REPOST This is a temporary position and there are no leave or retirement benefits offered with this position. Temporary employees who work an annual average of 30 or more hours per week may be eligible for health insurance coverage under the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP). For more information on Health Benefits offered visit www.shpnc.org.   Visit www.nctemporarysolutions.com for employment information.   Note: Permanent and time-limited NC State Government employees must separate from their permanent or time-limited position in order to work in a temporary position.  All temporaries are limited to one NC State Government temporary assignment at a time.   Individuals hired in a temporary State job must be fully qualified for the job.  OSHR supports the Governor's Job Ready initiative and seeks to expand a temporary skill set to enhance their qualifications for State government and private sector jobs.  Exposure to an agency's culture, process, procedures, and potential learning opportunities can provide valuable experience to those who may seek permanent employment with the state.   This temporary position is located in Raleigh - Wake County.   Job Order Hourly Rate of Pay: $35.00 (Based on education and/or years of relevant work experience reflected on the application).    This temporary position will be assigned to the Department of Adult Correction. This position is located at 3512 Bush St., Raleigh, NC 27609. The duties of this position are as follows: The Department of Adult Correction (DAC) was established effective January 1, 2023, pursuant to legislative action in Session Law 2021-180. The new Department of Adult Correction (DAC) is responsible for the care, custody, and supervision of all adult adjudicated offenders incarcerated or under community supervision by the state of North Carolina. The Mission of the DAC is that all divisions of the Department of Adult Correction protect the public by collaboratively focusing on rehabilitation, protection, innovation, accountability, and professionalism. In doing so, the DAC operates over 50 correctional facilities and correctional facilities and maintains supervision of approximately 30,000 incarcerated individuals and approximately 70,000 individuals on community supervision. The Division of Rehabilitation and Reentry oversees efforts across the DAC to provide high-quality, evidence-based programs and diverse services to incarcerated individuals as well as those on community supervision. Comprised of three major sections, Rehabilitative Services, Reentry Services, and Social Work Services, the Division supports DAC staff statewide in the administration of programs and services, technical support, training and operation guidance, program development and implementation, program evaluation, and more.  As part of the Division of Rehabilitation and Reentry, the Rehabilitative Services section is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring correctional interventions for offenders in facilities. The goals of the section include promoting public safety, improving offender behavior, and reducing re-offending by successful reentry back to the community. Utilizing evidence-based practices as the foundation of all programs and services, offenders are prepared with skills and tools to live as productive members of the community. The section focuses on a full continuum starting with research and decision support analysis, delivering evidence-based offender programs and services in the major areas of employment readiness, religious and faith-based opportunities, cognitive behavioral programs, educational support, vocational/skill training, family services and parenting programs, and more. This section also maintains responsibility for oversight of digital programming, primarily meaning tablet-based rehabilitative resources in the hands of incarcerated individuals. The primary purpose of this position is to support Rehabilitative Services efforts in safely and strategically expanding Work Release opportunities for incarcerated individuals in North Carolina. Work Release involves a partnership between the DAC, specified correctional institutions, and specified local employers to allow eligible incarcerated individuals to become employed by the local employer during incarceration. Those assigned to Work Release typically work on-site with the employer during specified hours, gain valuable job skills, and earn market wages. This position will support the expansion of Work Release in several ways: * Assisting the DAC and its partnering organizations in utilizing labor market analyses to determine optimal employment industries for Work Release opportunities.  * Establishing and maintaining a robust employer partnership development model to successfully recruit and retain partnerships with local employers across the state. This model will involve direct and regular communication and coordination with specified DAC Institutions. * Coordination with DAC Institutions and employers to complete necessary onboarding and training processes for successful Work Release initiation. * Arranging transportation for Work Release offenders to facilitate employment to correctional facilities and include providing transportation when necessary and approved. This position will report to the Director of Rehabilitative Services and will work on a team focused on Work Release and related workforce development tasks. Frequent in-state and local travel will be required, with occasional overnight stays. Frequent contact with incarcerated individuals will be required.   NOTE:  Qualified applicants must meet and CLEARLY reflect on their application training and experience and all knowledge, skills, abilities, and any experience or competencies specified in the posting and/or supplemental question(s) to be considered. NOTE: "See Resume" is not acceptable to show work history. *    Proficiency with Microsoft Office products to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. *    Experience in verbal presentation and use of visual aids. *    Strong written and oral communication abilities. *    Experience in staff or employee recruitment, public relations, marketing, advertising,                    workforce development, job placement assistance, or employment support. Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details. Bachelor's degree in a human services or criminal justice field from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of experience in correctional programs management or related work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. For technical issues with your application, please call the GovernmentJobs.com Applicant Support Help Line at 855-524-5627. To check the status of your application, please log in to your account and click "Application Status."  If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted by the hiring agency directly. If there are any questions about this posting, please contact TSRecruit@nc.gov  and/or 984-236-1040. Temporary Solutions Office of State Human Resources 1110 Navaho Drive, Suite 200 Raleigh, NC  27609