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Re-Entry Specialist - Tri-County
Re-Entry Specialist - Tri-CountyVolunteers of America Delaware Valley • Bridgeton, NJ, US
Re-Entry Specialist - Tri-County

Re-Entry Specialist - Tri-County

Volunteers of America Delaware Valley • Bridgeton, NJ, US
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Job Description

Job Description

Responsible for recruitment, information and referral to resources for ex-offenders. Maintaining contact with clients in the community in an effort to offer support and guidance and linking clients with needed services to promote employment, treatment, and housing.

Scope of Duties :

  • Recruit clients to participate in program including visiting the county jail to interview prospective clients.
  • Complete intake interviews with clients and secure program participation agreements.
  • Assist clients apply for social entitlements such as GA, TANF, etc. when appropriate.
  • Link homeless clients to housing.
  • Monitor and document client progress.
  • Assess client needs and work with client to develop goals.
  • Update service plan with client input.
  • Provide motivational support to clients in program and maintain support throughout participation.
  • Schedule and facilitate meetings with clients as required.
  • Identify and / or develop resources and link clients to needed services.
  • Facilitate scheduled workshops / programs / groups addressing client's needs.
  • Develop appropriate discharge plan on all assigned clients.
  • Participate in required internal / external meetings.
  • Complete all required reports, data collection and other documentation.
  • Interact with all clients, staff, and outside contacts with respect and courtesy.
  • Maintain client and staff confidentiality in compliance with administrative policies and procedures.
  • Attend and participate in regularly scheduled staff meetings, supervisory conferences, and training sessions.
  • Other duties as assigned.

ADA Essential Functions :

  • Occasionally required to smell, stoop.
  • Regularly required to use hands to handle or feel.
  • Regularly required to reach.
  • Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear.
  • Regularly required to lift and move up to 10 lbs.
  • Ability to see clearly at 20 inches or less.
  • Ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while remain fixed on a given point.
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