New Job Etin07-2023-01120-Program Facilitator-Torrington In Wyoming

Description and Functions

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Wyoming Department of Corrections contributes to public safety by exercising reasonable, safe, secure, and humane management while actively providing offenders opportunities to become law-abiding citizens.

The Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution (WMCI) is specifically designed to serve as the main intake and assessment center for male inmates. It serves as a primary education and treatment center for inmates identified as requiring high levels of protective custody and medical, mental health, dental, substance abuse, life skills, cognitive/behavioral, and/or sex offender treatment services.

The Program Facilitator is responsible to coordinate and facilitate mandatory inmate reentry programming. This position monitors inmate sentence structure to ensure compliance with mandatory pre-release programming. This position assists the education staff with the coordination of outside presenters to benefit the inmate population, as well as the administration of HiSet testing. This position is responsible for the coordination of the facility volunteer program and provides assistance to the Religious Coordinator in tracking inmate religious activities.

Human Resource Contact: donna.radford @wyo.go v 307-532-6612

• Completes required education, case management, facility, and departmental training.
• Organizes conducts, and facilitates mandatory programs and mandatory pre-release programs.
• Collaborates with education and case management staff for the management of inmates and compliance with the case plan and/or parole board-recommended programming.
• Data entry to ensure appropriate documentation of programming and progress toward case plan goals.
• Collaboration with community providers to arrange beneficial presentations and contacts to enhance offender reentry. This may include contacts with local colleges, TRIO, etc.
• Administers HiSet testing for inmates, as well as provides supervision during mandatory testing.
• Coordinates the facility volunteer program, including scheduling and facilitation of volunteer training, recording-keeping/data entry regarding volunteer approvals, denials, and training, and all other policy-required tasks.
• Document and track the Inmate Faith Declaration process within policy guidelines
• Provide supervision for inmate religious activities in the absence of the religious coordinator.

Qualifications

PREFERENCES:

Preference may be given to those with 2-4 years of progressive work experience in Education and/or instruction.

Necessary Special Requirements

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  Lifting/grasping up to 20 pounds without assistance on an occasional to regular basis
• Walking on cement floors on an occasional to regular basis
• Walking up and down stairs on an occasional basis
• Stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching on an occasional basis
• Reaching on a regular basis
• Typing/Repetitive motion on a frequent basis
• Talking/hearing on a frequent basis
• Seeing: the visual ability to perform an activity such as analyzing data and figures, viewing a computer terminal, or extensive reading.

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  FLSA: Non-Exempt
• The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities. No notice of eligibility will be sent to applicants who meet the minimum qualifications.
• The Wyoming Department of Corrections is a Drug-Free Workplace. All staff are subject to drug testing while employed by the WDOC.
• Successful Applicants for employment must pass a background/reference check, medical evaluation, and drug test prior to appointment.
• The Wyoming Department of Corrections is a Tobacco-Free Workplace and prohibits the taking, carrying, possessing, or introducing of smoking materials, smokeless tobacco, or tobacco substitutes on or into WDOC facilities and grounds.
• The Wyoming Department of Corrections is in compliance with the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003. It is the policy and practice of WDOC to protect inmates/offenders from personal abuse, corporal punishment, personal injury, disease, property damage, and harassment, and the elimination of prison rape
• .WDOC has a strict dress code policy to include standards for facial hair, body art, and piercings/gauges. All applicants must meet the standards of this dress code to be considered for employment.
• WDOC offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and life insurance, paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement program, Wyoming State Retirement and 457 Deferred Compensation Program, longevity pay, and opportunities for advancement.

Supplemental Information

080-Department of Corrections - Prisons - Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution

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URL: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/wyoming/default.cfm

The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.

Class Specifications are subject to change, please refer to the A & I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version.

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