Residential Re-Entry Specialist (Per Diem)

About the role

Community Solutions, Inc. is seeking dedicated candidates to fill Per-Diem (as needed) roles of Residential Re-Entry Specialist for our Drapelick program located in Bloomfield, CT. These programs serve state and federal work‑release clients who live in a congregate setting and are supported as they obtain full‑time employment and meet financial and self‑sufficiency goals. The programs administer assessments, monitor compliance with treatment plan goals, and involve clients in direct treatment services that address criminogenic tendencies. Community Solutions Inc. (CSI) is a nonprofit organization that promotes responsible citizenship, accountability, and well‑being of individuals and families involved, or at risk of involvement, in the child welfare, juvenile justice, or criminal justice system. Since its founding in 1962, CSI has pioneered community‑based services, built the first halfway house in New England, and now operates nearly 50 programs across nine states, delivering supervision, treatment, and comprehensive individualized services to help clients become productive citizens. CSI is becoming a trauma‑informed organization, emphasizing safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment.

Responsibilities

• Report to work 15 minutes before their scheduled shift (e.g., staff hired for the 4pm‑12am shift must report by 3:45pm).
• Conduct urinalysis.
• Provide updates on any client issues and incidents.
• Verify all physical items being passed between shifts.
• Ensure security of facility keys.
• Conduct employment, job search, and home confinement spot checks on each shift.
• Conduct common area, room searches, and perimeter searches as assigned and document results.
• Conduct pat/pocket searches on all clients entering the facility and document results.
• Confiscate any contraband found and complete incident reports.
• Complete house counts every hour from midnight to 8 am and every 2 hours from 8 am to 10 pm and document results.
• Transport clients as needed in a company vehicle.
• Conduct monthly emergency drills.
• Secure urines from same‑sex clients and complete all required paperwork and electronic documentation.
• Supervise all client visitation; sign all visitors and contractors in and out of the facility.
• Complete intake on all new arrivals prior to the end of your shift.
• Facilitate client orientation as assigned.
• Facilitate all client movement in and out of the facility.
• Monitor client’s self‑administration of medication.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma plus 4 years’ experience in the social service or criminal justice field.
• Pass a Federal Bureau of Prisons background check.
• Attend 40 hrs of FBOP required training prior to working FBOP clients.
• Education may be substituted with relevant experience on a one‑year‑for‑one‑year basis.
• Strong attention to details.
• Valid driver’s license.

Benefits

• 401(k) Retirement savings plan with automatic enrollment and a company match of 100% up to 4% of your contribution.
• Ongoing training.

Pay

Hourly Rate: $20.25

Schedule

Per‑diem as needed; will be required to attend one staff and training per month.