Life Skills Coordinator, Correctional Recreation Specialist 2

5 months ago

Wilsonville, United States State of Oregon Full time
Job Description:

REQ-159719

Life Skills Coordinator, Correctional Recreation Specialist 2 (Wilsonville) Internal / Underfill

This position is available for current regular status employees of the Oregon Department of Corrections, Oregon Correctional Enterprises, or Oregon Board of Parole, Probation, and Post-Prison Supervision.

This position has an underfill opportunity available. This means if you do not meet the minimum qualifications for the Corrections Recreation Specialist 2 classification, you may be able to be hired as a Corrections Recreation Specialist 1. If hired as an underfill in the lower classifications, you will receive the salary range of the lower position until you meet the qualifications for the regular position. When you meet the qualifications, you will be automatically reclassified as the higher regular position. Preference may be given to those who currently meet the regular classification qualifications.

About the Job:

Your Role:

As the Life Skills Coordinator, you assess, design, coordinate, and implement a wide variety of gender responsive and trauma informed social, cultural, athletic, and leisure time activities along with a variety of security functions.

In this position you are responsible for developing and coordinating facility events, adults in custody activities, and Life Skills programs. You will be inventorying and monitoring recreation equipment and other Life Skills supplies. This roll will assess the availability of funding, equipment, facility space, and community resources as they design program proposals and expand service. You provide supervision and serve as a liaison for all volunteers, staff, and the community to ensure training, orientation, and facility familiarization requirements are met.

You will be providing a high level of customer service, streamlining any and all processes associated with running a revenue generating business including hiring, training, holding adults in custody accountable for misuse of equipment, reinforcing positive behavior change, and terminating of its workers.

This position is represented by American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). This position may be eligible for Police & Fire (P&F) benefits through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), as defined by statute.

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications – Corrections Recreation Specialist 2

Monthly Salary Range:  $4,791 - $6,023

  • Three years of experience assessing, developing, coordinating, and implementing recreational programs and leisure time activities;

OR

  • a Bachelor's degree in Recreational Management, Physical Education or a related field

Minimum Qualifications – Underfill, Corrections Recreation Specialist 1

Monthly Salary Range:  $4,367 - $5,489

  • One year of experience assessing, developing, coordinating and implementing recreational programs and leisure time activities.

OR

  • 34-quarter hours (21 semester hours) in Recreation or Physical Education or related coursework will substitute for the experience.

Requested Skills:

  • Supervision and direction of work
  • Budget management
  • Purchasing at the State of Oregon
  • Inventory
  • Correctional security
  • Planning and facilitating sports or other recreational activities

In the Work Experience section of your application make sure to include the dates and duties off all relevant positions and details to support how you meet these attributes. If you do not include education or work experience meeting the minimum qualifications, you will not be considered for the position. Only the candidates whose experience most closely matches the qualifications and requested skills of this position will be invited to interview.

Working Conditions:

Working in a women’s correctional facility including regular contact with adults in custody. Working off hours as needed for programs and services.

About the Department:

The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for over 12,000 adults in custody in 12 state prisons throughout Oregon. It advises and evaluates counties regarding administration of probation and parole programs supervising more than 24,000 offenders in Oregon communities. The mission is to promote public safety by holding offenders accountable for their actions and reducing the risk of future criminal behavior.

The Oregon Department of Corrections serves a diverse and changing population of people who are incarcerated and on supervision. We commit to creating an organization both reflecting the diversity of the population we serve and ensuring all employees thrive in a culture of safety, trust, and belonging. We strive to be an anti-racist corrections system. Welcoming, inclusive, and respectful of all people. Free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

The department offers a variety of programs and opportunity to create a safe and healthy environment to for our staff, volunteers, and adults in custody. Joining the Oregon Department of Corrections is joining a team working for the benefit of our communities through innovative and proven correctional practices.

Benefits

The salary range listed above is for non-PERS qualifying applicants. PERS qualifying applicants may be eligible for an adjusted range to reflect an additional 6.95%.

The State of Oregon provides a generous benefit package, which includes:

  • Vacation, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays
  • 21 days paid military leave for national guard and reserve components
  • Optional short and long-term disability
  • Term life insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts for health and childcare

About the Process:

What to Expect:

  • After the application deadline, a recruiter will review submissions for education and experience to identify candidates who best fit the minimum qualifications and requested skills.
  • Top candidates will be referred to the hiring manager.
  • The hiring manager will review your application and schedule interviews.
  • Interview will be held with a panel of stakeholders who have completed panel assessment training. Scores will be determined based on predetermined questions and scoring guides. Preferences points will be applied in compliance with relevant laws and bargaining agreements. There may be multiple rounds of interviews.
  • Final candidates will have a background check, , and reference checks.
  • A Classification and Compensation analyst will review the Workday Application of the successful candidate to determine starting wages.
  • A job offer will be extended through Workday to the successful candidate. Congratulations, and welcome to the team

Requirements for Employment

The successful candidate for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, there may be some felony convictions that could disqualify you for this position. However, having a felony record does not exclusively restrict you from being considered as an applicant. CJIS clearance is done at the conditional job offer. If you have questions about whether or not your criminal record could disqualify for you, please contact the recruiter for more information.

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