Juvenile Program Coordinator (#019971) Young Offender Parole & Reentry, Columbia (RICHLAND)
State of South Carolina
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Program Reentry Specialist I (#021753) Programmatic Reentry, Trenton CI (EDGEFIELD) Level 2
State of South Carolina
Department of Corrections
Location
South Carolina, 29210
Salary
$45,300 - $61,100
per year
Type
Full Time
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Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves helping people leaving prison reintegrate into society by providing counseling, assessing their needs, teaching skills like financial literacy and job searching, and connecting them with community resources for housing and employment.
A good fit would be someone with experience in social services or program coordination who is patient, organized, and passionate about supporting formerly incarcerated individuals.
The role requires building partnerships with local organizations and developing plans to address challenges like unemployment and homelessness.
Key Requirements
- High school diploma required, with relevant experience in program development, implementation, and oversight
- Associate or bachelor's degree can substitute for some required experience
- Ability to provide counseling, case management, and career guidance to returning citizens
- Skills in assessing needs and developing pre-release case plans while maintaining confidentiality
- Experience or knowledge in teaching financial literacy, job search techniques, and mentoring
- Must complete four weeks of SCDC Basic Training upon hire
- Ability to coordinate referrals to community-based organizations and build alliances for employment readiness
Full Job Description
- Under the supervision of the Division Director of Reentry, this position provides counseling, case management and coordinates community referrals.
- The incumbent is responsible for assessing the current needs of the returning citizens.
- Builds strong alliances in the community with entities dedicated to employment readiness.
- Incumbent will teach financial literacy classes and assist other institutions, where needed, statewide.
- Incumbent provides career counseling and job search techniques.
- Incumbent will also maintain knowledge of community resources and provide mentoring and assistance to returning citizens to assist with successful reintegration.
- Coordinates referrals to community-based organizations that will provide needed services to returning citizens transitioning into the community.
- Ensures strong alliances in the community with agencies and organizations dedicated to employment readiness.
- Develops plans to increase well-being and stability, i.e. homelessness, unemployment, housing.
- Responsible for assessing the needs of the inmate.
- Assist in the development, delivery, implementation, and evaluation of agency sanctioned programs and program specialized housing.
- This may include assisting in the development of policy to establish standardized principles and procedures.
- Assist Division of Programs with the development and implementation of specialized programs.
- Complete and submit assigned monthly reports as requested.
- Conduct program specific lectures/instructions, oversees institutional programs.
- Develops and implements pre-release case plans in collaboration with the inmate, identifying discharge outcomes and potential intervention strategies, ensuring that inmate confidentiality and inmates rights are maintained.
- This position is located in Trenton CI.
Questions regarding the application process, this job posting or any other postings with the SCDC should be directed to:
Requirements
State of South Carolina Minimum Requirements:
A high school diploma and relevant program experience.
SCDC Minimum Requirements:
A high school diploma and relevant experience in program development, implementation, and oversight.
Associate or bachelor's degrees may be substituted for required program experience.
Qualifications
.Additional Information
The South Carolina Department of Corrections is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education.
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