Community Monitoring Specialist

Glade Run Lutheran Services•Butler, PA

1d•$17 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The Community Monitoring Specialist works with adults and juveniles that have been placed on electronic monitoring, alcohol monitoring, or drug screening as a condition of their probation. The Community Monitoring Specialist will be responsible for communicating with the adult and juvenile participants in regards to coordinating hook ups, schedules, conditions of the program, and assisting participants in accessing community resources. This person will also oversee some of our additional programs at the Community Wellness Center such as our Online Learning Support Program, After School Program and Summer Enrichment Program. This position pays $17.34-$24.45 hourly based on education and experience and offers full benefits, paid time off, paid sick time, paid mileage reimbursement and access to agency vehicles, up to a $2,000 new hire incentive bonus and the opportunity for overtime. This position also offers on-call pay at $80.00 per night on weekdays and $120.00 per night on the weekends. All on-call rotations are approximately every 4 to 5 weeks with supervisory and team support and very limited in person response.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services, Education or Criminology field from an accredited college or university; OR High School diploma or equivalent and a minimum of five (5) years of experience providing human services or community corrections services.
Must possess demonstrated verbal and written communication skills as well as strong PC skills, including common MS Office applications.
Demonstrated ability to be a team player required, including a capacity to work well under pressure.
Must be able to meet the hours of the position, which may include evenings/weekends and on-call hours.
Up to three possible shifts until 6:30pm possible.
Must have a valid driver’s license (Pennsylvania or for the state in which resides) and acceptable driving record.
Must have acceptable PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse History Clearance, and FBI Clearance.
Must be at least 21 years of age.
Must be able to identify with the agency Mission Statement and support the agency’s Core Values.
Must be able to meet the physical requirements of the position: frequently required to stand, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear; frequently required to stoop, kneel or crouch; frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 20 pounds.

Responsibilities

Initiates contact with adult offenders to coordinate hook ups and terminations of electronic monitoring devices.
Coordinates schedule of windows with offenders that have been approved by the probation department.
Observes/Performs urine drug screenings as part of the randomized drug test program.
Communicates with adult probation officers when offenders have violated their rules of electronic monitoring.
Completes monthly reports that are forwarded to adult probation outlining the offenders’ compliance with electronic monitoring.
Staff members will be required to fulfill a rotating position in the on-call schedule for continued support of the Community Monitoring and support program participants.
Supervises students/clients in the Afterschool and Online Learning Program.
Remains current on available community resources in order to make appropriate service referrals to participating offenders.
Maintains offender profiles in the database to facilitate monitoring of the adult offenders, pursuant to Electronic Monitoring devices training.
Attends departmental and professional training, workshops, and conferences to ensure best practices.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and paid holidays for full-time staff
401K offerings with agency match at $1.00 per dollar contributed up to 4% of salary
Agency provided life insurance and long-term disability coverage for full-time staff
Voluntary benefit options; including Disability Insurance (Short-Term Disability), Cancer Coverage, Critical Illness, Medical Bridge, Accident Insurance, Life Insurance and Identify Theft Protection
Paid mileage reimbursement
Paid training and administrative time
Cell phone reimbursement
Licensure Supervision for FREE!
Free credentialing assistance
Quarterly productivity incentives
Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff
Flexible work schedules (as applicable)
Annual merit increases for eligible positions based upon the yearly budget
New Hire Incentive Bonuses
Employee Referral Bonus Incentives
Employee Discount Program
Approved Agency for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
Employee Assistance Program
Partnership with Geneva College offering a 25% tuition discount on select degree programs
Partnership with Capella University offering scholarships, tuition discounts, and free professional development opportunities
Partnership with Purdue University Global which provides our employees, as well as their spouses, domestic partners, parents, siblings and children, 20% off for all undergraduate programs and certificates, 14% off for all non-doctoral graduate programs and certificates, and 10% off for all doctoral programs.
Opportunities for membership to civic/community organizations