Program Specialist SOR-Reentry Case Manager - P791 - HQ
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Social Work
Community Health, Mental Health, Substance Abuse Counselor, Crisis Counselor -
Healthcare
Community Health, Mental Health, Substance Abuse Counselor, Crisis Counselor
Program Specialist 3 SOR-Reentry Case Manager
Full Time - Project
Des Moines, WA
Monthly Salary Range: $5,756 to $7,740
The Department of Corrections is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual for the role of Program Specialist 3 SOR-Reentry Case Manager.
The Substance Abuse Recovery Unit (SARU) is responsible for the implementation of evidence-based practices and the operational support to facilitate criminal justice involved individuals' participation in promising practices/programs designed to decrease recidivism which increase staff, criminal justice involved individuals, and public safety.
Working for the Department of Corrections, in collaboration with its Criminal Justice and community partners, this position will contribute to staff and community safety and hold incarcerated individuals accountable by providing case management services to offenders that have been assessed as having an Opioid Use Disorders and Stimulant Use Disorders.
Under the supervision of the Health Services (HS) Substance Abuse Recovery Unit (SARU) Opioid Grant Manager and under the lead of the Program Specialist 4 (PS4), the Program Specialist 3 (PS3) position serves as a coordinator and primary point of contact to support cross-agency release planning and critical transitional services for program participants across the reentry continuum.
Key Responsibilities- Work with program participants and in conjunction with State, County, and City representatives of the criminal justice system; behavioral health providers, health and human services providers; and other applicable resource providers to:
- Meet with program participants and SOR Grant Program staff to identify programs, services and resources that address the needs of program participants following release from incarceration.
- Identify participants’ strengths that support healthy recovery from substance use.
- Work with internal and external stakeholders interacting with the participant to develop strategies that meet the needs of the participant.
- Identify existing evidenced based programs and services.
- Identify what resources are available in the community and what type of interventions are most appropriate for each participant based on risks, needs and strengths.
- Maintain communication with program participants, DOC staff and service providers to ensure continuity of care between DOC and community-based providers.
- Work with SOR program team members, corrections staff and community providers to meet with eligible participants while in custody, in jails or prisons prior to release from incarceration to identify resources and support in the individuals’ community.
- Establish and maintain, for the benefit of the program participants, frequent communication with systems and community-based resource providers to ensure current knowledge of capacity, eligibility criteria and types of services.
- Development of a comprehensive resource reference desk manual for use when assisting participants.
- Engage in transition assistance with program participants as outlined in the SOR Grant, upon release from incarceration. Activities may include but are not limited to:
- Meet with individuals while incarcerated prior to release.
- Maintain regular telephone communication with program participants.
- Review and discuss strategies for compliance.
- Update and provide information related to available services and resources.
- Provide telephonic assistance and advocacy to access and/or maintain services and resources.
- Schedule and complete follow-up interviews to gather data, which is to be recorded into the Grant Reporting Tool.
- Collect, enter, and track all grant-required program data.
- Write, edit, and report grant-required program data to the assigned SOR-OA3, and/or enter directly to the HCA/SAMHSA RDA reporting system (REDCap).
- Collect, enter and track all agency-required data into DOC information system such as, but not limited to, OMNI.
- Build partnerships with a wide range of systems and community-based agencies to leverage all available resources that support healthy recovery.
- Participate in work groups, coalitions, community…
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