Correctional Specialist I

Salary:

$29. 83 - $38. 21 Hourly
Location :

Lincoln, NE
Job Type:

Full time/probationary or status
Job Number:

C
Department:

Corrections
Opening Date:

01/17/2025
Closing Date:

2/2/2025 11:59 PM Central
Job Posting Information
This is human service work providing direct services to incarcerated individuals in a correctional facility.
Work involves responsibility for interviewing, assessing and providing a variety of social services to incarcerated individuals by matching incarcerated individuals' everyday needs that they are unable to attend to as a result of their incarceration with outside agency services. Work will also involve organizing and providing recreational and non-clinical self-help activities and maintaining court ordered release from custody. Work also involves formulating and preparing reports summarizing services provided. Supervision is received from an administrative superior with work being reviewed in the form of reports, conferences and effectiveness of service provided.
This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week. For benefit information, click on the Benefits tab.
Nature of Work/Examples of Work Performed
Facilitate social and rehabilitative programs to incarcerated individuals; prepare monthly informational reports based on program services provided.
Assess incarcerated individual non-clinical intervention needs and organize and implement a variety of self-improvement activities and programs designed to meet specific needs of incarcerated individuals; assist in the recruitment, coordination and training of volunteers for incarcerated individual activities and programs; refer incarcerated individuals with identified needs to outside agency services for assistance as needed.
Participate on a variety of committees in order to establish and maintain a network system with outside agencies.
Maintain court ordered release from custody; review applications for court ordered release from custody; review release order received from the Court to ensure they are accurate, complete and comprehensive; investigate reports of violation of Court ordered release rules and prepares detailed reports of the investigations.
Coordinate and facilitate delivery of programmatic materials and activities to incarcerated individuals and maintain contact visitation; maintain a library of reading materials and coordinate access to all incarcerated individuals; ensure living units are adequately equipped with leisure activity items.
Perform related work as required.
Minimum Qualifications/Necessary Special Requirements
Qualifications: High school graduate or equivalent supplemented by college-level coursework in human or behavioral sciences or other specialized training program with at least 6 months of experience in a capacity related to the position; or any equivalent combination of training and experience.
Necessary Special Requirements: Must be a citizen of the United States and be at least nineteen (19) years of age or older. At the time of employment, must be fingerprinted and the fingerprint cards promptly submitted to the Nebraska State Patrol for a criminal history search; must be free of any convictions of crimes punishable by imprisonment in a state or federal penitentiary for a term of (1) year or more, from which a pardon has not been received. Must submit to and successfully pass a substance abuse test. Must be examined by a licensed physician and meet the medical requirements of the Corrections Department.
We value each Lancaster County employee and one way we demonstrate this is by providing an attractive and competitive total compensation package that adds value to our employees' professional and personal lives. The following benefits are available for this position:

Pay increases

are available upon completion of the 6-month new employee probationary period, and annually thereafter based on performance.
We encourage

a healthy work-life balance

by offering 10 days of vacation leave and 13 days of sick leave that begin accruing upon hire; plus 11 paid holidays and up to 16 hours of non-cumulative personal holidays per calendar year.
All

medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family

begin the first of the month following hire, no need to wait!
30 days of

Paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Programs

offering work/life services, wellness coaching, short-term counseling, legal assistance, and financial coaching.
Up to 3 days of

Funeral and Bereavement

Leave
$30,000 of

Life Insurance
401(a) Retirement Plan . When you make an 8% contribution, the County will match your contribution 100%.
Employer provided

Post Employment Health Plan

for eligible medical expenses after you leave County employment.
Optional benefits include:

Medical and/or Dependent Care

Flexible Spending Accounts
Allstate Voluntary Plans
Supplemental Term Life
Deferred Compensation Plans

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APPLICATION COMPLETION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTTo successfully complete your application, please make sure you read each statement below and check ALL boxes prior to submission.

1. This application is hand scored.
2. ALL questions must be fully answered to receive full credit.
3. "See Resume", or answers such as "See ___" are not acceptable responses and will not receive full credit.
4. Copied/Pasted answers will not receive full credit.
5. ALL employers and education referred to in answers must be listed in the Work History and Education sections of the application for verification and to receive full credit.
6. I understand I am responsible for the accuracy and completeness of my application.
7. I Acknowledge that I have read and understand each of the above statements.

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Indicate if you have a college-level coursework in the following:

Criminal Justice
Psychology
Sociology
Human Services
Related field (specify below)
None

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Indicate related field(s). If not applicable, enter n/a.
04
Indicate if you have a degree in one of the fields listed in question 2.

No degree
Associate Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree

05
Do you have experience coordinating volunteers and their programs for an institution?

No experience
Yes, less than 6 months experience
Yes, 6 months to 2 years experience
Yes, 2 to 4 years experience
Yes, more than 4 years experience

06
If yes, please list the employers where you acquired this experience and describe your experience. If no experience, enter n/a.
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Do you have experience with developing and/or directly delivering programs and training on topics related to emotional coping skills, education, vocational skills, employment and job readiness skills, or substance abuse?


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Do you have experience developing and/or conducting training for volunteers or staff members on safety/security issues that impact program delivery in an institutional setting?

Yes, more than 4 years .