About the Role
<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><p class=""><font size="3"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><strong>$23.63 per hour</strong></span></font></p><p class=""><font size="3"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">At CoreCivic, our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to better the public good. We are currently seeking a <strong>Social Services Coordinator, Community Corrections</strong> who has a passion for providing the highest quality care in a residential setting. Come join a team that is dedicated to making an impact for the people and communities we serve.</span></font></p><p class=""><font size="3"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The <strong>Social Services Coordinator, Community Corrections</strong> is responsible for assessing specific offender needs and facilitating the necessary programs in order to address needs. They provide exceptional customer service and complies with company policies and procedures.</span><br></font></p> <ul><li class=""><font size="3"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Participate and facilitate the Program Review Team (PRT) for resident programming needs and goal completion.<br></span></font></li><li class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><font size="3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Develop, coordinate, present and facilitate reentry programs / workshops to ensure continuity of care for the offender (i.e. job readiness, portfolio and resume development, interview technique training, women’s specialized program, etc).</font></li><li class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><font size="3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Facilitate services for offenders with special needs (i.e. sex offenders, significant medical and mental health issues, drug and alcohol abuse / dependence and specialized female offender programming).</font></li><li class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><font size="3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Administer and evaluates assessment tool for each offender to determine if there is a greater need than employment and if reduced employment hours may be necessary to facilitate reentry needs (i.e. furthering educational and vocational training, mental health treatment, volunteer opportunities, community service).</font></li><li class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Provide offenders with employment assistance by matching the offender’s skill level through job placement resources, online resources (i.e. DOL website and America’s Career Info Net) and in the community, in conjunction with other team members. Meet with unemployed residents on a weekly basis to assist with securing employment. </span></font></li></ul></span></p><p class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><p class=""><strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><font size="3">Qualifications: </font></span></strong></p><ul><li class=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><font size="3">Graduate from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Social Sciences or other related field is required.<span></span></font></span></li><li class=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span>One year of experience in case management, social services or a related field is required.<span></span></font></span></li><li class=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span>Demonstrate ability to complete pre-service and other training programs as required.<span></span></font></span></li><li class=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span>Ability to communicate clearly orally and in writing and apply problem solving techniques to complex issues. <span></span></font></span></li><li class=""><font size="3"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Experience in Microsoft Office or other similar software applications is preferred.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></font></li><li class=""><font size="3"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 18 years of age.</span></font></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><font size="3"><em>CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace and EOE – including Disability/Veteran.<br><br></em></font></span></p></span></p>