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NEOGOV · 1 day ago

CDOC Community Programs Specialist III (Re-Entry)

Denver Metro, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$4,906/mo - $7,849/mo

6+ years exp

NEOGOV is part of the State of Colorado and is seeking a Community Programs Specialist III focused on re-entry services. The role involves assessing the re-entry needs of individuals, developing transitional plans, and providing case management to enhance public safety and support parolees in their reintegration into society.

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Responsibilities

Assess re-entry needs, barriers and strengths using formal and informal assessment tools

Develop individualized transition plans based on assessed criminogenic needs and risks

Deliver individualized case management and instruction in areas such as housing, employment, repairing family support systems, identifying thinking errors, and developing decision making skills for pro-social change

Facilitate interactive group modules using evidence based curriculum and technology

Provide transitional services for high needs and homeless in release transition meetings

Work as part of the region/office or facility work team and become familiar with and adhere to all policies, processes, and procedures

Attend multi-agency case staffing and meetings with professionals to plan, develop, and implement Re-Entry goals and objectives

Develop partnerships and collaborate with community organizations and other agencies to connect individuals with resources and services specific to their re-entry needs

Maintain and analyze data, collect feedback and evaluate transitional service delivery and utilize information systems to maintain chronological records for re-entry planning

Perform other duties as assigned or required

Qualification

Case managementRe-entry planningEvidence-based practicesMotivational interviewingData analysisMicrosoft OfficeGoogle SuiteInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsCritical thinkingOrganizational skills

Required

Six (6) years of professional experience working directly with a hard to serve / high needs client population in a correctional / human services environment providing casework, coordination of services and identifying needs, and referring to appropriate resources as your primary assignment

Experience may also include working with a hard to serve needs client population providing components of offender management exhibited by involvement and familiarity with processes that directly affect offender classification, programming, or daily living which provide progressive opportunities for appropriate placement to include involvement in: Internal Classification Committees (ICC), Classification Hearings, Job Placement and Supervision, Individualized Program Instruction/Tutoring, Multi-Disciplinary Staffing, Responding to Offender Grievances and Resolving Offender Issues, Offender Housing Placement and Movement, Intelligence Gathering and Processing, as well as Role Modeling Pro-Social Behaviors while maintaining Positive Professional Communications by providing the offender population with Crisis Intervention

A combination of degree coursework from an accredited college or university and/or professional experience as defined above equal to six (6) years

Professional experience involves exercising discretion, analytical skill, judgment, and personal accountability and responsibility for creating, developing, integrating, applying, and sharing an organized body of knowledge that characteristically is: uniquely acquired through an intense education or training regimen at a recognized college or university; equivalent to the curriculum requirements for a bachelor's or higher degree with major study in or pertinent to the specialized field and continuously studied to explore, extend and use additional discoveries, interpretations, and application and to improve data, materials equipment, applications, and methods

Must be 21 years of age

Possess a valid driver's license

Possess a high school diploma or GED

Have NO felony convictions

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position

Successfully pass all modules of the six-week Colorado Department of Corrections Basic Training

Possess the physical ability to successfully complete Defensive Tactics