Reentry Specialist I (Part Time)

The Reentry Specialist I will provide direct support, case management, and strategic navigation for individuals returning to Prince George’s County from incarceration. This role is grounded in restorative justice and equitable reentry practices that prioritize dignity, healing, and self-sufficiency. The staff will be embedded at the RCAD Reentry Hub in Laurel and is responsible for helping returning citizens stabilize, reconnect with their communities, and secure pathways to employment, housing, education, and wellness. This role supports returning citizens' successful reintegration by providing intake assessments, individualized reentry planning, case management, service navigation, and workforce referrals. The ideal candidate is highly empathetic, culturally competent, and familiar with the reentry process. Returning citizens are strongly encouraged to apply.

Position Details:

The Reentry Specialist I will report to the Reentry Specialist. This is a part-time, non-exempt role. This position will be located at the Laurel MultiService Center with the hours of Monday through Friday, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. The salary is $31,870 annually. Salary commensurate with experience. Benefits include health, life, and dental insurance, internet allowance, paid time off, and 401(k), profit sharing. This position is Part-time, Grant-Funded (Contingent on grant renewal).

Essential Responsibilities:

Intake, Assessment & Reentry Planning

Conduct comprehensive intake interviews to assess immediate and long-term needs.
Administer RCAD’s standardized Reentry Action Plan (RAP) and document risk factors using tools such as a Risk-Needs-Responsivity Matrix.
Collaborate with participants to co-develop individualized reentry plans that identify goals, referrals, timelines, and support systems.

Case Management & Service Navigation

Maintain a caseload of 10-15 active clients and conduct weekly or biweekly check-ins.
Connect participants to wraparound services, including:
- Transitional housing
- Mental Health/Substance use treatment
- - Legal services (expungement, child support)
  - Vital documents (IDs, birth certificates)
  - Workforce training and job placement
Provide crisis intervention and service coordination across sectors.
Utilize email systems, including text message and in-person appointments, to maintain contact and accountability.

Data Collection and Performance Tracking

Enter case notes and referral outcomes into RCAD’s performance management system.
Track progress against GOCPP-required performance measures.
Participate in quality assurance processes, audits, and corrective action planning.
Prepare case files for grant reporting and monitor service outcome.

Peer and Partner Engagement

Attend regular team meetings and case reviews.
Engage with local partners, including parole/probation officers, community-based organizations, and faith leaders.
Support RCAD events, outreach, and presentations in the Laurel region.
Collaborate with peer mentors, volunteers, and program alumni.

Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED
Previous experience in case management, social work, workforce development or criminal justice-related services.
Deep understanding of systemic barriers affecting justice-impacted individuals.
Strong documentation and administrative skills.
High level of understanding of justice involved community and the ability to provide compassion and accountability.
Flexibility to work some evenings and weekends as needed to attend job readiness events
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products
Valid driver's license
Some travel within Prince George’s County for outreach and community events

Preferred Qualifications:

Returning citizen with lived experience of incarceration or system involvement.
Some college courses: Associate degree or higher in social work, criminal justice, counseling, or related field.
Bilingual (Spanish, French, Amharic, or other common regional languages).
Experience using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or other case tracking platforms.
Prior involvement in community organizing or peer recovery coaching

Expectations of EPG Consultants

Provide exceptional internal and external customer service. Exercise “situational awareness,” keep current with client and market needs, and articulate how EPG can help address them.
Work closely with internal and/or external customers, individually and/or in groups, to identify specific challenges, determine courses of action, and assist clients in taking the necessary actions.
Conduct internal and/or external outreach to provide information to current and prospective clients, recruit prospects, coordinate interactions, etc. for assigned programs.
Identify problems (e.g., commonly experienced process issues, client challenges) and opportunities, and recommend changes to supervisors to effectively resolve them.
Respond, in a timely and accurate fashion, to supervisor and/or management team requests for information, e.g., collecting and assembling data, and participating in drafting reports.
Handle multiple operational and/or administrative responsibilities simultaneously, independently and with attention to detail, ensuring timely completion to established standards.
Employ excellent professional judgment in independent decisions and actions as well as other activities, following SOPs and escalating issues appropriately.

Core Competencies

Domain Knowledge—Broad understanding of the workforce development field, its associated regulations, etc., with thorough knowledge of assigned programs and customer needs.
Strategic Thinking—Ability to see the strategic aims of assigned programs, and recommend tactical changes to processes, procedures, etc. to support strategies.
Problem Solving—Ability to critically evaluate needs and/or problems, envision solutions, and identify, analyze, and choose from among alternative courses of action.
Innovation and Risk Taking—Ability and willingness to think creatively within current programs and practices to improve them and advance EPG’s mission, and to promote and defend new ideas.
Project Management—Understanding of project tasks, schedules, and resources, and ability to track progress, identify and escalate issues and risks, etc.
Relationship Building—Ability to develop and maintain positive and productive relationships that facilitate advancement of assigned program goals.
Collaboration—Willingness and ability to adopt a “one team” culture, working together with others within EPG to solve problems, pursue opportunities, etc.
Communications—Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form to inform others of programs, challenges, etc., in ways appropriate for the audience(s).
Customer Empathy—Understanding of clients’ circumstances, challenges, and needs, and ability to appropriately respond in assessing operations and serving customers.
Independence—Willingness and ability to work with minimal direction and oversight, recognize and address problems, and employ good judgment on involving others or escalating concerns
Professional Judgment—Ability to weigh the benefits, implications, and risks of multiple options, and make decisions that reflect the best interests of EPG and its clients.

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NOTE: This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities, or working conditions associated with the position.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization.

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