Mental Health Clerk

Mental Health Clerk

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

The Mental Health Clerk performs daily office clerical tasks such as filing, recording, maintaining records, copying, posting, and other similar duties. Clerks may be used in various departments and perform similar duties related to the specific function being supported.

Primary duties and responsibilities include:

• The Mental Health Clerk answers phones and takes messages.
• Maintains moderately complex indexes and files
• Types correspondence, reports and other materials as required.
• The Mental Health Clerk may operate an adding machine, calculator, telex terminal, copy machine, or any other office machine requiring no previous training.
• In performance of other duties, communicates with a computer through a terminal for information retrieval and data entry.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Competencies required include:

• Excellent diagnostics skills, patience, and strong communication skills are all key qualities we look for. Our employees feel proud to play a role in our patient's re-entry to society.

Minimum requirements include:

• High school diploma or GED certificate.
• Demonstrated experience in office procedures and related clerical duties.
• Ability to interact in a professional manner in both individual and group settings.
• Ability to work with a team of inmates and have the ability to implement team strategy approaches to work assignments.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to understand and carry out moderately complex oral and written instructions; to make minor decisions in accordance with rules and regulations as they apply to work problems; to maintain company records; and to meet and deal effectively with the public and inmates.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age or older.