What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cognitive Intervention Specialist position at Management & Training Corporation?
Job Description
Pay: $16.00 per hour
Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday
Benefit Package Includes
Essential Duties
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Pay: $16.00 per hour
Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday
Benefit Package Includes
- Medical, vision, and prescription drug benefits
- Dental benefits
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Employee assistance program
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Paid holidays
- Bereavement leave
- Civic duty and military leave
Essential Duties
- Provides didactic sessions according to designated curricula within the program.
- Presents cognitive intervention education and life skills classes to assist clients with basic education in these topics.
- Guides and assists clients in complying with facility rules and regulations.
- Supervises client offender work functions in accordance with program policies such as morning wake up routines according to established schedules.
- Notifies appropriate personnel of clients failing to comply with policies and procedures.
- Monitors client behavior and reports incidents, inappropriate or unusual behaviors to appropriate treatment team staff.
- Promote the development of positive social skills through modeling appropriate behaviors and intervening when inappropriate behaviors are observed; provide regular feedback to staff regarding social skills procedures and intervention techniques.
- Maintain accountability of staff, offenders, and property; adhere to safety practices.
- Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent or GED required.
- Associate’s degree in the field of psychology, sociology, counseling, social work, criminal justice, education, nursing, or health preferred; related experience is a plus.
- Experience in the use of Microsoft Office Suite or equivalent to include word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software programs preferred.
- A valid driver license in the state of Texas with an acceptable driving record required, unless waived by management.
- Must complete Correctional Awareness Training (CAT), training for trainers (T4T), and Cognitive Intervention Programming (CIP).
- Must successfully complete annual in-service training requirements and pass an annual background check, both of which must be approved by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).
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