County Reentry Coordinator - Administration
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Duties:
• Evaluates each inmate within the Cumberland County Department of Corrections who has been sentenced to a term of incarceration or ordered detained pending trial following a pretrial detention hearing.
• Evaluates the needs of each inmate to identify which services and programs from which they would benefit.
• Develops and implements procedures for preparing county inmates for release.
• Plans and coordinates peer counseling programs that support the treatment of county inmates with substance abuse disorders.
• Researches and provides information concerning applications for State and county public assistance program benefits, available substance use disorder treatments and services, relevant social services and reentry and rehabilitative programs, One-Stop Career Center services, insurance eligibility, and any other treatment, services, and programming deemed appropriate upon evaluation.
• Determines whether an inmate is eligible to apply for federal, State, and/or county public assistance benefits programs and insurance coverage.
• Assists inmates with completing applications for, scheduling, and accessing appropriate services and programming upon release from the facility.
• Consults and coordinates with the County Division of Social Services with respect to benefits or services administered by the agency.
• Prepares, updates, and maintains detailed records such as demographic information, intake information, and the number of inmates who are offered and/or accept services.
• Meets regularly with community stakeholders to exchange and develop resources.
• Ensures inmates are aware of discharge processes and procedures upon release from the facility.
• Prepares various monthly and/or annual progress reports and budget analyses.
Requirements:
• Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree including or supplemented by twenty-four (24) semester hour credits in any combination of the following areas: social work, psychology, sociology, guidance and counseling, criminal justice, or law.
• Experience: Two (2) years of experience in programs providing needs assessment, processing referral services, and coordinating support activities. • License: Appointees will be required to possess a driver’s license valid in New Jersey
• Hours: Full-time, day shift, Monday through Friday, 35 hours per week.
• Note: Offers of employment for this title are contingent upon successful completion of physical fitness testing and drug screening.
Applicants should submit a cover Letter and Resume to:
Department of Personnel
HR@co.cumberland.nj.us
Open until filled.
The County of Cumberland is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to recruit and hire qualified individuals without discrimination and regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, breastfeeding, gender identity or expression, disability, liability for military service, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait and genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing).
Cumberland County employment is governed by the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Civil Service Commission.