Employment Support Specialist-Oregon Correctional Center

ATTIC CORRECTIONAL SERVICES INC•Oregon, WI

8d•$23 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for a caseload of adult correctional clients who participate in the McNaughton Correctional Center Employment Support Services Program. The person in this position will work directly with the superintendent or his/her designee to coordinate all employment support services. Involvement with clients may be on an individual basis and/or in group settings.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent. Associate Degree preferred.
Valid Drivers License for 2 years.
Have a minimum of two (2) years experience providing services to inmates or six (6) months experience delivering services to persons of all genders from various racial, religious, and ethnic backgrounds as well as individuals with a disability.
Complete and submit a Vehicle Use Agreement (DOA-6000) for a drivers license check and have held a valid drivers license for a minimum of two (2) years.
Successfully complete the Department of Corrections van driver training and any other requirements specified by the Department of Corrections Risk Management staff.
Good oral and written communication skills. Good organizational skills.
Ability to perform job duties with minimal supervision.
Experience in teaching, coaching, and/or group facilitation.
Basic computer skills and knowledge.

Responsibilities

Ensure that all inmates assigned to the Correctional Center have proper identification documents to begin a private sector work assignment or that necessary documents are requested from the issuing authority within two (2) working days of the inmates’ reception at the Correctional Center;
Provide inmates with transportation to obtain identification documentation, employment interviews, clothing or tools necessary to begin employment and/or transportation to and from a work site;
Assist inmates to obtain clothing or tools necessary to begin a job or crew assignment;
Develop a comprehensive financial plan that identifies all of the inmates’ outstanding court or department ordered financial obligations and establishes a plan for repayment while at the correctional center;
Track the inmate hours worked, wages earned, taxes paid and wage statement deductions, establish and monitor a release savings account, establish plans for release spending and provide monthly statistical documentation for Department of Corrections’ review;
Work with inmates and prospective employers or employment agencies to match inmate work skills with appropriate work release employment sites, orient inmates to work site performance expectations, communicate with inmates and employers via telephone or personal visits to assess performance and adjustment issues and work with inmates and employers to verify hours of work expectations;
Facilitate Employability Module and Pre-Release modules to include Transportation, Employment, Education and Transitional Prep competencies. McNaughton will supply materials for pre-release modules. Applicant needs to have basic computer knowledge/skills; and
Assist with or facilitate the Cognitive Intervention Program, Anger Management, and Domestic Violence groups.
Maintain and update client files.
Collect and report program data to ACS and DOC personnel.