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 ofRehabilitation Officer, where you will facilitate rehabilitative programming to remanded and sentenced offenders at theMonteith Correctional Complex

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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About the job

• Provide rehabilitative services to offenders to support their adjustment upon returning to the community
• Organize resources for effective program delivery and promote these programs to offenders
• Enroll offenders in suitable programs and ensuring availability of the required resources to enable success
• Write case notes, input program tracking reports into database systems, and review statistical information
• Assist in the scheduling and coordination of fee-for-service providers
• Interview inmates and respond to offender requests
• Facilitate discharge planning

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

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What you bring to the team

Specialized Knowledge and Experience

You:
• understand how the justice system works, including court processes/documentation, and apply relevant legislation (e.g., Ministry of Correctional Services Act).
• know available programs and strategies that focus on criminogenic risk factors and risk/needs assessment as it relates to various offender programs (e.g., the Temporary Absence Program, Intermittent Community Work Program, and offender work programs).
• have knowledge of and/or experience working with community agencies to assist in discharge planning.

Facilitation, Interviewing, and Interpersonal Skills

You:
• have knowledge of group facilitation, theories, and related skills to effectively facilitate, instruct, and deliver rehabilitative programs for inmates.
• have applied interviewing skills and techniques to assess offender needs, motivation, and suitability for placements.
• can work with and provide services and programming to offenders
• can liaise with multi-disciplinary professionals and correctional staff

Analytical, Investigative, and Evaluative Skills

You:
• can gather information and make recommendations based on established criteria
• can assess the suitability of offenders to participate in various rehabilitative programs

Organizational and Computer Skills

You:
• can effectively organize and prioritize to complete work in a timely fashion
• can manage the coordination and scheduling of programs
• are proficient with computers to input/retrieve offender data from information systems and databases
• can prepare and maintain reports and statistical information

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Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

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How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer  accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please  contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

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What we offer

The Ontario Public Service is one of Ontario's largest employers. Employees work for a wide range of ministries, with offices in more than 70 cities across the province.

We offer:
• A career that can grow across ministries and job functions
• Flexible learning and developmental opportunities, including education and mentorship programs
• A comprehensive compensation and benefits package
• Base salary that aligns to market trends with performance-based pay and scheduled salary progression
• Tailored work arrangements, including opportunities like flex hours, self-funded leave and more
• A modern, friendly and accessible physical work environment

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Additional information:

Note:

• About security checks:
  A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
  If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
  Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.
• T-CL-243152/26

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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 job description 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.

Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.