What are the responsibilities and job description for the Reentry Program Manager position at Guilford County Government?
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Description
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS
Examples of Duties
- Administers program/service development, delivery, human resource management, financial management and legal compliance.
- Plans, leads and oversees community outreach.
- Assists with grant writing and grant management.
- Maintains internal partners, stakeholders, and external advisory committee relationships.
- Oversees reentry communications plan, including a reentry website and information sharing across partner agencies.
- Influences community attitudes and practices by advocating for education, employment opportunities as well as community change regarding justice served individuals returning to the community.
- Coordinates the Reentry Strategic planning process.
- Develops and coordinates resources, policies, and procedures to achieve and maintain countywide service delivery.
- Provides direct supervision to various reentry employees as well as volunteers within the program.
- Reviews programs/assignments to ensure compliance with standards/regulations.
- Makes adjustments or reassigns staff based on mandates/priorities.
- Develops programs and resources to enhance service delivery and ensure no duplication of services.
- Ensure that all activities carried out in the name of the Reentry Program are in accordance with the programs mission, vision, goals, objectives, policies and procedures.
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Maintains professional competence by participating in continued education and personal growth experiences to continually lead the program in a positive direction.
RECRUITMENT STANDARDS
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Considerable knowledge of methods and principles of, program development and implementation.
- Considerable knowledge of working with people across different industries and cultures – to include religions, races, socioeconomic backgrounds
- Knowledge of vulnerable populations, justice served reentry, training, community collaborations and capacity building.
- Knowledge of, reentry techniques, practices, community problems, and jail/prison recidivism.
- Skills in supervision, management, cultural competency, and leadership.
- Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely.
- Ability to exercise sound judgement in routine and emergency situations.
- Ability to plan and execute work effectively.
- Ability to apply practices designed to promote safety within families.
- Ability to develop and sustain collaborations with other entities including various community partners.
- Ability to be receptive to new ideas and have skills in facilitating meetings.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with staff and other partners and to promote teamwork among all involved parties with the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office Reentry Program.
- Ability to manage cross-system collaborations involving multiple partners.
Typical Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Social Work, Adult Education, Counseling, Public Health, or other related Human Services field, with a minimum of two years of experience working with vulnerable populations and in program development or implementation;
ORBachelor’s degree in Social Work, Public Health, Counseling, Adult Education, or other related Human Services field, with enrollment in a master’s program and four years of experience working with vulnerable populations and in program design or implementation.
Preferred Qualifications
Note: Applicants must attach a copy conferred degree or an unofficial transcript to their application before submitting. Failure to include this documentation may result in the delay of your application process. An official transcript will be required no later than the date of hire.
Supplemental Information
Physical Demands
An employee in this position must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions. Additionally, the employee must be able to perform very medium work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
May Require Driving
Special Note: This generic class description gives an overview of the job class, its essential job functions and recommended job requirements. However, for each individual position assigned to this class, there is available a completed job description with physical abilities checklist which can be reviewed before initiating a selection process. They can provide additional detailed information on which to base various personnel actions and can assist management in making legal defensible personnel decisions.
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