A Day in the Life:

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• Provides notification to county agencies when an incarcerated individual is eligible to participate in the Community Transition Program (CTP)
• Serves as the after hours contact for county agencies to request warrants for escapes, medical emergencies, and emergency incarcerated individual returns to IDOC
• Enters disciplinary hearing reports in the department's DELTA offender management system, which notifies Classification staff to adjust earned credit time
• Processes incarcerated individuals' court sentence modifications for CTP placement  
• Assists in and coordinates the development, collection, maintenance, and review of Community Transition Program processes and improvement measures
• Provides technical assistance consistent with evidence-based practices for supervising Community Corrections agencies and their Advisory Boards.
• Assists in the development, implementation, and improvement of IDOC policies and procedures as it relates to the Community Transition Program
• Monitors agencies and conducts site visits as needed to ensure statutory requirements, evidence-based practices, state-established guidelines, policies, and procedures are being followed
• Establishes quality assurance measurements concerning transition/re-entry practices, policies, guidelines and outcomes
• Collaborates and communicates effectively with internal and external contacts to develop cooperative interpersonal relations, including IDOC facility staff, incarcerated individuals, courts, and county CTP supervision agencies
• Collaborates with IDOC's Legal Division, Classification Division, Re-Entry Division, Transitional Healthcare Division, Victim Services Division, as well as local/state/federal agencies to ensure transition/re-entry practices are in compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and standards (i.e. American Correctional Association)
• Collects and processes financial reimbursements to county agencies
• Collects and processes incarcerated individual court orders regarding approval or denial to participate in the Community Transition Program
• Remains current on legislation and nationwide trends in correctional practices as well as evidence-based practices to ensure policies and procedures are being implemented correctly and in conjunction with nationwide trends
• Coordinates and conducts trainings both to internal and external stakeholders to provide education on the Community Transition Program
• Attends meetings as required

The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours which may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.

What You'll Need for Success:

The ideal candidate in this role should minimally have: 

•  5 years of relevant work experience or knowledge typically acquired through a baccalaureate degree in criminal justice or a related field
•  Expert knowledge of the applicable laws, rules, regulations, standards, and court decisions affecting the  Community Transition Program
• Expert knowledge of the Department’s policies/procedures, executive directives and related regulations
• Thorough knowledge of department's classification operations (incarcerated individual disciplinary hearing process & credit time deprivation, IDOC releases, incarcerated individual transportation between IDOC facilities and county supervision agencies)
• Broad knowledge of the principles, practices, theories, philosophies and trends of community  supervision programs including evidence based practices
• Working knowledge of the theories and practices of counseling and guidance to include substance abuse and sex offender treatment
• Thorough knowledge of correctional classification systems including intake process and assessment tools
• Specialized knowledge of security practices and operations
• Thorough knowledge of available community resources
• Working knowledge of budgeting and funding sources
• Working knowledge of billing process and procedures to reimburse county supervision agencies
• Above average knowledge of department software (Offender Information System and Offender Case Management System
• Above average ability to communicate and persuade both verbally and in writing
• Above average ability to promote and maintain cooperative working relationships
• Above average ability to establish program goals/objectives and to coordinate varied operations to achieve those goals
• Above average ability to manage, supervise, organize, collaborate, coordinate and motivate a diverse group of stakeholders
• Above average ability to implement principles of strategic planning and to develop effective performance measures
• Above average ability to perform public speaking assignments
• Above average ability to forecast, identify and resolve complex and varied problems
• Ability to abide by the IDOC’s Standard of Conduct, the State if Indiana Code of Ethics and all departmental behavior expectations
• Above average skill in communicating expectations, problem solving, decision making and providing feedback
• Ability to travel and perform duties within a facility, sometimes within a secured environment
• Possesses demonstrated skill to exercise initiative and good judgment
• Possesses positive role model traits

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