Reentry Programs Supervisor-Avery Mitchell Correctional Institution

State of North Carolina•600 Amity Park Road Avery, NC

2d•$39,244 - $68,679•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at Avery/Mitchell Correctional Institution in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Avery Mitchell Correctional Institution has been designated as a reentry facility and will direct programs to work toward the rehabilitation of offenders during their period of incarceration and prepare them for reentry into society and work as a Reentry team with a designated Probation Chief and Reentry Probation officer. The position will work under the direct supervision of the Correctional Programs Director I and provide immediate supervision to the Reentry Case Manager.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a human services or criminal justice field from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience in corrections or related work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission.

Nice To Haves

Documented knowledge of policies and procedures of the Prisons section.
Documented knowledge of correctional programs and evidence-based practices.
Documented of services available to individuals from the community and other public and private programs.
Documented of the techniques of supportive counseling, interviewing, job placement, and employment possibilities.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain one or more major and broad programs for offenders
Supervise program areas which consist of offender classification; correctional programs (work release, incentive wage, study release, home leave, adult basic education, volunteer programs, religion, and recreation); and supportive counseling.
Work with external community agencies to enrich programs, establish new programs, and to conduct home leave and work release investigations.
Review and monitor the effectiveness of community volunteer workers assigned to programs activities and at times supervise subordinate staff
Able to coordinate program activities with custody staff
Communicate effectively both orally and written form during presentations and completing reports and/or managing documents