TDCJ - Case Manager IV - Reentry Coordinator

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Job Description

• Job Duties:
  
  This position reports to the Luther Unit daily, with potential to assist and or provide coverage at other units, based on need. Day-to-day functions include providing reentry case management; conducting a comprehensive assessment of risk and needs; building a reentry plans tailored to the individual inmate's goals and circumstances; coordinating services such as ordering replacement social security cards, certified birth records, state of Texas identification cards and connecting individuals to public benefits as appropriate, release planning, and securing employment.
  
  The Reentry Coordinator is responsible for developing and maintaining records for inmates, documenting services and preparing summary reports. Responsibilities also include coordinating release by working with families and division support staff, reviewing, and signing parole certificates with the population, securing electronic monitors, providing bus tickets and essential identification documents, and ensuring release funds, medications and appropriate clothing are provided. This position is essential;
  
  work schedules are tailored to division needs. Successful candidates must become End-User certified in the Texas Risk Assessment System (TRAS) to be completed during a weeklong off-site training course in Austin or Huntsville within the first 60-days of employment.
• Case Manager IV
  - Reentry Coordinator Additional Information:
  
  Travel None
  - Position may make day trips, but no overnight trips Work Site Visits No Study Material No pre-service Training Academy Required N

• Outside applicants will be required to submit to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment.
  Important Note to the Candidate:
  Military Preference To receive MILITARY PREFERENCE, you are required to provide proof by attaching the necessary documentation to this job application.