Transition Specialist

Job Summary

The Transition Specialist for Indiana's Department of Correction, Division of Youth Services, oversees all transition-related practices in the state's juvenile correctional facilities. The role standardizes transition practices and supports youth as they prepare to re-enter the community, school, and work.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Facilitate the "Next Steps" life skills curriculum
• Use the Transition Coordinator Handbook to standardize transition practices
• Evaluate the five "Transition Consultations" each student completes under an assigned teacher
• Participate weekly in Administrative Release Committees (ARC) at each facility to confirm and reinforce students' re-entry plans
• Make follow-up phone calls to released youth at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months
• Assist in developing the individualized Education Learning Plan for each youth on entry to the facility
• Work with state, county, and private agencies to provide re-entry services for youth returning to the community
• Help students obtain social security cards, state IDs, driver's licenses, birth certificates, and other documents
• Help students transition back to public schools
• Provide students with information on employment, apprenticeship programs, and military service
• Help develop partnerships with Indiana's Department of Workforce Development, HIRE, and Indiana University's HOPE Mentoring
• Represent the Division of Youth Services at conferences and meetings

Experience

• Prior experience using strong written and verbal communication skills
• 1 year as a customer service representative
• 1 year of data entry experience
• 1 year working in a team environment
• Experience working with at-risk youth (preferred)
• Experience in a community or state program (preferred)
• Experience in a youth educational program (preferred)

Key Skills

• Written and verbal communication
• Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Customer service
• Data entry
• Teamwork
• Coordination with multiple agencies and partners

Eligibility and Qualifications

• Ability to work in juvenile correctional facilities and attend weekly ARC meetings at each facility
• Ability to travel to and represent the division at conferences and meetings
• Education requirements were not specified in the description