Description
Job Summary
The Reentry Services Coordinator is part of the multi-disciplinary team at the Community Justice Support Centers (CJSC). They are responsible for conducting in-reach to Massachusetts Correctional Institutions and County House of Corrections to publicize, enroll and case manage clients in services available at the CJSC through the Ralph Gants Reentry Services Program (RGRSP). Services include education, career counseling treatment, housing support and community based referrals.
What You Will Be Doing to Make a Difference...
- Develop rapport with individual people returning to the community after a period of incarceration so that they can meet with the same person they met while incarcerated at the CJSC. This facilitates a “warm-handoff” wherein the person returning home from incarceration can meet with someone that they have met previously rather than begin their reentry by making a cold contact with someone they must “get to know”.
- Greet those returning from prison at the CJSC to welcome them home from incarceration as part of the “warm-handoff”.
- Develop a case file for each client participating in the RGRSP including demographic information collected at intake, educational/vocational assessments, reentry plans from correctional institutions, and any risk/need assessment if the participant volunteered to undertake such assessment.
- Manage the caseload of all individuals participating in the RGRSP at the CJSC.
- Work with the multi-disciplinary team at the CJSC to engage RGRSP clients in appropriate services at the CJSC when the client volunteers and criminogenic risk information is available, coordinator with the CJSC Public Benefits Coordinator to establish essential public benefits and refer the client to community-based resources to address needs.
- Maintain contact with the client monthly for 18-months.
- Provide information about mentoring training to community-based programs that are interested in volunteer opportunities to support those returning from incarceration.
- Coordinate with community-based mentoring programs to establish a mentoring connection for the client if the client desires such.
Important Health and Wellness Benefits
Bay State Community Services recognizes the hard work and dedication of our staff and has developed a comprehensive benefit package to support you and your family.
Benefits begin on your first day of employment
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health and Dental Insurance
- Eye-Med Vision Benefits
- Employer Paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Medical Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
Generous Paid Time Off
- 35 Days Paid Time Off (15 Vacation Days, 12 Holidays – includes Juneteenth and 8 Sick Days)
Additional Benefits
- Retirement Plan 403(b) (employer match after the first year of employment)
- Opportunities for Tuition Reimbursement
- Opportunities for Student Loan Forgiveness
- Mileage Reimbursement
Extensive Training Program
- Agency Wide Trainings (includes CEU's for obtaining/retaining license - LMHC, LMFT, LADC, CARC, LCSW and LICSW)
- Supervision for Licensure and Specializations
- Immediate Access to Comprehensive Online Self-Paced CEU Trainings
- Opportunities for Certification in Evidence-Based Practices
Requirements
Qualifications/Credentials
- Bachelor’s Degree in a Human Services related field or Lived-Experience required
- At Least two years of experience working with justice-involved population
- Strong Computer Skills
- Valid MA driver’s license with acceptable driving record and current proof of insurance
- Acceptable CORI and SORI background record check as required by program
Bay State Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment free from bias, discrimination, or harassment of any kind, and mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and teammates without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
