WORKFORCE PROGRAM SPECIALIST

Job Summary :

Make your law enforcement, correctional, military, or security experience work for you. Are you seeking a new and rewarding career opportunity? Don’t wait, apply now!

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is hiring individuals with supervision experience to oversee workforce participants and / or inmates' activities at ACI sites and in the community. This role involves supervising production in a manufacturing setting, maintaining security, and fostering a safe and efficient work environment.

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Job Duties :

• Supervises workforce participants and community-based work crews at ACI work sites
• Maintains the safety and security of participants and work crews through site, vehicle, pat, and stripte searches
• Conducts continuous observations and accountability headcounts
• Oversees production activities and workforce conduct in manufacturing centers
• Coordinates with the designated Regional Operations and Workforce Development Managers to align workforce efforts with production schedules and operational needs
• Reviews work output, provides coaching, and administers performance evaluations and discipline when necessary
• Maintains safe, orderly, and productive worksites and supervises civilian work crew leaders where applicable
• Ensures timely completion and submission of reports related to incidents, work performance, and operational issues
• Assists participants in gaining industry-recognized credentials and accessing apprenticeship programs
• Monitors contractors for compliance with ACI contract obligations
• Partners with ACI’s Training and Education Manager to help participants secure post-release employment
• Drives / operates State vehicles to transport participants, attend to worksite needs, or on State business
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs) :

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Pre-Employment Requirements :

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and a drug test.

Requires a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with passenger endorsement within 90 days in the event there is a rotation and / or operational need that requires transporting inmates

Candidates who have been separated from State Service for more than two (2) years will require successful completion of a training curriculum upon their assignment to the position

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.) ).

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).

Benefits :

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees :

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Retirement :

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

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