complete inspection in accordance with State law. An inspection would allow DOH to verify whether the protocols or practices inside Delaney Hall pose a serious risk of harm to detainees within the facility or to the public outside of it. Any unchecked spread of illness inside Delaney Hall poses a severe risk to detainees. It also poses a risk to employees and contractors working at the facility and to visitors, who can spread illness to the public at large. On May 22, some detainees began a hunger strike to protest conditions at the facility, reportedly including spoiled or rotten food and no access to basic hygiene products such as toilet paper, menstruation products, or toothpaste. On May 23, U.S. Senator Andy Kim and Representative Rob Menendez went inside the facility to speak with detainees. Senator Kim met with a pregnant woman who said she is not receiving full obstetrics and gynecological care, and with a woman who had a miscarriage but received no care and was left to manage the miscarriage on her own. Detainees have also told relatives and advocacy groups that the water tasted metallic and undrinkable; that people were being denied medical care or necessary medications; and that diseases such as the flu or COVID-19 were spreading throughout the facility. In addition, in late May, the Department received a report about a detainee taken to University Hospital with tuberculosis, a highly infectious disease. By statute, the DOH Commissioner is allowed to enter and inspect public and private detention centers as well as to have "full access" to any premises if there is any reason to believe a violation may be occurring. DOH is responsible for protecting the health of the people of New Jersey, including identifying any practices that would allow for the unchecked spread of communicable illnesses, including but not limited to unsafe food preparation or storage, inadequate ventilation, and other unhygienic conditions. GEO Group has thus far continued to refuse entry to Delaney Hall for a full inspection, placing its detainees, its workforce, and the entire New Jersey public at risk. | | ### Article Tags:
Deescalating Baraka expands effort to shut down Delaney Hall. By Max Pizarro | June 2, 2026, 10:13 am | in City Confidential Newark Mayor Ras Baraka this morning announced the expansion of a city lawsuit against the GEO Group as part of his administration's efforts to close Delaney Hall and restore constitutional law and order to the city. Baraka reminded reporters that Newark has been engaged in active litigation against the GEO Group for a year, having advocated for the immediate closure of the ICE-contracted detention facility due to alleged violations of city code. The lawsuit will focus additionally on allegations of human rights abuses inside the GEO Group-managed Delaney Hall. Unrest in the street prompted by a hunger and work strike by detainees, reports of malfeasance in the facility, coupled with the unaccountable and hair trigger history of ICE inside Delaney Hall, prompted Governor Mikie Sherrill last Friday to deploy State Police to Newark. Baraka subsequently established a curfew to minimize threats of violence. A fire in the middle of the road sparked the curfew, in addition to concerns about pedestrians convening in the area of moving vehicles, the mayor said. Baraka said Newark Police continue to undertake a more active role to deescalate the situation, asserting incident command, while working with the state "to manage what is going on." "We probably should have done that earlier," he said, at a podium in front of the facility in question. Baraka also expressed his concern about the public conversation shifting from inside to outside, away from the harm and hardship of the detainees. Do not forget, the mayor added of the GEO Group, "This is a private company hiding under the auspices of [the federal government]." In addition, Baraka said police made no new arrests last night and said the Governor acted the way "she was supposed to act" when she sent police to the area around Delaney Hall to ensure the safe and proper deescalation of the scene without giving ICE a chance to impose its methods. The state, moreover, is in discussions with Newark about being party to Newark's lawsuit against the GEO Group. Article Tags:
Who is David Venturella, the new ICE director with whom the US seeks a 'low profile' for deportations? The official who will replace Todd Lyons in a few days at the helm of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a familiar face within US immigration agencies and arrives amid the severe criticism the institution has faced over the past year. David Venturella will be the new director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and will replace Todd Lyons, who will leave his post at the end of this month. Lyons was appointed in March 2025, shortly after Donald Trump took office, but recently resigned amid a tumultuous year in the service under his command. Although the government attributed the resignation to family reasons, the US press indicated that his decision may have been motivated by health problems caused by the position. Outlets like Politico revealed that Lyons was hospitalized at least twice in recent months due to the extreme stress his work leading ICE caused him, as the agency became increasingly criticized for its treatment of migrants and the general population. A familiar face. To fill Lyons' vacancy, the Trump administration has turned to Venturella, a familiar face in immigration services who has worked there intermittently for over two decades. Venturella began his work in the sector in 1986, and ten years later became a spokesman for the defunct US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in