Outreach Release Coordinator

The Outreach Release Coordinator assists offenders develop skills conducive to successful reintegration into the community. This position is meant to facilitate clients building skills to deal with personal and social problems in five key areas of life responsibility:

• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Independent Living skills
• Leisure skills
• Pre-Vocational and Employment Skills

The Outreach Release Coordinator encourages offenders released to the Victoria area to get involved in their community through casework, developing and working with support systems via direct experience.

HOURS:

• 37.5 per week – Monday to Friday 8am-4pm

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Accountabilities:

• Assists clients meet their need in the community as they make the adjustment from an institutional setting to the community (opening a bank account, navigating the local transit system, managing personal finances/budgeting).
• Assists clients make doctor’s appointments and transports them to medical appointments.
• Assists clients find housing and viewing potential rental units.
• Work with clients to secure social assistance and/or disability, obtain identification and find employment opportunities.
• Liaises between Community Residential Facility (CRF) Caseload Clients and Parole Office staff.
• Escorts high risk offenders who have limited access to the community.
• Liaises with members of the client’s case management team to facilitate resources to meet the client’s needs and reduces their risk, including the directors and staff of other CRFs in the Victoria area (Manchester House and Bill Mudge Residence).
• Assists clients seek leisure and volunteer opportunities.
• Completes quarterly financial reports on spending and expenses for the Correctional Services of Canada (CSC).
• Provides monthly progress reports to the CSC.
• Evaluates the outcomes on the following deliverables: Resident satisfaction (survey) and Staff satisfaction (survey).
• Attends and provides weekly case management updates at case management meetings.
• Participates with the CRF team in institutional in-reach involving frequent overnight travels to the mainland.
• Participates in upgrading/training at the discretion of the CRF Manager.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Must possess an undergraduate degree in education, criminology, psychology, social work, or related field.
• A minimum of two years' related experience.

Experience and Skills:

• Two years of related experience.
• Knowledge of and experience in the field of Addiction and Mental Health.
• Must understand and reflect the ARC Philosophy, Standards, and Tenets.
• Experience completing expense reports.
• Suitable typing skills and basic computer literacy.
• Calm in busy and sometimes stressful situations.
• Well organized.
• Presentable in appearance according to ARC standards.
• Valid class 5 Driver's license.
• Active valid First Aid and CPR certificate.
• Effective oral and communication skills.
• Understanding and sensitivity to cultural variations.
• Subject to criminal records check for vulnerable sector and personnel screening by Correctional Services of Canada.

PREFERRED SKILLS/CAPABILITIES:

Essential Skills

• Reading text
• Writing, Oral communication
• Working with others
• Problem solving, Decision making
• Critical thinking
• Significant use of memory
• Finding information
• Computer use
• Job task planning and organizing
• Continuous learning

Work Conditions and Physical Environment

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Important deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Large workload

The Salvation Army will accommodate candidates as required under applicable human rights legislation. If you require a disability-related accommodation during this process, please inform us of your requirements.

We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

Internal Applicants, please advise your managing supervisor of your intentions prior to submitting your application.