To promote public safety and reduce recidivism by preparing offenders for success through a continuum of services and supervision, in collaboration with state and local partners, from the time the inmate's entry into prison through their transition and reintegration into the community.
Requirements
- Experience with current labor market trends.
- Demonstrated experience in making effective presentations to diverse audiences, including classroom participants, community agencies, other government agencies, and employers.
- Demonstrated experience in coaching others on employment, goal setting and planning.
- Demonstrated skill in developing partnerships between service agencies and employers.
- Demonstrated experience developing marketing materials and manage project development and implementation.
- Experience using evidence-based cognitive-behavioral, social learning, cognitive restructuring and/or other behavioral change approaches with clients or students.
- Working experience as workforce development professional providing job development and placement services to clients.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain relationships with employers and community organizations to develop job opportunities and supported employment for inmates.
- Market the skill sets of inmates.
- Coordinate daily activities such as soliciting employer interest and involvement in the employment of inmates, orienting inmates to the services provided, posting job opportunities and tracking placement data.
- Arranging employment referrals of inmates matching the job skills with applicant qualifications.
- Develop a formalized process for employers to connect with skilled workers.
- Assist in the coordination of job/resource fairs at low level correctional sites.
- Coordinate community employer forums state-wide marketing employment incentives, initiatives and the Virginia Bonding Program.
Other
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing to develop partnerships between service agencies, employers, and inmates.
- Ability to work with individuals having barriers to employment.
- Experience administering and interpreting formal and information assessments of career interest, aptitude and values.
- Professional certification in a relevant career counseling discipline or human services field.
- Must possess or be eligible to apply for Global Career Development Facilitator credential issued by the Center for Credentialing and Education (see:www.cdf-global.org)
