Human Services Specialist VII - Specialized Programs - Rehabilitation and Reentry Division - Ga

Job Title

Human Services Specialist VII – Specialized Programs – Rehabilitation and Reentry Division – Woodman Unit (025720) )

REENTRY & INTEGRATION

United States – Texas – Gatesville

Office and Administrative Support

Regular

Full‑time

Moderate

$4,425.94 (RET 2.5% Less) – Monthly

No

No

Non‑exempt

Performs highly advanced and supervisory social service, case management work, and behavioral health program delivery to identified inmates that promotes health and healing from trauma. Work involves planning and coordinating trauma‑informed programming and activities for victims of human trafficking or sexual trauma; collecting, preparing, and reviewing cases to facilitate access to medical, educational, social, and other services; providing intervention and frequent contact with inmates, facilities, and service providers.

Works under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

• Oversee and evaluate case management services for the reentry and integration of special populations being released to the community; coordinate pre‑release referrals and placements as needed and follow up.
• Plan and evaluate trauma‑informed behavioral health programming; coordinate with other departments, divisions, agencies, and community organizations for the delivery of case management services to inmates with histories of human trafficking and sexual trauma.
• Coordinate with medical staff, inmates and inmate families, and service providers to access care; provide specialized assessments; provide individual and group counseling and recovery skills training; recommend and develop reentry plans.
• Maintain progress records; prepare reports to include statistical feedback on provided services; monitor program outcomes.
• Serve as point of contact for the Tattoo Removal program and Human Trafficking program; provide liaison with program staff, governmental agencies, inmate or client families, faith‑based support groups, and other organizations.
• Prepare and oversee the preparation and maintenance of correspondence and required records, reports, and other documentation; compile and analyze data and prepare summary reports.
• Organize, assign, and review the work of others; provide training and technical assistance in the program area.
• Perform a variety of marginal duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or the United States Department of Education (USDE). Major coursework in Behavioral Science, Criminal Justice, Social Work, or a related field preferred. Each year of experience in excess of the required four years may be substituted for thirty semester hours on a year‑for‑year basis.
• Four years full‑time, wage‑earning case management, case processing, human services, social services, operational support, or criminal justice experience.

• Knowledge of community and government service delivery systems and case management delivery systems.
• Knowledge of case management guidelines, regulations, and policies.
• Knowledge of mental illness and the emotional components of trauma and/or physical illness and disabilities.
• Knowledge of applicable state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and statutes.
• Knowledge of agency and departmental organizational structure, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations preferred.
• Skill to communicate ideas and instructions clearly and concisely.
• Skill to coordinate with other staff, departments, officials, agencies, organizations, and the public.
• Skill to interpret and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Skill in administrative problem‑solving techniques.
• Skill in interviewing and in conducting individual needs assessments.
• Skill to review technical data, prepare and maintain accurate records, files, and reports; develop plans for monitoring program activities and outcomes.
• Skill to conduct individual and group…