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Job description
Pre-Release and Juvenile Justice Specialist
Roca Baltimore - BALTIMORE, MD 21201
Overview
Salary Range $76,000.00 - $80,000.00 Salary/year Position Type Full Time Education Level Relevant experience Category Young Men
Description
Position Summary
The Pre-Release and Juvenile Justice Reentry Specialist works within the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services facilities to engage young people who are approaching release and prepare them for successful transition into Roca's intervention model.
This role manages a flexible caseload of approximately 20 young people and is responsible for building relationships prior to release, introduction to Rewire CBT and Circles, coordinating reentry planning, addressing immediate basic needs and ensuring a warm handoff to the Youth Worker they will be assigned to.
The Pre-Release and Juvenile Justice Reentry Specialist collaborates with families, facility staff and internal Roca staff to support continuity of care and long-term engagement.
Key Responsibilities
Pre-Release Engagement & Case Management
Maintain a flexible caseload of young people who are nearing release from Maryland Department of Juvenile Services facilities.
Meet regularly to deliver Rewire CBT, Circles, structured activities and one-on-one meetings when appropriate.
Assess readiness for release and prepare participants for engagement with Roca programming.
Meet with assigned DJS Case Management Specialists assigned to young people prior to release.
Reentry Planning & Basic Needs Assessment
Assess participants' basic needs upon release, including housing stability, identification and documentation, healthcare access, education/employment readiness, and other immediate supports.
Develop individualized reentry plans that address barriers to successful transition and promote sustained engagement post-release.
Complete Safety Profile and in coordination with DJS Outreach Manager, work with the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services and Baltimore Police Department to mitigate any potential risk.
Family & Natural Support Engagement
Meet with families, guardians, or other caregivers with whom the young person will reside after release.
Support families in understanding Roca's model, expectations, and available resources.
Strengthen family and natural support systems to promote stability and successful reentry.
Coordination & Enrollment
Coordinate and facilitate in-facility meetings with appropriate Roca staff to complete: Eligibility and enrollment paperwork
Safety profiles
Transitional Employment Program (TEP) documentation
Ensure all required paperwork and assessments are completed prior to release whenever possible.
Transition & Post-Release Connection
Schedule the young person's first visit to the Roca building following release.
Support a seamless transition from facility-based engagement to community-based services.
Communicate effectively with internal teams to ensure continuity of care and shared understanding of participant needs and goals.
Documentation & Compliance
Maintain accurate, timely, and thorough case notes and documentation in Efforts to Outcomes (ETO).
Adhere to confidentiality, safety, and professional standards when working in juvenile justice settings
Other Duties
Perform other duties as assigned in support of program and organizational needs.
Qualifications
Qualifications
The very nature of Roca's work requires an individual of great commitment and energy to the mission. Roca seeks a highly driven individual who is a good fit both personally and professionally for the culture of Roca. In addition, the ideal candidate for this position will be a trustworthy decision-maker. He/she will have a sense of humor, feel passionate and committed to direct work with high-risk youth, and demonstrate interest in coaching and supporting coworkers.
Roca expects candidates to have the following skills:
BA preferred/Equivalent community experience accepted
Understanding and experience working with young adults and high-risk young adults
Minimum of three years' experience working with young people
Experience in street work, outreach, conflict resolution, violence prevention, etc.
Capacity to think and act intentionally and strategically to help young people change behavior
Capacity for creative problem-solving, conflict resolution, violence prevention
Strong written and oral communication
Excellent at organizing, managing and completing complex projects and tasks simultaneously with thoroughness, accuracy, timeliness and good humor.
Self motivation, initiative, sound judgment and commitment to ongoing learning are essential
Requirements for the position:
Ability to travel around the service area
Computer Literacy
High Proficiency with Microsoft Office products specifically Excel.
Valid state issued driver's license and current driving record
Willingness and ability to work outside of normal business hours, and Holidays and/or weekends as needed.
Ability to work with diverse cultures
Strong attendance and high energy
Physical Demands
The physical demands that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to push, pull, stock, and must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Work can be repetitive in nature. Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception, peripheral vision, the ability to distinguish basic colors and the ability to adjust vision to bring objects into focus.
It may be necessary to wear some protective clothing and/or equipment such as rain and snow gear, boots, goggles, hard hat, full face shield, respirator, ear plugs/muffs and gloves. Work requires physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking over rough, uneven surfaces, and recurring bending, climbing, crawling, crouching, stooping, and reaching, and occasional lifting or moderately heavy items. Work requires average physical agility and dexterity.
Work Environment
The work environment an employee is exposed to while performing the essential functions of this job. The position can work in outdoor and indoor environments. - The noise level is typically moderate. - The incumbent is frequently exposed to all outdoor weather conditions.
Worksite address
baltimore, MD, 21276, US
Who can apply
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