Residential Re-Entry Accountability Manager

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate Accountability Specialists work schedule
• Monitor BOP Smartphone pilot project
• Install Smartphone/GPS devices on residents and monitor residents movement while on home confinement, job, treatment site, etc.
• Cookordinate with case managers to develop and implement resident schedule to ensure compliance with Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and America Corrections Association (ACA) guidelines, in home confinement, pass, employment, or other authorized community activity.
• Cookordinate Accountability Specialist job-site visits with the Employment Placement Specialist, ensuring that the schedule of visits is appropriate and reasonable.
• Implement community-based monitoring based on the approved monitoring plan, and as mandated by ACA, VOACC and the funding source.
• Conduct home detention site visits according to a standard checklist, and coordinate with Control Center staff to verify each residents authorized located and schedule.
• Maintain accurate monitoring inventory of Smartphone/GPS devices, records site visits, home confinement, telephone contacts, Smartphone/GPS tracking alerts and incidents and monitoring documentation weekly and ensure they are properly filed in the Secure-Manage (SM) under each resident log
• Report any deviation from residents authorized community activities to the Program Director/designee, and complete disciplinary incident reports accordingly.
• Cookordinate and conduct initial meeting with the resident and their family members to complete orientations to home plans and visits to the residents release address.

Requirements

• Associate degree in related field is required.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in criminal justice, psychology, sociology, Human Services, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience counseling or supervising adult inmates in a correctional setting AND One (1) year as a supervisor in correction/probation/security agency.
• Experience conducting investigations and conducting evidential hearings in a correctional setting, court, or probation hearing.
• Working knowledge and purpose of Smartphone/GPS monitoring procedures, activities, and responsibilities of Accountant Specialist which includes, trends of Smartphone/GPS utilization in rehabilitation of criminal offenders, ability to analyze facts and testimony and reach a sound reasonable conclusions and present clear and concise Incident report/investigation of residents rights, applicable law, appeal right and hearing proceedings.
• Excellent ability to interpret and apply FBOP and facility rules as well as grievance process, understand resident files, and pertinent facts from the case records and make independent, fair, and impartial application of judgments under stressful conditions.
• Ability to use computer, terminal, cell phone to communicate with resident and understand due process and its significance in GPS and disciplinary process, read and interpret GPS tracking and navigation system.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with the person served population, be self-motivated and able to motivate others, Strong interpersonal and communication skills are a must due to the extensive collaboration and networking that is required in the field.
• The ability to multitask and function within a non-traditional work environment.
• The ability to be a self-started and work independently with limited supervision at times.
• Must have a high level of compassion and respect for persons with special needs;
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power-point, Outlook Email, and other systems i.e. electronic time punches, electronic medical records etc.