Program Specialist - Sociologist - Garza West Unit

Job Description Organization

CORR INSTITUTIONS DIV - SUPPORT OP/CLASS & RECORD

United States-Texas-BEEVILLE

Office and Administrative Support

Regular

Full-time

Travel No

$3,975.13 (Ret 2.5% Less)

Monthly

Work Site Visits :
Yes

Study Material :
Yes

Non-exempt

Feb 18, 2026, 6:00:00 AM

Feb 28, 2026, 5:59:00 AM

Performs routine consultative services and technical assistance work. Work involves assisting with planning, developing, and implementing an agency program; and providing consultative services and technical assistance to program staff, government agencies, community organizations, and the public. Works under moderate supervision with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

• A. Interviews newly received inmates to gather sociological data; identifies inmates that are known or suspected gang members or inmates with enemies on assigned units; makes recommendations to ensure appropriate housing; and compiles information to make appropriate unit custody, housing, and general activity plan assignments.
• B. Performs advanced technical assistance work for an agency program; interprets and disseminates information concerning agency programs and procedures; and coordinates work with organizational units of the agency.
• C. Develops administrative and technical assistance policies and procedures; responds to inquiries regarding technical program and administrative regulations, policies, and procedures; assists in researching technical issues; and participates in program planning and implementation.
• D. Prepares, edits, and distributes correspondence, reports, studies, forms, and other documents; compiles and edits data for graphs, charts, and databases, makes calculations, and prepares summaries and reports; and develops and maintains filing, record keeping, and records management systems.
• E. Trains technical and administrative support staff in intake program operations and activities. Performs a variety of marginal duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.

• 1. Knowledge of office practices and procedures.
• 2. Knowledge of business terminology, spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
• 3. Knowledge of applicable state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and statutes.
• 4. Knowledge of agency intake procedures preferred.
• 5. Knowledge of agency and departmental organizational structure, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations preferred.
• 6. Skill to communicate ideas and instructions clearly and concisely.
• 7. Skill to coordinate with other staff, departments, officials, agencies, organizations, and the public.
• 8. Skill to review technical data and prepare technical reports.
• 9. Skill in the electronic transmission of communications.
• 10. Skill in the use of computers and related equipment in a stand‑alone or local area network environment.
• 11. Skill to train others.
• 12. Skill to type 45 words per minute (with no more than 10 errors) preferred.
• 13. Skill to interpret and translate Spanish to English and English to Spanish preferred.

• A. Ability to walk, stand, sit, kneel, push, stoop, reach above the shoulder, grasp, pull, bend repeatedly, climb stairs, identify colors, hear with aid, see, write, count, read,…