Group Facilitator
Summary
Facilitate cognitive-based group sessions for clients in a residential correctional program, maintaining records and ensuring program compliance while promoting rehabilitation.
About Us: ATTIC stands for "Alternatives to Traditional Incarceration of Citizens." We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to developing interventions that enable individuals to avoid unnecessary levels of incarceration, enhance community safety and provide a setting that facilitates treatment and the reduction of recidivism. We operate residential and other correctional programs throughout Wisconsin that provide case management, counseling and treatment groups, vocational training and high-risk client monitoring and supervision.
Residential Treatment Centers for Correctional Clients operate 24 hours per day with on-duty staff for our clients. Staff monitor client behaviors and whereabouts in the community and enforce program rules and accountability. Substance abuse counseling, cognitive-based programming and correctional case management are provided in an intensive setting. Clients can be granted gradual re-entry into the community based on earned privileges. All service components of our Residential Treatment Centers emphasize trauma-informed care and employ an individualized approach to each client.
Position Overview:
This is a direct service position, part-time position, providing facilitation of cognitive interventions groups. These groups will use cognitive based programming. Collaboration with other staff, supervisors, and agents is vital and communication must be maintained. The person in this position must demonstrate professional conduct and respect for each client, maintaining confidentiality and high ethical standards. This is vital to uphold the pursuit of our mission: To conceive and develop effective interventions, which will enable individuals to avoid unnecessary levels of incarceration, enhance community safety and provide a setting that facilitates treatment and the reduction of recidivism.
This is a part-time position requiring approximately 10-15 hours per week.
Essential Job Functions:
- Complete and maintain accurate records of progress, services provided, treatment plan, and other required information.
- Counsel clients in group sessions, using the approved curriculum.
- Evaluate client participation by monitoring behavior, attitude, and progress.
- Report safety and security concerns to the appropriate party.