Employment Support Specialist

ATTIC CORRECTIONAL SERVICES INC•Yorkville, WI

3d•$23 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

ATTIC stands for "Alternatives to Traditional Incarceration of Citizens." We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to developing interventions that enable individuals to avoid unnecessary levels of incarceration, enhance community safety and provide a setting that facilitates treatment and the reduction of recidivism. We operate residential and other correctional programs throughout Wisconsin that provide case management, counseling and treatment groups, vocational training and high-risk client monitoring and supervision. ATTIC Correctional Services is currently recruiting for a full-time Employee Support Specialist to perform direct services at the Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center located in Union Grove. The person in this position is responsible for a caseload of adult correctional clients who participate in the Employment Support Services Program. The person in this position will work directly with the superintendent or his/her designee to coordinate all employment support services. Involvement with clients may be on an individual basis and/or in group settings. Duties include, but are not limited to: Coach inmates on the skill sets necessary to obtain and maintain gainful employment. Ensure that all inmates assigned to the Correctional Center have proper identification documents to begin a private sector work assignment or that necessary documents are requested from the issuing authority within two (2) working days of the inmates’ reception at the Correctional Center; Provide inmates with transportation to obtain identification documentation, employment interviews, clothing or tools necessary to begin employment and/or transportation to and from a work site; Assist inmates to obtain clothing or tools necessary to begin a job or crew assignment; Develop a comprehensive financial plan that identifies all of the inmates’ outstanding court or department ordered financial obligations and establishes a plan for repayment while at the correctional center; Track the inmate hours worked, wages earned, taxes paid and wage statement deductions, establish and monitor a release savings account, establish plans for release spending and provide monthly statistical documentation for Department of Corrections’ review; Work with inmates and prospective employers or employment agencies to match inmate work skills with appropriate work release employment sites, orient inmates to work site performance expectations, communicate with inmates and employers via telephone or personal visits to assess performance and adjustment issues and work with inmates and employers to verify hours of work expectations; Facilitate Employability Module and Pre-Release modules to include Transportation, Employment, Education and Transitional Prep competencies. Facilities will supply materials for pre-release modules. Applicant needs to have basic computer knowledge/skills; and Assist with or facilitate the Cognitive Intervention Program, Anger Management, and Domestic Violence groups. Maintain and update client files. Collect and report program data to ACS and DOC personnel. Maintain and promote trauma informed interactions with clients required of all ACS staff. Perform other duties as assigned. The person in this position is required to adhere to all agency program policies related to client confidentiality and fraternization.

Requirements

All ESS workers must be at least 18 years of age.
A minimum of 15 credits of post-secondary education
Basic Microsoft application computer skills and knowledge to include but not limited to Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
A valid driver’s license
A minimum of two years’ licensed driving experience (i.e., held a valid driver’s license for a minimum of two years).
Three (3) or more moving violations and/or at fault accidents in the past two (2) years.
An OWI or DUI violation within the past year. (OWI/DUI violations are for operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, controlled substance or other drug).
A Suspended or Revoked license
Six (6) months experience providing services to correctional clients; Or Six (6) months experience delivering services to persons of all genders from various racial, religious, and ethnic backgrounds as well as individuals with a disability.

Responsibilities

Coach inmates on the skill sets necessary to obtain and maintain gainful employment.
Ensure that all inmates assigned to the Correctional Center have proper identification documents to begin a private sector work assignment or that necessary documents are requested from the issuing authority within two (2) working days of the inmates’ reception at the Correctional Center
Provide inmates with transportation to obtain identification documentation, employment interviews, clothing or tools necessary to begin employment and/or transportation to and from a work site
Assist inmates to obtain clothing or tools necessary to begin a job or crew assignment
Develop a comprehensive financial plan that identifies all of the inmates’ outstanding court or department ordered financial obligations and establishes a plan for repayment while at the correctional center
Track the inmate hours worked, wages earned, taxes paid and wage statement deductions, establish and monitor a release savings account, establish plans for release spending and provide monthly statistical documentation for Department of Corrections’ review
Work with inmates and prospective employers or employment agencies to match inmate work skills with appropriate work release employment sites, orient inmates to work site performance expectations, communicate with inmates and employers via telephone or personal visits to assess performance and adjustment issues and work with inmates and employers to verify hours of work expectations
Facilitate Employability Module and Pre-Release modules to include Transportation, Employment, Education and Transitional Prep competencies. Facilities will supply materials for pre-release modules. Applicant needs to have basic computer knowledge/skills
Assist with or facilitate the Cognitive Intervention Program, Anger Management, and Domestic Violence groups.
Maintain and update client files.
Collect and report program data to ACS and DOC personnel.
Maintain and promote trauma informed interactions with clients required of all ACS staff.
Perform other duties as assigned.
The person in this position is required to adhere to all agency program policies related to client confidentiality and fraternization.