Chicago. He held several important positions in that state agency until it was dissolved in 2003. Around that time, part of the old INS's functions were transferred to the newly founded ICE, and Venturella joined the new entity, first as deputy director of immigration and customs and then as director of the Office of Detention and Removal Operations. David Venturella's time in public administration is best remembered for serving as executive director of the Secure Communities program between 2008 and 2011. This work involved developing a system of collaboration among police, prisons, and the neighborhoods themselves to detect and deport foreign nationals with criminal records who posed a 'high risk.' After this experience, Venturella moved to the private sector in 2012, joining the private prison company GEO Group, one of the largest in the world in that field, which currently has contracts with ICE worth over $1 billion. At this company, the former state worker served as senior vice president of client relations until 2023. After retiring from GEO Group, Venturella worked as a private analyst and returned partially to ICE in 2025 as an important consultant amid Donald Trump's mass deportation plans. This time he will begin his work as the new head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in June. New profile and previous criticisms. David Venturella's work in US state agencies has not been free of criticism, as detractors consider him a hardline figure who does not inspire confidence in terms of treatment of a portion of the population. Outlets like NBC News have recently recalled that the Secure Communities plan - which had the new ICE director as its chief architect - was dismantled by the Obama administration in 2014 on the grounds that it had alienated immigrant communities. Since then, the program has been on and off, as Donald Trump reinstated it in 2017, but Joe Biden removed it again. After arriving at the White House for a second time, Trump restored the plan last year. Venturella's formal return to ICE as its chief is reportedly part of Donald Trump's second administration's search for a reorganization of the immigration control entity. A recent article in The New York Times notes that Venturella has been tasked with carrying out a restructuring of the entity to purge executives considered 'slow' or 'uncommitted' to implementing the Trump administration's immigration policy. The information also details that a 'low-profile' operational framework is sought to mitigate the impact of migrant detentions, which has deeply divided US public opinion. The Washington Post has reported that in his previous role as an ICE adviser, Venturella was a key player in creating the agency's controversial detention centers and increasing their capacity. The D.C. outlet contends that the new director internally defended the use of large warehouses to house detainees, despite severe criticism of their living conditions. Venturella's arrival at ICE is also noted as a conflict of interest case, since when he was an adviser he directly oversaw government contracts with GEO Group for the detention centers. This occurred despite federal US law prohibiting a public employee from working on bids related to their employer for at least one year prior. The new ICE chief is said to have bypassed this requirement through an exemption granted by the Trump administration. According to The Washington Post, one incident illustrating the potential conflict of interest is the agreement GEO Group has with ICE for the implementation of electronic GPS ankle monitors for inmate surveillance. Currently, it is the only company with such a contract, and Venturella oversaw that process as a senior government adviser. Finally, the US press notes that Todd Lyons' successor is a very close figure to Tom Homan, Trump's appointed 'border czar,' who is said to have been the main driver behind Venturella's appointment. Homan reportedly considers the incoming ICE chief a key piece to carry out mass deportations on the scale desired by the current US government. Recommended video. 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GEO Group reported Q4 revenues of $707.7 million, up 16.5% year-on-year and exceeding analysts' expectations by 5.8%. Despite the revenue beat, the company's full-year revenue and EPS guidance missed analysts' estimates significantly. The company, which operates secure facilities and processing centres across the US, Australia and South Africa, announced new or expanded contracts expected to generate approximately $520 million in annualised revenues, marking its most successful year for new business wins. Across the safety and security services sector, the six tracked stocks reported a strong Q4, with revenues beating consensus estimates by 2.8% on average. However, share prices have declined 3.3% on average since the latest earnings results. GEO Group's stock has risen 2.3% since reporting.
GEO Group shares closed at $14.08, gaining 2.3% on the day despite suffering double-digit declines over the past month and three months. The stock has fallen 11.6% year-to-date and 40.4% over one year. With annual revenue of $2.63 billion and net income of $254 million, the company's valuation remains contested. The most followed fair value estimate stands at $29.50, suggesting the stock is 52.3% undervalued. This outlook is supported by recent debt reduction, refinancing at lower rates and a new $300 million share repurchase programme. However, a discounted cash flow model values the company closer to $11.62, indicating potential overvaluation. The divergent valuations highlight uncertainty around future federal detention funding and regulatory shifts that could impact facility utilisation.