Address:

Education Program and Community Reentry Division
801 South 16th Street STE 1
Phoenix, AZ 85034
https://corrections.az.gov/

Salary:  $90,720.00

Grade: 25

Closing Date: 05/02/2024

Are you an expert in Community Reentry? Have you managed a Community Reentry facility? Great, let’s get the next step in your career started. Apply today!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking to fill the Community Reentry Manager position. This position is responsible for managing and/or participating in Community Reentry placements and releases, warrants, complaint issues and policy compliance, processes and procedures, documentation and data input, analysis and reporting, committees, training reviews and instruction, and communication with other law enforcement agencies through Community Reentry Supervisors and facility staff.

- Manages through subordinate Community Reentry Supervisors (CRS) the responsibility related to the supervision of released offenders, the release process for eligible offenders, the sexually violent persons review process, the sex offender registration and notification processes, the return to custody process (violation of conditions of supervision and due process), extradition of ADCRR fugitives, monitoring of detainer releases, and the daily operation of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offenders (ICAO)
- Supervises, mentors, evaluates, and disciplines the Community Reentry series and clerical support staff
- Reviews and investigates complaints or inquiries of offenders, staff, and the general public and determines and recommends appropriate responses
- Coordinates service contracts for substance abuse treatment and follow-up services, testing, office leases, programming and Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
- Completes written reports, operational statistics, develops and implements policy changes, and any other required paperwork
- Conducts operational audits in accordance with policy in assigned areas of operation
- Chairs and/or participates on committees and serves as a facilitator when required
- Organizes and/or facilitates required/ refresher training for ADCRR staff
- Travels/Drives on State business
- Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge of:
- Arizona Criminal Code (ACC) and criminal/civil court and administrative hearing procedures
- Federal, State and Agency laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures governing the supervised release system
- Principles, methods and techniques of investigating, surveillance, interviewing, assessing and counseling
- Principles of Sociology and Psychology
- Cultural and socio-economic differences and their effects on human behavior
- Management and administrative practices
- Due process and Interstate Compact agreements
- Budgeting principles
- Extradition and detainer processes
- Operational functions and responsibilities of all criminal justice agencies and the professional awareness of community support agencies
- Applicable statutes, administrative rules and policies pertaining to the Bureau of Executive Clemency (BOEC), administrative discretionary release, sentence computation, release eligibility, sexually violent person and sex offenders
- The criminal justice system as it relates to the arrest, conviction and sentencing of offenders to incarceration
- Principles of human behavior within an institutional settings
- Interpreting psycho-educational information pertaining to offenders
- Computerized and manual records/offender information procedures
- Civil litigation procedures including the discovery process as it relates to agency obligations
- Statistical techniques and data presentation to prepare, interpret and evaluate applicable reports of departmental operations
- Programmer-level evaluation methods and techniques

Skill in:
- Interpreting psychological, educational, social historical and physical diagnostic data affecting offender classification and placement
- Analyzing information sources logically and statistically for evaluation purposes
- Researching and identifying applicable statutory authority affecting sentence computation of inmates, release eligibility and classification
- Organization or management in administering a high volume, information-intensive operation with low operational areas across various organizational levels
- Communicating and/or corresponding via telephonic and electronic means
- Preparing reports and making recommendations to executive management and other areas of government
- Public speaking

Ability to:
- Lift/carry 5 lbs.
- Push/pull 5 lbs.
- Walk/run .25 miles
- Manage, motivate, mentor and lead subordinate staff
- Meet annual Core Competencies through the established testing process
- Fulfill department and position-specific training and CORE training requirements

- Two (2) years of experience as a manager in community reentry or a related field
- A Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Psychology, Business, Public Administration, Criminal Justice, or a related field from an accredited college or university
- Significant background in community reentry, parole, probation, or other law enforcement agencies
- Experience in dealing with correctional legal issues

Must be able to qualify to possess a concealed carrying permit and firearm in accordance with the Brady Law Act.

Must attend and successfully complete the Community Reentry Officers Training Academy (CROTA).

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation, drug test, and possibly a medical/physical examination.

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 retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
- Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
- Exceptional retirement program
- Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
- An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Positions in this classification participate in the Correctional Officer Retirement Program (CORP). As a condition of participation in the CORP, you will be required to undergo a medical evaluation.

Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.