WORKFORCE PROGRAM SPECIALIST

Arizona Department of Administration • Buckeye, AZ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is hiring individuals with supervision experience to oversee workforce participants and/or inmates' activities at ACI sites and in the community. This role involves supervising production in a manufacturing setting, maintaining security, and fostering a safe and efficient work environment.

Requirements

• Federal, State, and agency laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relevant to the assignment
• Principles and practices of inmate management and supervision
• Problem-solving and conflict resolution techniques
• Inventory controls
• Search techniques
• Applying laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Written and verbal communication
• Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Problem-solving, conflict resolution, and decision-making
• Inventory control and search techniques
• Attention to detail
• Prioritization and time management
• Leadership and supervision
• Lift/Cary approximately 20 lbs.
• Push/Pull approximately 20 lbs.
• Walk/Run approximately .25 miles
• Establish and maintain security, order, and discipline measures
• Work with and supervise inmates
• Maintain security and control of tools, equipment, and confidential information
• Diplomatically and tactfully respond to issues
• Establish and maintain professional working relationships with employees and inmates
• Administer work evaluations and work production reviews
• Evaluate documentation for accuracy and completeness
• Conduct various types of searches
• Work independently with minimal supervision, make sound decisions
• Adhere to and enforce ADCRR’s policies and procedures
• Provide clear and concise instructions to inmate workers
• Safely transport inmates between the facility and work location
• Pass a background investigation and a drug test.
• Possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks.
• Take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.
• Successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Nice To Haves

• Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with passenger endorsement
• Two (2) years of experience as a Correctional Officer, or professional experience in correctional services or the criminal justice field.
• Candidates who have been separated from State Service for more than two (2) years will require successful completion of a training curriculum upon their assignment to the position
• Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with passenger endorsement within 90 days in the event there is a rotation and/or operational need that requires transporting inmates

Responsibilities

• Supervises workforce participants and community-based work crews at ACI work sites
• Maintains the safety and security of participants and work crews through site, vehicle, pat, and strip searches
• Conducts continuous observations and accountability headcounts
• Oversees production activities and workforce conduct in manufacturing centers
• Coordinates with the designated Regional Operations and Workforce Development Managers to align workforce efforts with production schedules and operational needs
• Reviews work output, provides coaching, and administers performance evaluations and discipline when necessary
• Maintains safe, orderly, and productive work sites and supervises civilian work crew leaders where applicable
• Ensures timely completion and submission of reports related to incidents, work performance, and operational issues
• Assists participants in gaining industry-recognized credentials and accessing apprenticeship programs
• Monitors contractors for compliance with ACI contract obligations
• Partners with ACI’s Training and Education Manager to help participants secure post-release employment
• Drives / operates State vehicles to transport participants, attend to worksite needs, or on State business
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Benefits

• Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed