Residential Re-Entry Specialist; 3rd

Community Solutions is seeking a full‑time Residential Re‑Entry Specialist to join our team at our Aileen O'Connor House location in Hartford, CT. The Aileen O'Connor House is an adult residential facility. In this role you will provide client supervision and complete all required program operations. You will uphold all Agency policies and procedures pertaining to the safety and security of clients, Agency property and the community.

You will also be a role model to the clients while providing a safe environment, facilitating counseling, advocacy and support. The program administers assessments, monitors clients' compliance with service plan goals, and involves clients in services that address their criminogenic tendencies. Through case management, supervision, and provision of evidence‑based groups, clients gain the tools and support necessary for successful community re‑entry.

• Report to work 15 minutes before scheduled shift (e.g., staff hired for the 4 pm‑12 am shift are required to report by 3:45 pm).
• Provide updates on any client issues and incidents.
• Verify all physical items being passed between shifts.
• Ensure security of facility keys.
• Conduct employment, job‑search, and home‑confinement spot checks on each shift.
• Conduct common‑area, room searches, and perimeter searches as assigned and document results.
• Conduct pat/pocket searches on all clients entering the facility and document results.
• Confiscate any contraband found and complete incident report.
• Complete house counts every hour from midnight to 8 am and every two hours from 8 am to 10 pm and document results.
• Transport clients as needed in a company vehicle.
• Conduct monthly emergency drills.
• Secure urines from same‑sex clients and complete all required paperwork and electronic documentation.
• Supervise all client visitation; sign all visitors and contractors in and out of the facility.
• Complete intake on all new arrivals prior to the end of your shift; facilitate client orientation as assigned.
• Facilitate all client movement in and out of the facility.
• Monitor clients' self‑administration of medication.

Sunday through Thursday, 12:00 am – 8:00 am

$19.75 per hour, plus any applicable shift differentials.

Community Solutions Inc. (CSI) is a nonprofit organization that promotes the responsible citizenship, accountability, and well‑being of individuals and families involved, or at risk of involvement, in the child welfare, juvenile justice, or criminal justice system. Since CSI’s founding in 1962, it has been a pioneer in community‑based services, delivering supervision, treatment, and comprehensive individualized services to help clients interact more effectively in their communities and become productive citizens.

Using this plan, CSI built the first halfway house in New England, which has since been replicated and grown to almost 50 programs in nine states. For over 50 years, CSI has expanded its services to serve thousands of adults, youth, and families each year.

CSI understands that clients and staff have been impacted by trauma. CSI is becoming a trauma‑informed organization by hiring individuals with existing experience in trauma‑informed practices and supporting ongoing staff development. This includes training on recognizing and responding to trauma symptoms, beginning at orientation and continuing throughout their career  is committed to evaluating the integration of trauma‑informed values—safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment—in all levels of its policies, procedures, and structures to guard against re‑traumatization.

• A high school diploma and four years of experience in the social service or criminal justice field (preferred). Education may be substituted with relevant experience on a one‑year‑for‑one‑year basis.
• Ability to arrive 15 minutes before shift for shift change; may also be required to stay later.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Valid driver’s license.

• Two weeks’ vacation accrued within the first year, increasing to three weeks after one year of service.
• Sick time (7 days accrual basis) and floating holiday time (4 days per year).
• Medical and dental plans.
• Voluntary plan options: vision, FSA, voluntary STD, accident, hospital, life insurance, and AD&D.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with automatic enrollment and a 100 % match up to 4 % of your contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement after one year of service.
• Ongoing training.

CSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.