REINTEGRATION SPECIALIST - 74209

Executive Service

This position is designated as Hybrid (remote and office)

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https://www.tn.gov/workforce/careers.html

Who we are and what we do:

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development is the state agency established to promote workforce development and improve workplace safety and health throughout the state.

How you make a difference in this role:

A qualified candidate for this position will have strong written and oral communication skills. A qualified candidate must also be able to develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders for communicating aligned strategies.

Job Overview:

The Reintegration Specialist leads the design and delivery of evidence-informed education and life-skills programming within correctional settings to support successful community reentry. The role emphasizes trauma-informed instruction, workforce readiness, and individualized reentry planning while ensuring compliance with institutional standards. The Specialist partners with facility leadership, community organizations, and service providers to facilitate access to employment, education, housing, and social supports. Through curriculum development, cross-sector collaboration, and participant advocacy, the role advances accountability, skill development, and long-term reintegration outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Facilitate and document curriculum delivery across designated federal, state, and local correctional facilities.

2. Complete all required trainings to access correctional facilities and lead cohorts of 1015 justice-involved individuals, including a two-week training with the Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC)

3. Monitor and evaluate program effectiveness using surveys and related data tools.

4. Maintain accurate participant records, including release and completion documentation.

5. Build and maintain collaborative relationships with correctional institutions and community partners, including faith-based, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations.

6. Support workforce reentry technology initiatives, including tablet inventory management within county jail facilities.

7. Travel throughout Eastern Tennessee as part of regular duties. -State Vehicle Issued-

8. Perform additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Possession of a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and experience equivalent to four years of full-time professional educational, instructional or supervisory / administrative work.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.