REENTRY PROGRAM SPECIALIST

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

REENTRY PROGRAM SPECIALIST

(Program Project Specialist II)

Job Location:

Education Program and Community Reentry

Maricopa Reentry Center

24601 North 29th Avenue

Phoenix, Arizona 85027

https://corrections.az.gov

Posting Details

Salary: $40,122.00

Grade: 19

Closing Date: 04/24/2025

Job Summary

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) seeks a dynamic multi-tasker with excellent communication skills. This role involves delivering psycho-educational programs and case management services to the offender/resident population through classes and one-on-one sessions on weekdays, evenings, and weekends. Responsibilities include conducting needs assessments, developing individual plans, and assisting in transitional planning for offenders leaving the reentry center. This position requires interaction with internal and external staff, Community Corrections Officers (CCOs), and community providers. Additionally, maintaining accurate documentation and statistical data/reports is essential. The role demands an individual who can work independently with minimal supervision.

Job Duties

• Delivers programming services and classes in a group or one-on-one setting during weekdays, weekends, and evenings to offenders/residents under supervision of the Community Corrections Division
• Case management of various elements of offender/resident participation, class completions, documentation and data entry
• Statistical gathering and reporting on programs, offender/resident needs, participation and success of programs
• Communicates, interacts and works with internal and external employees, contractors, community agencies, programming delivery entities and offenders/residents
• Drives on State business
  
  

Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge Of

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

• Principles and practices of program planning, laws, rules, regulations, and trends in the area of assignment
• Local, state, and federal programs and resources
• Research methodologies and report preparation
• Best practices in community resources and requirements
• ADCRR policies and procedures
• Security practices
• Computer operations and various software programs, including Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite
  
  

Skill In

• Verbal and written communications
• Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Organization and time management
• Reentry planning
• Active listening
• Coaching and motivational interviewing
• Collecting and maintaining accurate data/documentation and program records
  
  

Ability To

• Coordinate offender/resident release planning
• Interact professionally with a wide variety of ADCRR staff and the public
• Work in a secured prison and a community-based correctional center environment
• Make sound decisions
• Travel frequently
• Collect and maintain statistical data
• Produce reports
• Maintain confidentiality
• Work independently with minimal supervision
  
  

Selective Preference(s)

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Minimum of one (1) year experience working with justice-involved individuals, probationers, parolees, or inmates

Minimum of one (1) year experience in instruction or teaching of programs, classes or groups

Pre-Employment Requirements

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and a drug test.

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must 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. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:

• 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
  
  

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

Contact Us

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.