Job Information
Goodwill of the Southern Alleghenies Reintegration/Mentoring Specialist in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Job Purpose:
The Reintegration/Mentoring Specialist will recruit, screen, train, support, supervise and track volunteer mentors; assist in creating systems for supporting and managing mentors; provide oversight of the mentor/participant matches and monitor the progress of the matches towards meeting identified goals. The Reintegration/Mentoring Specialist will deliver pre-release and post-release re-entry services to those who serve in correctional institutions within the Southern Alleghenies Workforce Development service area as needed. The Reintegration/Mentoring Specialist will also provide services to those who have been involved in the criminal justice system but are not necessarily incarcerated in the same service area. The Reintegration/Mentoring Specialist will provide intensive case management to those being served and will coordinate and instruct groups that meet the participant's employment needs.
Qualifications:
This position is a professional staff position and requires a person capable of conforming to the high standards of behavior expected of all staff. Excellent work habits, including attendance and punctuality, are required. The person must follow company policies, and safety procedures as well as ensure that customers/clients under his/her supervision follow the same.
Education: Bachelor's degree
Experience: Experience in providing services to disadvantaged populations with barriers to employment. Experience with youth or young adults is helpful.
Computer proficiency: Basic computer literacy including Microsoft, and Google Programs.
Clearances: Must be able to obtain acceptable results for required background checks, including Act 151 Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, Pennsylvania Criminal History Check, and Department of Human Services- FBI Fingerprints.
Other: Must have a valid driver's license with a clean driving record and dependable transportation. Access to dependable transportation, which can be used in the course of his/her job. Must have an operating telephone, so that he/she may be contacted quickly by Goodwill when necessary.
Supervision Received:
The Reintegration/Mentoring Specialist functions under the direct supervision of the Program Manager of Reintegration Services with latitude for independent action within his/her own areas of responsibility, in accordance with agency policy
Supervision Exercised:
The Reintegration/Mentoring Specialist does not exercise supervision over employees. This position educates and prepares Goodwill's program participants to meet the requirements for successful community employment, directing them in the performance of job duties, and appropriate work habits.