Re-Entry GED Specialist

HERNANDO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AL NIENHUIS, SHERIFF

JOB TITLE: RE-ENTRY GED SPECIALIST

BUREAU: JUDICIAL SERVICES

SUPERVISED BY: SERGEANT OR DESIGNEE (RE-ENTRY SUPERVISOR)

PAY GRADE: 16N

CREATED: 2/28/2024

FLSA STATUS: NON – EXEMPT

REVISED: 10/4/2024

Under the supervision of the Re-Entry Coordinator, the Re-Entry GED Specialist assists with recordkeeping, instructional assistance, and interaction and communication with students, staff, volunteers, and representatives from other agencies. Re-Entry GED Specialists work with a variety of incarcerated individuals. Inmates need the services necessary for successful transition back into the community from incarceration. The services include, but are not limited to, education, job readiness, job placement, substance abuse education, and life skills.

[NOTE]:
These examples are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performance. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

• Provide career guidance and mentorship to participants as needed.
• Assist in conducting program participant intakes, eligibility verification and documentation.
• Administer evidence-based education and employment skills assessments.
• Utilize assessment results to establish a participant’s career plan, to include employability skills, interests, and identified career pathways.
• Provide instruction in job seeking, application procedures, resume writing, interview preparation, and job retention skills.
• Assist in conducting outreach with local businesses and community service groups and in executing recruitment processes consistent with the program goals.
• Engage in employer site visits, community organizations and businesses throughout Hernando County to market the Re-Entry program, develop potential placements for participants, and identify emerging beneficial employment skills.
• Provide guidance and monitor individual participant employment and career development activities as outlined in the inmate’s case plan in order to track their process towards attainment of identified employment goals.
• Maintain individual participant case plans for employability skills development, job placement, and post-release job retention support.
• Collaborate with the business community for appropriate job placement activities.
• Collect data for employers related to employment opportunities including job requirement and skills.
• Assist program participants with obtaining and completing forms and documents necessary for transition (i.e. transcripts, birth certificates, state identification, and Social Security cards).
• Assist participants with restoring government assistance opportunities prior to release, as necessary.
• Accurately track, input data, and maintain comprehensive case files (physical and electronic) of program participants.
• In conjunction with the offender and community resources, develop an individualized case plan to increase likelihood of obtaining work skills, meeting social needs, and reducing recidivism.
• Track recidivism rates for program participants.
• Maintain responsibility for assessing program participants’ capacity for developing personal employment goals, improving employability skills while incarcerated, and supporting career development post-release.
• Prepare forms and reports related to placement activities and prepare other reports, as required.
• Represent the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office on the Public Safety Coordinating Counsel in accordance with Florida Statue 915.26.

• Process electronic service request to identify and recruit suitable program participants from the current inmate population. The selection process is determined by such factors as sentence imposed, criminal history, and inmate interview. All selections are made on a case-by-case basis.

The Re-Entry GED Specialist, under the direction of the Re-Entry Coordinator, acts as the site coordinator and proctor for the Certified Production…