CORE Reentry Coach - Oakland

Rubicon Programs; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 34,440 - 38,572; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision plans

3 weeks paid vacation and sick leave

13 paid holidays

4 days paid restorative holiday

Job summary

Rubicon Programs is seeking a Reentry Coach to coordinate reentry services for formerly incarcerated residents of Alameda County. The Coach will engage clients, conduct orientations, and support service planning with evening and weekend hours as needed.

Reporting to the Lead Reentry Coach, the role emphasizes partnerships, data collection, and outreach while helping sustain an inclusive, trauma-informed center culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Services, Psychology, or related field; waiver option with relevant certification and experience.
• Three years working with adult reentry population or related field; five years for those without a degree/certification.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel across Alameda County.

Responsibilities

• Coaching and group facilitation: be a welcoming point of contact, conduct orientations, meetings, and lead sessions.
• Partnership support: primary contact for CORE partners; coordinate referrals and collaborative meetings.
• Data gathering and use: collect client data at touch points and support reporting.
• Outreach: represent the Center externally and engage community members and potential clients.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Negotiation

Conflict resolution

Driver license

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Services, Psychology, or related field

CAADE certification / related certificates waiver

Tools

Microsoft Office

Web-based databases

Job description

REENTRY COACH

The Reentry Coach (the Coach) performs a wide range of critical roles to ensure the successful operation of a reentry focused multi-service center (Center). The Coach is responsible for coordinating the Center’s delivery of critical reentry services to formerly incarcerated residents of Alameda County. In collaboration with Center staff and partners, the Reentry Coach fosters client engagement, service planning, performance management, and client retention support. By engaging clients, partners, and other stakeholders in the community, the Reentry Coach is able to develop successful partnerships and processes that effectively promote success for the Center’s clients and partners alike. Frequently, the Coach serves as a “first contact” for clients as they begin to engage with services from the Center, and may serve as a “problem solver” to help improve service delivery for clients or partners. The Reentry Coach plays an important role in helping the Site Manager set and maintain the Center’s welcoming culture of acceptance, inclusion, restoration and collective excellence. This Reentry Coach reports to the Lead Reentry Coach. Working evenings and on weekends may be required for this role. Alameda County residents and formerly incarcerated individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coaching and group facilitation: Serve as a welcoming, positive, and empathetic point of contact with clients as they engage with the Center; provide informational orientations about the Center and its work, for clients, partners, and others; conduct one-on-one meetings with clients; provide honest, productive feedback and supportive guidance to help clients identify priorities; schedule clients for program activities, and design, coordinate, and lead orientation sessions, workshops, trainings and/or support groups.
• Partnership support: Serve as primary point of contact for CORE partners in their direct-service work with clients, supporting smooth and coordinated development and implementation of client service plans; help address day-to-day logistical or collaborative challenges experienced by partners (either between partners or between a partner & client); help partners make appropriate referrals to needed services (both on-site and off-site); as needed, coordinate and participate in collaborative case conference meetings.
• Data gathering and use: Gather and enter appropriate client data at each “touch point” along a client’s journey, and support partners in the collection and reporting of information related to shared service delivery objectives.
• Outreach: Serve as an external ambassador capable of representing the Center in public forums and at external events in the community; provide community members and stakeholders with information about the Center and directly connect with clients and prospective clients at places other than the Center (including inside the County jails, community-based settings, neighborhood councils, faith-based partners, and others).

COMPETENCIES

• Components of this program are provided within the County’s jails; therefore an ability to obtain clearance to correctional facilities is required.
• Regular travel through Alameda County requires proof of a valid and current driver license, current auto insurance, and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report.
• Extensive experience and expertise working with the reentry population or other people facing complex challenges; includes initiative and a strong set of interpersonal skills in problem solving, negotiation and conflict resolution, and a high tolerance for ambiguity and composure in difficult situations.
• Solid administrative skills including attention to detail, accuracy and procedure; data gathering and entry; and the proficient use of web-based databases and Microsoft Office software.
• A bachelor’s degree in Social Services, Psychology, or a related field is required. The requirement for a bachelor’s degree may be waived for individuals who possess related California Association for Drug/Alcohol Educators (CAADE) certification, Community Health Outreach Worker certificates, or other relevant human or social services certificates and can demonstrate a minimum of three (3) years working with an adult reentry population; and at least (5) years of qualified work experience will be required of individuals without one of the degrees or certifications described.

ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCIES

In addition to the responsibilities described above, all employees are expected to achieve and display mastery of the following organizational competencies:

Core Competencies

• Trauma Informed Care
• Motivational Interviewing
• Cultural Responsiveness and Coaching

Universal Competencies

• Accountability
• Communication
• Service Quality
• Tech Capable
• Proactively Furthering Equity, Justice and Inclusion

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• $25-$28/hr DOE
• Medical, Dental and Vision health plans. Kaiser and Sutter Health options.
• 3 weeks paid vacation and sick leave, 13 paid holidays.
• 4 days paid restorative holiday between Christmas and New Years.
• Employer sponsored retirement plan.

About Rubicon

An $18M non-profit Rubicon, provides direct services at eight locations in Alameda and Contra Costa counties and operates a growing commercial landscape social enterprise program that is a leader in sustainable practices. Rubicon transforms East Bay communities by equipping people to break the cycle of poverty. Recognized as a national leader in workforce development, Rubicon provides individualized one-on-one career advising, job search support, financial education, wellness and legal services, to very low-income people who face significant barriers to achieving economic mobility.

Rubicon has been recognized as a Great Place to Work, on a journey towards becoming a high-road employer and an anti-racist organization. We are committed to systems change and advocacy through efforts like expanding and deepening Employee Resource Groups; the launch of an internal Racial Justice Task Force; and implementation of talent and culture supports that acknowledge and facilitate healing from the direct and indirect effects of racial trauma.

Rubicon actively recruits staff members with a diversity of culture, thought, and lived experiences who are not only highly skilled, but who consistently demonstrate a commitment to our vision of an East Bay without poverty and are passionate about this work.

Rubicon is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and values diversity of culture, thought, and lived experiences. We seek talented, qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, conviction history, uniform service membership/veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical conditions, genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression regardless of physical gender, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

Rubicon uses E-Verify to validate the eligibility of our new employees to work legally in the United States.