Reentry Program Specialist
Reentry Program Specialist
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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
REHABILITATION & REENTRY
Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.
The Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe secure and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind ADCRR and its more than 8000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency accountability and fairness.
REENTRY PROGRAM SPECIALIST
(Program Project Specialist II)
Education Program and Community Reentry
Maricopa Reentry Center
24601 North 29th Avenue
Phoenix Arizona 85027
Salary: $40122.00
Grade: 19
Closing Date: 04/24/2025
The Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) seeks a dynamic multitasker with excellent communication skills. This role involves delivering psychoeducational programs and case management services to the offender/resident population through classes and oneonone sessions on weekdays evenings and weekends. Responsibilities include conducting needs assessments developing individual plans and assisting in transitional planning for offenders leaving the reentry center. This position requires interaction with internal and external staff Community Corrections Officers (CCOs) and community providers. Additionally maintaining accurate documentation and statistical data/reports is essential. The role demands an individual who can work independently with minimal supervision.
Delivers programming services and classes in a group or oneonone setting during weekdays weekends and evenings to offenders/residents under supervision of the Community Corrections Division
Case management of various elements of offender/resident participation class completions documentation and data entry
Statistical gathering and reporting on programs offender/resident needs participation and success of programs
Communicates interacts and works with internal and external employees contractors community agencies programming delivery entities and offenders/residents
Drives on State business
Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment
Knowledge of:
Principles and practices of program planning laws rules regulations and trends in the area of assignment
Local state and federal programs and resources
Research methodologies and report preparation
Best practices in community resources and requirements
ADCRR policies and procedures
Security practices
Computer operations and various software programs including Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite
Skill in:
Verbal and written communications
Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
Organization and time management
Reentry planning
Active listening
Coaching and motivational interviewing
Collecting and maintaining accurate data/documentation and program records
Ability to:
Coordinate offender/resident release planning
Interact professionally with a wide variety of ADCRR staff and the public
Work in a secured prison and a communitybased correctional center environment
Make sound decisions
Travel frequently
Collect and maintain statistical data
Produce reports
Maintain confidentiality
Work independently with minimal supervision
Bachelors degree in a related field
Minimum of one 1 year experience working with justiceinvolved individuals probationers parolees or inmates
Minimum of one 1 year experience in instruction or teaching of programs classes or groups
Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and a drug test.
In an effort to maintain a safe environment all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current valid classappropriate drivers license complete all required training and successfully pass all necessary drivers license record checks. The license must be current unexpired and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to drivers license record checks must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C. R210207.11.
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business then the following requirements apply:Drivers License Requirements.
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (EVerify).
We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
Paid Parental LeaveUp to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newlyplaced foster/adopted child (pilot program).
Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical dental life shortterm and longterm disability options
Exceptional retirement program
Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans credit union membership and a wellness program
An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program
Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot programhere. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona please visit our benefits page
Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.
Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
