WORKFORCE PROGRAM SPECIALIST - 540288

Job Summary

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is hiring individuals with supervision experience to oversee workforce participants and/or inmates' activities at ACI sites and in the community. This role involves supervising production in a manufacturing setting, maintaining security, and fostering a safe and efficient work environment.

Job Duties

• Supervises workforce participants and community-based work crews at ACI work sites
• Maintains the safety and security of participants and work crews through site, vehicle, pat, and strip searches
• Conducts continuous observations and accountability headcounts
• Oversees production activities and workforce conduct in manufacturing centers
• Captures and submits reports related to incidents, work performance, and operational issues
• Assists participants in gaining industry-recognized credentials and accessing apprenticeship programs
• Maintains safe, orderly, and productive work sites and supervises civilian work crew leaders where applicable
• Partners with ACIs Training and Education Manager to help participants secure post-release employment
• Drives / operates State vehicles to transport participants, attend to worksite needs, or on State business
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• Knowledge of:
• Federal, State, and agency laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relevant to the assignment
• Principles and practices of inmate management and supervision
• Problem-solving and conflict resolution techniques
• Inventory controls
• Search techniques
• Skill in:
• Applying laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Written and verbal communication
• Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Problem-solving, conflict resolution, and decision-making
• Inventory control and search techniques
• Attention to detail
• Prioritization and time management
• Leadership and supervision
• Ability to:
• Lift/Carry approximately 20 lbs.
• Push/Pull approximately 20 lbs.
• Walk/Run approximately .25 miles
• Establish and maintain security, order, and discipline measures
• Work with and supervise inmates
• Maintain security and control of tools, equipment, and confidential information
• Diplomatically and tactfully respond to issues
• Establish and maintain professional working relationships with employees and inmates
• Administer work evaluations and work production reviews
• Evaluate documentation for accuracy and completeness
• Conduct various types of searches
• Work independently with minimal supervision, make sound decisions
• Adhere to and enforce ADCRR's policies and procedures
• Provide clear and concise instructions to inmate workers
• Safely transport inmates between the facility and work location

Selective Preference(s)

• Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with passenger endorsement
• Two (2) years of experience as a Correctional Officer, or professional experience in correctional services or the criminal justice field

Pre-Employment Requirements

• Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and a drug test.
• If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and renew a valid CDL with passenger endorsement within 90 days of hire.
• Candidates who have been separated from State Service for more than two (2) years will require successful completion of a training curriculum upon their assignment to the position.