Corrections Counselor 1

About the role

This position allows you to help reentrants at the Scranton Community Corrections Center develop important skills and prepare for life in the community. Your dedication will guide them through challenges and celebrate their progress.

Responsibilities

• Goal Support: Assist reentrants with setting and achieving goals for employment, education, training, housing, and community service
• Crisis Response: Provide crisis intervention, conduct assessments, and make referrals to needed services
• Orientation Guidance: Lead orientation sessions and review case files to help reentrants understand expectations and resources
• Skill Building: Conduct workshops, groups, and seminars that promote pro-social behavior and healthy relationships
• Case Documentation: Maintain detailed progress records and update electronic case files for each active reentrant
• Community Connection: Coordinate outreach efforts and connect reentrants to community resources and service opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum Experience and Training Requirements: Three years and six months as a corrections officer, and 18 college credits in any combination of sociology, counseling, psychology, social work, corrections, criminal justice, or a related field; or A bachelor’s degree including 18 college credits in any combination of sociology, counseling, psychology, social work, corrections, criminal justice, or a related field; or An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes 18 college credits in any combination of sociology, counseling, psychology, social work, corrections, criminal justice, or a related field. Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree/credits.
• Special Requirements: You must obtain Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network (CLEAN) and Pennsylvania Justice Network (JNET) certification within two months of employment and maintain certification for the duration of employment in this job.
• Other Requirements: You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Work Schedule and Additional Information

• Work Schedule: Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work Hours: 12:00 PM to 8:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch

Benefits

This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55. Free parking is included with this position. Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.

Pay

In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable. You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Contact Information

For more information on how to apply, visit the How to Apply section. Veterans: Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S.7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans. Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).