Career Opportunity

8420 Rehabilitation Services Coordinator

Recruitment: REF17149F

Published: January 10, 2023

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About:

The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office works with the public, the criminal justice system, and community stakeholders to safeguard the lives, rights, and property of all people we serve.

The Sheriff’s Office keeps people safe — inside and outside the county jails, in the buildings we help protect, and in the communities we serve.

We help domestic violence victims rebuild their lives. We provide mutual aid to our law enforcement partners in emergencies and natural disasters. We offer education and job training to support those leaving the justice system, which builds stronger, safer communities.

Join the San Francisco Sheriff's Office!

Role description

$44.81-$54.46 Hourly / $7,768.00-$9,440.00 Monthly / $93,210.00-$113,282.00 Yearly

This is a Positioned-Based Test for a permanent Civil Service position, administered in accordance with Civil Service Rule 111A. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications must pass all examination components to be placed on the tentative eligible list, and must pass all Official selection requirements, including a Background Investigation, in order to be considered for hire.

Definition

Under direction of sworn and professional staff, the 8420 Rehabilitation Services Coordinator is responsible for: 1.) Directing, developing, and providing rehabilitation programs providing for the general social welfare of incarcerated persons in the San Francisco County Jail system 2.) Directing, developing, and providing continuum of services post release 3.) Providing services to incarcerated/ post release persons and survivors in community programs and youth horticulture programs. Duties may include supervising and monitoring incarcerated persons and post-release individuals’ attendance and progress in various programs; supervising program staff and contract workers; interviewing and counseling incarcerated persons regarding their educational, domestic, or employment needs and adjustment problems; providing referrals, delivering services and coordinating services for participants/incarcerated persons to assist them in community re-integration; interacting with criminal justice partners; making regular contacts with community organizations, public and private agencies and individuals supporting the various rehabilitation programs; developing evaluations, training and special projects; attending and conducting business and community meetings; preparing detailed and concise operational reports, records and correspondence; maintaining a database for record keeping; including milestone data; and performing other related duties. 

Nature of Work
The nature of the work involves performing duties in an office environment, community environment and/or jail environment (e.g., incarcerated person housing units and jail classrooms), involving direct contact with incarcerated persons which may be unsupervised by deputy sheriffs. Shifts and assignments may vary according to Official needs, and may require working evenings, weekends and/or holidays.

Work Location

Positions in this classification may be assigned to any of the San Francisco County Jails located in San Francisco and San Bruno; any of the post release sites in the Community Programs Unit or any off-site location commensurate to the work performed by this position.

How to qualify

Minimum Qualification:

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in criminal justice administration, political science, sociology, psychology, or public administration, or related field; AND

2. Two years (equivalent to 4,000 hours) of verifiable experience in correctional work involving individual or group counseling of offenders in either: planning and implementing a re-entry program for jail incarcerated persons, OR probation, parole or correctional work, OR rehabilitation counseling or vocational guidance.

Substitution: Additional verifiable work experience as listed above may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis (one year of experience is equivalent to 30 semester or 45 quarter units).

Some positions may require possession of a current valid California Driver's license.

Desired Qualifications:

The stated desirable qualifications may be used to identify job finalist at the end of the selection process.

·Knowledge of and previous experience providing services to communities impacted by justice system involvement

·Flexibility and ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment with changes in goals, priorities, and activities

·Ability to achieve and maintain California Law Enforcement Telecommunications Systems (CLETS) certification

·Knowledge of risk assessment tolls as well as familiarity with evaluation of rehabilitation programs

Employees of the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office must maintain background clearance, jail clearance and a valid California Driver License as a condition of continued employment.

Background Investigation:

Prior to employment with the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office, a thorough background investigation will be conducted to determine the candidate’s suitability for employment. The investigation may include, but not be limited to criminal history records, driving records, drug/alcohol screening, and other related employment and personal history records. Reasons for rejection may include use of controlled substances and alcohol, felony conviction, repeated or serious violations of the law, inability to work with co-workers, inability to accept supervision, inability to follow rules and regulations or other relevant factors. Candidates must clear Office of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprinting. Criminal records will be carefully reviewed; candidates who do not report their complete criminal records on their applications will be disqualified. Applicants will be fingerprinted.

