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Bristol County Sheriff’s Office creates new jobs for post-release services; here is how much you can make
DARTMOUTH – The Bristol County Sheriff’s Office posted several jobs on Friday to support Sheriff Paul Heroux’s commitment to reduce recidivism though strategic discharge planning.
The positions include an Assistant Director, four Coordinators and other positions focused of securing housing, healthcare, and employment for inmates being released from jail.
“Housing, healthcare, and employment are the three pillars of prisoner re-entry. These are necessary to reduce the risk of an inmate reoffending after release from jail,” Sheriff Heroux said. “Finding inmates housing, healthcare, and jobs is challenging because of their criminal records and complicated life histories. We need specialists to address each of these post-release needs.
“In the past, each employee was focused on housing, healthcare, and a job, leaving that employee spread thin and not developing an expertise in any one of those challenging areas,” Sheriff Heroux continued. “Under this reorganization and the newly created positions, employees tasked with helping inmates find housing, will only work on housing. This allows the employee to develop expertise in just housing, resulting in better housing placement for the inmate. Employees tasked with helping inmates find a job, will only work on employment, resulting in better job placement for the inmate. The same thing goes for healthcare, which will include mental health and drug treatment after release.”
The positions, which will be posted on the BCSO website (www.bcso-ma.us) and LinkedIn, include:
Assistant Director of Inmate Services for Post-Release ($76,000-$92,000): Oversee re-entry services of the Post-Release Program of the BCSO. Work with the community stakeholders to provide services to the inmates of Bristol County after post-release.
Coordinator for Post-Release Housing ($63,000-$76,000): Coordinates re-entry services in the Post-Release program of the BCSO. Works under the Assistant Director of Inmate Services for Post-Release on housing for inmates leaving the BCSO. Work with the community stakeholders to provide housing to the inmates of Bristol County post-release. Oversees staff tasked with finding inmates housing post-release.
Coordinator for Post-Release Healthcare ($63,000-$76,000): Coordinates healthcare re-entry services in the Post-Release program of the BCSO. Works under the Assistant Director of Inmate Services for Post-Release on healthcare support services. Work with the community stakeholders to provide healthcare services to the inmates of Bristol County after post-release. Find inmates healthcare options prior to the inmate’s release. Oversees staff tasked with finding inmates healthcare post-release support services. This includes mental health and addiction support services post-release.
Coordinator for Post-Release Employment ($63,000-$76,000): Coordinates re-entry services in the Post-Release program of the BCSO. Works under the Assistant Director of Inmate Services for Post-Release on employment support services for inmates leaving the BCSO. Work with the community stakeholders to provide services to the inmates of Bristol County after post-release. Oversees staff tasked with finding inmates employment post-release support services.
Coordinator for Post-Release Support Services ($63,000-$76,000): Coordinates re-entry services in the Post-Release program of the BCSO. Works under the Assistant Director of Inmate Services for Post-Release on support services including but not limited to obtaining a state identification card, getting set up with missed childcare support, setting up a bank account, etc. Work with the community stakeholders to provide services to the inmates of Bristol County after post-release. Oversees staff tasked with finding inmates’ post-release support services.
Post-Release Workers ($55,000-$66,000): Provides inmates with housing, healthcare and a job during incarceration and post-release to aid in their successful re-entry back into the community.
Inmate Case Workers ($48,000-$57,000): Inmate Case Workers shall perform daily case management in the institution, which involves daily contact with inmates. This includes, but is not limited to fostering program plans for inmates as well as assisting inmates with re-entry and post-release needs.
Anyone interested in applying can submit a resume and cover letter to Caitlin DeMelo in Human Resources via email: CaitlinDeMelo@bcso-ma.org.
Fed Up
May 20, 2023 at 7:36 am
It’s absolutely amazing how this state just bends to the will of criminals from Rachel Rollins to the average junkie. There are homeless vets living in the streets and their number priority is career criminals. Their policies are abject failures. The reason for recidivism isn’t because they can’t find a job it’s because they don’t want to work for $15 dollars an hour when they can make $3K a week dealing drugs. These failed policies costs the taxpayers billions , save the money keep them locked up for good. They’re not fit to live amongst society.
I hate foolish MAGAt's
May 20, 2023 at 10:10 am
Hey a lot of assumptions there buddy! Are you an expert or you just making uneducated assumptions?
Do you realize you live in a state with some of the lowest crime rates in the country? Some of one of lowest violent crime rates in the country? The lowest gun crimes in the country? There’s a reason for that it’s the way we do things in Massachusetts, intelligently! like I keep on saying if you hate Mass so much leave. There’s some idiot states like Mississippi that’d be perfect for you! It’s obvious your only problem is you hate Democrats so much because you’ve been brainwashed into believing that they’re communist when you’re hanging out with the fascist because the extreme to the right is fascism and that’s what’s been happening in this country! You’re a follower, a sucker, not a leader!
Fed Up
May 20, 2023 at 12:14 pm
Everything you just typed can be can be applied to yourself. Textbook projection. Do you realize you live in a state that’s one of the deepest in debt and all of these pet projects are making it worse? Like I told you before I’m working on getting out of this poorly run state. And more projection on your behalf I don’t just hate Democrats I also hate Republicans as well, Both are equally useless and neither are a friend citizens. It’s morons like you who think you’re on the ” right ” side and you’re correct and the Republicans feel the exact same way. You’re opposite sides of the exact same ( problem ) coin. You’re the sucker who keeps voting for morons thinking you’re going to get that ” change ” Keeping voting for politicians that take care of the extremely wealthy and the extremely poor. This state will end up like California enjoy it it’s what you voted for.
I'm sick of extremist fear filled MAGAt's
May 21, 2023 at 12:41 am
Total BS. The state has a huge surplus. Just keep on making up alternative facts. Kellyanne Conway would be proud of you! California, one of the most successful states in the country? Look, like I said if you hate this state so much don’t let the door hit you in the a** on your way out. Really why are you staying If you hate it so much?