Rehabilitation Officer

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Consider a rewarding career in correctional services and join us in making a difference in the lives of individuals in custody and keeping our communities safe.

Do you enjoy facilitating group activities, building relationships, and looking for ways to bring fresh ideas forward? If so, bring your expertise to the role of Rehabilitation Officer, where you will facilitate rehabilitative programming to remanded and sentenced offenders at the Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre.

The Ontario Public Service is one of the largest employers in the province with a wide range of exciting career opportunities. We believe in the core values of trust, fairness, diversity, excellence, creativity, collaboration, efficiency and responsiveness.

We offer:
• A defined benefit pension plan
• Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits which includes adoptive parents
• Comprehensive health plan
• Life and disability insurance
• Collegial and professional work culture
• Career growth and development opportunities across multiple business areas
• We provide on-the-job training to support your success in the role

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OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

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What can I expect to do in this role?

• Provide rehabilitative services to offenders to assist in their adjustment upon returning to the community
• Organize resources to effectively deliver programs as a sole facilitator, by marketing the program to offenders
• Enroll offenders to participate in programs and ensure that physical resources are in place to deliver the program
• Write case notes and input program tracking reports in Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS) in appropriate timeframe
• Submit statistical information to Deputy Superintendent, Treatment
• Complete classifications of offenders
• Gather information for and prepare Temporary Absence Permits
• Assist in the scheduling/coordination of fee-for-service providers
• Interview and respond to offender requests
• Facilitate referrals to assist in discharge planning
• Participate in meetings and committees
• Assist in the orientation, training and supervision of new staff, volunteers and students
• Provide information, write reports, and advise senior management
• Other duties as required

Please note: this position will require working some evening and weekend shifts based on operational requirements and schedule

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How do I qualify?

Specialized Knowledge and Experience

• You have knowledge of group facilitation, theories, and skills normally acquired through post secondary education in social sciences (such as criminology, sociology, law, psychology, social work, or a related field) in order to effectively facilitate, instruct, and deliver rehabilitative programs for inmates
• You have knowledge of and experience working with community agencies to assist in discharge planning
• You have understanding of the justice system and court processes/documentation
• You have knowledge of programs and strategies focusing on criminogenic risk factors and risk/needs assessment as it relates to programs such as the Temporary Absence Program, Intermittent Community Work Program and offender work programs
• You are proficient with computers in order to input/retrieve offender data from information systems and databases as well as prepare and maintain reports and statistics

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

• You are able to work with and provide services/programming to offenders
• You have demonstrated interviewing techniques to assess offender needs, motivation, and suitability for placements
• You can liaise with multi-disciplinary professionals and correctional staff

Analytical, Investigative, and Evaluative Skills

• You are able to obtain information and make recommendations based on established criteria
• You are able to assess suitability of offenders for participation in various rehabilitative programs
• You can effectively organize and prioritize to complete work in timely fashion as well as manage the coordination/scheduling of programs
• You are able to understand and apply relevant legislation such as the Ministry of Correctional Services Act

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Additional information:

Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  
  Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Corporate Talent Programs Branch, Talent and Leadership Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.
  
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
• T-CL-225876/25

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How to apply:

1. You must apply online.
2. Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
3. Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
4. Read the to make sure you understand this job.
5. OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
6. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la " langue du poste " figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.

The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer.
Accommodation is available under the Ontario's Human Rights Code .