What else should I know?

Examination Process:

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in a two-component exam process. The component weights and a description of each component are as follow: 

Basic Supervisory Exam (Weight: Minimum 34%)

Candidates will be administered a written multiple-choice examination that is designed to measure basic knowledge of various supervisory practices and procedures (e.g. directing, counseling, guiding, evaluating, motivating, disciplining, developing and training subordinates, delegation, etc.) as well as customer service and reading comprehension. This is a standardized examination and, therefore, test questions and test answers are not available for public inspection or review. 

The Basic Supervisory Exam will be administered either on a computer or in paper format.  The type of format will depend on the size of the qualified applicant pool.  Qualified candidates will be notified of the type of exam format in their exam appointment notification.

The score you achieve on this examination shall be valid and 'banked' for three years, starting from the date of the examination. This means that, during this three-year time period, you will not be required to take this test again should you apply and be found eligible for a future announcement for which this particular test is used. Please note this test is used for other supervisory classes therefore your test score may be applied to one or more of these classes if you choose to apply to future recruitments. If the test for this future announcement is held within one year of the date of this examination, your score will be automatically applied to that announcement. However, after one year, you have the option to either (a) apply your test score to the other announcement or (b) re-take the test. Re-testing is permitted no sooner than one year from the date of the examination and only in association with your eligibility for another announcement for which this test is used. Please note that, should you re-test, your re-test score would become your official score since it is the most recent.

Performance Examination (Weight - 66%)

The Performance Examination is comprised of a written exercise and an oral presentation designed to measure knowledge, skills and abilities in job-related areas which may include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of Criminogenic methods, theories and issues related to substance abuse, addiction, mental health, criminal involvement, domestic violence and linkages to treatment; knowledge of the laws pertaining to incarcerated persons; knowledge of court actions, furlough programs and re-entry services; knowledge of restorative justice principles and practices; counseling techniques and mediation skills; familiarity with programs, services and community-based organizations; ability to prepare complex written documents using word processing and database systems; ability to supervise and manage; ability to work with a diverse population; oral communication ability; ability to promote, establish and maintain effective working relationships. The components listed above are considered standardized and, therefore, test questions and answers are not available for public inspection or review. Candidates must pass both examination components described above in order to continue in the examination process.

Departmental Selection Process:

Candidates whose names appear on the adopted eligible list may be invited by the Sheriff’s Office to participate in additional interviews and testing processes. Successful candidates will be invited to proceed to the background investigation. Completion of the Background Investigation does not guarantee or imply an offer of employment. The San Francisco Sheriff’s Office reserves the right to hire only the most suitably qualified candidates for this position. The decision of the Appointing Officer as to an applicant’s qualifications for further screening and appointment will be final.

Eligible List/Score Report:

Candidates’ names will remain on the eligible list for a maximum period of 24 months. Candidates who are on the eligible list and elect to re-test will be assigned their most recent test score. The Certification Rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be the Rule of 3 Scores. The number of refusals allowed is two (2).

Placement on the eligible list does not guarantee nor imply that you will be offered employment.  The City & County of San Francisco reserves the right to hire only the most suitably qualified candidates for this important position. The eligible list resulting from this examination will change as subsequent candidate scores are added to the list. Note that a candidate’s rank on the list will not change unless he or she re-tests and scores differently for the prior test. https://sfdhr.org/information-about-hiring-process#eligiblelists

Important Information

• Appeal Rights
• Veteran's Preference
• Conviction History
• Terms of Announcement
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Disaster Service Worker
• Applicants with disabilities
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Any changes to your contact information (name, address, phone number, etc.) should be updated immediately. To update your contact information, go to https://www.smartr.me/public/sign-in, Failure to maintain current contact information may result in loss of eligibility.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Reasonable Accommodation Request: 
Qualified candidates with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodation for this examination process must contact the examination analyst as soon as possible by e-mailing Crystal.Cervantes@sfgov.org. 

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.