Assessment Counselor

Job overview

The Assessment Counselor is an onsite, full-time position in Jessup, MD, paying $30 per hour. The role is with GEO Reentry Services, which provides correctional and community reentry services and evidence-based rehabilitation. The counselor assesses referred participants during intake to determine risk, needs, and readiness for substance abuse treatment. Assessment results and written reports inform treatment appropriateness and communication with program management and supervising agency personnel.

What you'll do

• Administer, score, and interpret assessments
• interview participants to gather additional information
• prepare written reports based on assessment and testing results
• communicate participant progress, needs, concerns, and issues to program management and supervising agency personnel.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

assessment counselor

intake assessment

substance abuse treatment

risk and needs assessment

reentry services

jessup md

the geo group

full-time

$30/hr

human services

participant interviews

assessment reports

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Comprehensive employee benefits and competitive wages
• the posting describes support for physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Why this role

Requires an associate degree in Human Services or Substance Abuse and the ability to work in individual and group counseling settings.

About the employer

The GEO Group is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Residential Care Facilities. Sector: 62.