DOC Pinckneyville CORRECTIONAL COUNSELOR III Field Services

Position Title:  Correctional Counselor III

Agency :  Department of Corrections 
Closing Date/Time: 11:59 pm,  06/14/2024 
Salary:   Anticipated Starting Salary (Effective 7/1/24) $6,272 a month; Full Range $6,272 - $9,069 a month.  
Job Type:   Salaried 
County:   Perry  
Number of Vacancies:   1  
Plan/BU: RC062   

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

While not required, a Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) is recommended.  When applicable, titles that require specific coursework, professional license or certification will include a notation requesting the appropriate document(s) be uploaded in the Additional Documents section of your application.  Failure to upload requested transcripts, license and/or proof of certification when specified may result in ineligibility.  Please note that the Department of Corrections must verify proof of higher education for any degree earned (if applicable) regardless of vacancy title before any offer can be extended.

 

Posting Identification Number  38360 

Position Overview

As a Field Service Representative, you will be part of a diverse team who provides opportunities designed to assist individuals in making a successful transition from a corrections environment to the community. These opportunities not only help individuals to develop and enhance their skillsets, but they also better equip them to be a productive member of society. We invite you to come make a difference in other’s lives and truly impact change.

Job Responsibilities

1. Performs counseling and case management functions to help prepare individuals to release to the community.
2. Serves as a liaison for enhancement of the reentry program initiatives, fostering a relationship that utilizes community resources and parole staff to empower and prepare the individual for reentry into society
3. Prepares and disseminates release documents and conducts Offender 360 (O360) input for individual’s release plans.
4. Completes data reporting duties utilizing the case management and O360 systems.
5. Maintains release tickler files for each individual as well as parole violators.
6. Serves as back up to the other Correctional Counselor III’s in the Clinical Services Unit during times of absence.
7. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with a bachelor’s degree in behavioral or social sciences.
2. Requires two (2) years of progressively responsible professional experience in corrections, behavioral, social sciences, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Prefers at least two (2) years of professional experience coordinating services between community and governmental agencies.
2. Prefers at least two (2) years of professional experience working with state and county housing entities.
3. Prefers at least two (2) years of professional experience utilizing departmental computer systems.
4. Prefers extensive knowledge of counseling and guidance principles and techniques.
5. Prefers at least two (2) years of experience providing assistance with placement or transition into to the community.
6. Prefers at least two (2) years of experience in working with state and county agencies, or equivalent, regarding registry requirements for criminal convictions.

Conditions of Employment

1. Requires written and spoken knowledge of the English language.
2. Requires the ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
3. Requires ability to pass a drug screen.  The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of position held, is prohibited.
4. Applicants are required to abide by all vaccine and/or other medical standards as set out by the employer.

 

About the Agency

The Illinois Department of Corrections is a multicultural agency deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion.  This commitment is at the forefro