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ATAW99-2024-00457-Contract Religious Coordinator-Newcastle

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ATAW99-2024-00457-Contract Religious Coordinator-Newcastle

Salary

$31.65 Hourly

Location

Newcastle, WY

Job Type

Temporary Full-time

Job Number

2024-00457

Department

080-Prisons - Programs & Services

Opening Date

03/15/2024

Closing Date

Continuous

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Description and Functions

Open Until Filled

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Wyoming Department of Corrections (WDOC) is seeking aContract Religious Services Coordinator for our Wyoming Women's Center (WWC) in Lusk, WY, and the WY Honor Conservation Camp (WHCC) in Newcastle. Candidates may office in either location of Lusk or Newcastle.We are an American Correctional Association-certified department that offers job variety and challenges working with offenders and the community to make a positive difference and keep recidivism rates low. This position coordinates and facilitates religious practices for inmates in prison in compliance with State and Federal law and WDOC policies and procedures. The position is at will and may end at any time without notice.

Human Resource Contact: Deborah.Hale@wyo.govor 307-777-6136

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed at the job level.

• Services include: planning, developing, coordinating, and supervising inmate religious activities;

• Recruiting, training, and supervising religious volunteers;

• Adhering to department policy in handling inmate religious requests regardless of inmate religious belief;

• Manage religious property for inmates;

• Managing the ordering and disposition of individual inmate religious property;

• Oversight of inmate religious diet requests and inmate adherence to approved religious diets;

• Oversight of the chapel area;

• Emergency family notifications;

• Coordinating with the other WDOC institutions to maintain departmental continuity with regard to inmate religious practices.

Qualifications

PREFERENCES:

Preference will be given to individuals with a Bachelor's Degree in a human services field, theology, religious education, or closely related field; PLUS two years of professional-level experience. Preference will also be given to those who have previously worked with female inmates and/or offenders.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of religious practices across a wide scope of religious affiliations

• Knowledge of religious-based diet restrictions

• Knowledge of religious celebrations and holidays

• Knowledge of sacred items across a wide scope of religious affiliations

• Skill in communication with people of diverse backgrounds

• Ability to multi-task

• Ability to use a computer

• Ability to research and understand religious practices not already familiar with

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

None - See "Preferences"

Necessary Special Requirements

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Lifting/grasping up to 20 pounds without assistance on an occasional to regular basis

• Walking on cement floors on an occasional to regular basis

• Walking up and down stairs on an occasional basis

• Stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching on an occasional basis

• Reaching on a regular basis

• Typing/Repetitive motion on a frequent basis

• Talking/hearing on a frequent basis

• Seeing: the visual ability to perform an activity such as analyzing data and figures, viewing a computer terminal, and extensive reading

NOTES:

• FLSA: Non-exempt

• This position is At-Will and may end at any time without notice. The successful applicant will be eligible for Health, Dental, and Life Insurance with a Single rate contribution premium to offset costs.

• This position requires 5 weeks at the WDOC Training Academy paid for by WDOC.

• The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities. No notice of eligibility will be sent to applicants who meet the minimum qualifications.

• The Wyoming Department of Corrections is a Drug-Free Workplace. All staff are subject to drug testing while employed by the WDOC. The Wyoming Department of Corrections is a Tobacco-Free Workplace and prohibits the taking, carrying, possessing, or introducing of smoking materials, smokeless tobacco, or tobacco substitutes on or into WDOC facilities and grounds.

• The Wyoming Department of Correction is in compliance with the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003. It is the policy and practice of WDOC to protect inmates/offenders from personal abuse, corporal punishment, personal injury, disease, property damage, harassment, and the elimination of prison rape.

• Successful Applicants for employment must pass a background/reference check, medical evaluation, and drug test prior to appointment.

• WDOC has a strict dress code policy that includes standards for facial hair, body art, and piercings/gauges. All applicants must meet the standards of this dress code to be considered for employment.

Supplemental Information

080-Department of Corrections - Prisons - Programs & Services -

Clickhere (http://www.wdoc.jobs) to view more about the Wyoming Dept. of Corrections.

Clickhere (https://ai.wyo.gov/divisions/human-resources/consultative-services/compensation/pay-tables-salary-averages) to view the State of Wyoming Classification and Pay Structure.

URL:http://agency.governmentjobs.com/wyoming/default.cfm

The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.

Class Specifications are subject to change, please refer to the A & I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version.

Non Benefit Position