• Job Description

  Req#: 535201

  ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, REHABILITATION & REENTRY Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements. The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

  COMMUNITY REENTRY SPECIALIST

  (PROGRAM PROJECT SPECIALIST II)

  Job Location:

  Address:

  Education Program & Community Reentry Division
  701 E Jefferson St
  Phoenix, AZ 85034

  https://corrections.az.gov

  Posting Details:

  Salary: $40,122.00
  

  Grade: 19
  

  Closing Date: 09/05/2025

  Job Summary:

  Expand your horizons with the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry!
  
  We are looking for a dynamic multitasker with excellent communication, customer service, and administration skills.
  This role, under the direction of the Education Executive Staff Assistant, is responsible for conducting Education’s procurement activities, preparing and monitoring federal education grants, and coordinating conferences and reserves for the Education Program & Community Reentry Division.
  
  Apply today!

  Job Duties:

  - Cooperates with the Education Administrator and Special Education Director in the design, development, modification and implementation of educational grant projects awarded through the Arizona Department of Education
  - Conducts all Education’s procurement activities through the state purchasing system
  - Coordinates all travel-related activities
  - Conducts all division fleet activities, including maintenance and repair
  - Coordinates delivery and distribution of education materials and software
  - Produces statistical reports for all-job duties on a monthly basis and provides them to the direct supervisor
  - Coordinates gate passes and approval for outside stakeholders site visits
  - Conducts conference and reservations coordination
  - Drives on State business
  - Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment
  

  Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

  Knowledge of:
  - Principles and practices of administration with special reference to organization, fiscal management, budget control and general administrative services
  - Federal, state agency or program rules, regulations and operating procedures
  - ADCRR policy and procedures
  
  Skill in:
  - Verbal and written communications
  - Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
  - Project management
  - Composing correspondence
  - Time management
  - Assistance with an administrative services program for an organization
  - Typing
  - Data entry
  - Works independently
  - Report generation
  
  Ability to:
  - Plan, Analyze, and coordinate activities and establish priorities
  - Develop effective operating procedures
  - Assess situations and make sound decisions
  - Interprets policies and procedures
  - Do analytical work, produce monthly reports, and to speak and write effectively
  

  Selective Preference(s):

  - Three (3) years of responsible administrative experience equivalent to or above the Administrative Assistant III level, in such field as budget analysis, purchasing, accounting, data processing or related administrative services work

  Pre-Employment Requirements:

  Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation and a drug test.
  
  In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.
  
  If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

  All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

  Benefits:

  We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:
  - Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
  - Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
  - Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
  - Exceptional retirement program
  - Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
  - An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

  Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

  Retirement:

  Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).
  
  Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.
  
  Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.
  

  Contact Us:

  The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.

• About the company

  Arizona is on a mission to become the #1 state in the nation in which to live, work, play, get an education, and retire. Arizona state government plays a vital role in making this happen, and in order to maximize our potential the State of Arizona must operate in way that demonstrates a business-like approach. We are looking for enthusiastic and talented people to join the team.

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