PC I-Career Navigator
- The State of Kansas
- Butler County, KS, USA
- $19,160 - $39,853 yearly
Job Description
Important Recruitment Information for this vacancy: Req.#221249
Job Posting closes: Sunday, June 14, 2026
Agency Information:
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About the Position: PC I - Career Navigator, Req.#221249
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Starting salary for this position: $39,852.80 ($19.16/Hourly)*
- Offered salary will be determined by experience, qualifications, and skill set that the candidate brings to the position. Though this position is unclassified, the posted starting salary is equivalent to classified Pay Grade 25, step 6. Please contact Recruitment Coordinator for further details.
Employment Benefits
Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage
Sick & Vacation leave
Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave
Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)
Fitness Centers in select locations
Employee discounts with the STAR Program
Retirement and deferred compensation programs
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Position Summary & Responsibilities
Position Summary:
The Department's mission is by using evidence-based practices, we increase conditions of supervision and the ability of residents to reintegrate, which will result in safely reducing revocations among Kansas parolees and probationers through risk reduction philosophy and a three-phased plan: Intake and incarceration, Pre-Release Planning and Reentry Post-Release Supervision.
This position serves as the Career Navigator located at the El Dorado Correctional Facility and is a member of the Pre-Release Planning and Reentry Post-Release Supervision teams that may include, but not be limited to, agency staff at all levels and with a broad range of system-and community-based external stakeholder organizations. Career Navigators have facility based and regional responsibilities with a focus on providing individualized career development, reentry employment support and individualized reentry navigation to access programs and services to those in transition. Embedded within correctional facilities and parole offices, Career Navigators play a key role in helping individuals prepare for and successfully transition into the workforce, supporting efforts to reduce recidivism through sustainable employment.
Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:
This position serves as the Career Navigator and supports programming and services at El Dorado Correctional Facility.
This position provides oversite of Career Centers/Resource Rooms, ensuring consistent access to employment resources, workshops, and individualized services. Through group facilitation and one-on-one meetings, the Career Navigators assists residents in developing employment plans, preparing for job search activities, and securing essential documents (resumes, cover letters, ID's, birth certificates, training certificates) that supports a successful transition to the community and workforce.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supporting career readiness activities, including workshops on mock interviews, resume writing, job search strategies, and interview skills.
- Provide oversite of the daily operation of facility career centers/resource rooms, ensuring access to up-to-date materials, community resources, and mitigate the barriers to technology.
- Meet with residents individually and in groups to develop employment plans and assessments, conduct pre-release interviews, and support job application processes.
- Coordinate and host identification (ID) and driver's license clinics, employment fairs and other employment focused events.
- Establish and maintain partnerships with Workforce One Centers, vocational programs, trade training providers, and community organizations to expand employment opportunities.
- Provide linkage to vocational programs and trade pathways that align with labor market demand and residents career goals.
- Support employer engagement efforts by connecting residents with job fairs, employer visits, and pre-release and post release hiring opportunities.
- Works with returning citizens during and after transition to carry forward career readiness plans and support all necessary steps for the returned citizen to achieve sustained livable wage employment. This includes continuing to address barriers; find resources; communicate with employers; address related issues such as housing, identification/DLs, and transportation.
This position will identify gaps in employment plans and make recommendations to administration and leadership at assigned facilities to address those gaps. Work closely with assigned unit team staff and the reentry/programs staff to ensure that issues are addressed to ensure residents assigned to private industry jobs can participate fully in employment, while also having their case plan and risk reduction needs met.
Data: Collect, document, and maintain accurate records of participant career readiness workshops, job placement, employment status, wages, and retention data for participants pre-and post-release. Maintain business partner list containing information on employer contracts, individuals hired and salary range in assigned regions. Document in multiple systems to include SharePoint, Athena, and OMIS. Chrono all contacts and task updates towards goals.
Other duties as assigned that support the Programs and Risk Reduction vision, every individual released from prison will have the tools needed to succeed in the community and Re-entry Mission, by using evidence-based practices, we will increase compliance with conditions of supervision and the ability of offenders to reintegrate, which will result in safely reducing revocations among Kansas parolees and probationers through a risk-reduction philosophy and a three-phased plan.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Six months of experience in planning, implementing and monitoring activities relevant to the agency’s programs. Education may be substituted for experience as determined relevant by the agency.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, Social Work, Human Service, Psychology or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience working with justice involved individuals, workforce development programs, case management or related field and one year community-based service coordination.
- Experience working with justice involved individuals, workforce development programs, case management or community-based service coordination.
- Ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations, including individuals with complex barriers to employment and reentry.
- Demonstrate ability to maintain accurate case records, documentation, and data tracking in case management system.
- Knowledge of community resources, employment readiness practices, and reentry support services.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with correctional staff, community partners, employers and service providers.
Post-Offer, Pre-employment Requirements: Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license. Must pass a criminal history records check.
Recruiter Contact Information
Name: Daniel Cline
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Required Documents for this Application to be Complete
- Tax Clearance Certificate
- College Transcripts (if applicable)
- DD214 (if you are claiming Veteran’s Preference)
- Cover Letter
- Resume
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How to Claim Veterans Preference
Veterans' Preference Eligible (VPE): Former military personnel or their spouse that have been verified as a "veteran"; under K.S.A. 73-201 will receive an interview if they meet the minimum competency factors of the position. The veterans' preference laws do not guarantee the veteran a job. Positions are filled with the best qualified candidate as determine by the hiring manager.
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Applicants that have physical, cognitive and/or mental disabilities may claim an employment preference when applying for positions. If they are qualified to meet the performance standards of the position, with or without a reasonable accommodation, they will receive an interview for the position. The preference does not guarantee an applicant the job, as positions are filled with the best qualified candidate as determined by the hiring manager.
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PLEASE NOTE: The documentation verifying a person's eligibility for use of this preference should not be sent along with other application materials to the hiring agency but should be sent directly to OPS. These documents should be scanned and emailed to Gustavo.Victoriano@ks.gov, or can be mailed/delivered in person to:
ATTN: Disability Hiring Preference Coordinator
Office of Personnel Services
Docking State Office Building
915 SW Harrison Ave, Suite 260
Topeka, KS 66612
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The State of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, political affiliation, disability or any other factor unrelated to the essential functions of the job.
If you wish to identify yourself as a qualified person with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and would like to request an accommodation, please address the request to the agency recruiter.
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