Employment Transition Specialist - BCC

State of Missouri; Boonville (MO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement system

Paid leave

Training provided

Job summary

The Missouri Department of Corrections is seeking a professional to assist offenders in preparing for employment prior to their release. This role involves counseling, facilitating classes, and collaborating with community partners.

Ideal candidates will have significant experience in social services, corrections casework, or workforce development. The position offers great benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

• Four or more years of experience in social services or workforce development.
• Experience in corrections casework or guidance and counseling.
• Ability to work with offenders in preparing for employment.

Responsibilities

• Assist offenders with employment counseling and placement.
• Facilitate programs to build employability skills.
• Collaborate with community partners for support services.

Skills

Employment counseling

Collaboration with agencies

Assessment and testing

Program facilitation

Job description

A position in the Missouri Department of Corrections is more than a job. It's a calling. Corrections employees transform lives, equipping Missourians in the criminal justice system with the skills they need to contribute to their communities, inside and outside our walls. More than 95 percent of people who enter the prison system ultimately are released. We want to make sure they’re good neighbors.

We offer great benefits!

• Missouri State Employee Retirement System
• Deferred compensation plan
• Health insurance (medical, vision, dental for employees and family)
• Paid life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Cafeteria plan
• Paid holidays
• 10 hours annual leave per month
• 10 hours sick leave per month
• Uniforms provided when required
• Pre-service and in-service training
• Access to credit union
• Direct deposit of paycheck (required)
• Employee health, wellness and safety initiatives
• MOST 529 College Savings Program

The Missouri Department of Corrections is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

This position may be required to work alternative hours to include one evening a week and/or one weekend day a month to ensure all clients have access to services but will not exceed 40 hours a week.

• This position will assist the offender population with helping them prepare from employment prior to their release from prison by providing employment counseling, employment placement and employment programming.
• Serves as a part of the DORS team at the institutions while working closely with the classification team, institutional parole officers and the Reentry/Educational Services Division
• Facilitate programs and classes that assist with building employability skills
• Collaborates with state agencies, community partners and employers to provide employment and support services to the offenders.
• Assist the offenders with assessments and aptitude tests to determine barriers to employment and establish career paths
• Administer in person and virtual job fairs by ensuring offenders have a resume and video resume
• This will also assist with services in the Reentry Center.

Minimum Qualifications

Four or more years of technical or professional experience in social services, education, workforce development, probation and parole casework, corrections casework or custody (at the level of Correctional Lieutenant or above), guidance and counseling, mental health, health, substance use, law enforcement, public or business administration, or experience closely related to the above listed responsibilities.

(Earned credit hours from an accredited college or university may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the listed experience at a rate of 30 earned credit hours for one year)

Contingent upon your position, you may also be eligible to receive:

• A $2.00 per hour shift differential if you are assigned to a shift that begins on or between 12:00pm (noon) and 5:00am and are employed at a 24/7 congregate care facility (i.e. institution, transition center, supervision center, or command center).
• A $0.75 per hour medium security or $1.50 maximum security differential if you work full-time at a qualifying facility.
• A $1.00 per hour restrictive housing differential if you are assigned a regular post within a restrict housing/segregation unit at any facility.

The Department of Corrections currently offers a guaranteed 1% pay increase for every two years of continuous service up to 20 years! If you are transferring from another State of Missouri agency and are receiving state retention pay, please be advised that the Missouri Department of Corrections administers retention based upon your retention anniversary date. As a result, your retention pay upon transfer may differ from what you were receiving at your previous agency until you reach your applicable retention anniversary date.

The Missouri Department of Corrections is proud to have a tradition of promotion from within for employees looking for and seeking distinctive career paths. As you work for the department, we invite you to consider your goals and make choices to actively head toward them. We seek to recognize employees who serve with distinction.

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