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The GEO Group

Operator of private prisons and facilities

Assistant Program Manager - Drc

Case Management & AdvocacyUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timePleasantville, NJ, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Human Services, Criminal Justice, or a related field and two years of experience working with a criminal justice population are required. Additional experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis, or candidates may qualify with six cumulative years of full-time administrative experience with a criminal justice population.
  • Understand a variety of models, including cognitive behavioral therapy, theories of addiction, and dynamics related to substance use and other criminogenic risk factors.
  • Recognize the importance of family, social networks, and community systems in treatment and recovery.
  • Know and comply with program documentation requirements and applicable ethical and professional standards of conduct.
  • Provide services appropriate to participants' personal and cultural identities and languages.
  • Tailor program services to participants' stage of dependence, change, or recovery.
  • Use accepted, culturally appropriate strategies with participants who have substance use and other criminogenic risk factors.
  • Establish rapport with participants, manage crises, and determine when additional professional assistance is needed.
  • Possess the case management skills needed to implement case plans, consult as a member of a multidisciplinary team, and assess ongoing treatment-planning efficacy.
  • Work with computers and necessary software.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with overall program administration, including planning, directing, and coordinating program activities.
  • Assist with selecting and training staff, monitoring program effectiveness, coordinating invoices, submitting required reports, and managing required contract services.
  • Oversee all Community Resource Center operations in the absence of the Program Manager.
  • Directly supervise the work activities and assignments of Case Managers.
  • Ensure clerical work, record keeping, data collection and entry, file maintenance and storage, supply inventory maintenance and ordering, and business machine maintenance and repairs are completed as required.
  • Monitor program participants' progress, suggest intervention techniques to Case Managers, communicate with agency representatives responsible for supervision, and inform participants when corrective measures are necessary.
  • Govern casework documentation and ensure participants receive services identified in their Individualized Treatment Plans.
  • Help supervise, direct, and oversee Community Resource Center staff performing data collection, billing, account reconciliations, reimbursements, and expense reports.
  • Track and report employee hours, leave, and benefit time for payroll purposes.
  • Assist the Program Manager with human resources duties and functions, maintain personnel files as required by company policies and procedures, and enter employee data into company record systems.
  • Develop schedules, contingency plans, policies, and procedures related to office operations and human resources, subject to Program Manager approval, to ensure operational and human-resources needs are met efficiently, cost-effectively, and on time.

Desired Qualifications

  • A baccalaureate degree in Social Work, a master's degree in Social Work, or certification as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker is preferred.

About the Company

The GEO Group

Operator of private prisons and facilities

The GEO Group operates, owns, and manages private prisons, detention centers, and mental health facilities, and also runs government-owned facilities under contract. It provides services through facility management, residential treatment, electronic monitoring, and community-based programs, delivered under government contracts. The company differentiates itself by being the largest prison operator in the United States with a diversified portfolio that includes private corrections, mental health services, and monitoring programs, expanded through strategic acquisitions. Its goal is to deliver secure and well-managed correctional and behavioral-health services across a wide geographic footprint by owning, operating, and contracting facilities for government clients.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Boca Raton, FL
Founded
1984

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