Reentry Services Manager - Central Office

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Hiring Agency:

Correctional Services - Agency 46

Location:

Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate:

$37.065

Job Posting:

JR2026-00026481 Reentry Services Manager - Central Office (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):

06-09-2026

Job Description:

The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) is seeking a mission-driven leader who will be instrumental in leading transformational reentry efforts that change lives, strengthen families, and improve communities across Nebraska. As a Reentry Services Manager, you will guide innovative reentry efforts that help incarcerated individuals successfully transition to productive community life. In this role, you will oversee a team working to remove barriers, strengthen community connections, and improve reintegration outcomes through effective reentry services. The ideal candidate is a strong people leader who develops teams, builds partnerships, solves complex challenges, and drives continuous improvement. If you believe in second chances and safer communities, we encourage you to apply.

NDCS recognizes that lived experience can be a powerful asset in reentry work. Individuals with prior justice involvement who meet position qualifications are welcome to apply, consistent with applicable employment policies and requirements.

Information about the Department can be found at: www.corrections.nebraska.gov. For more information call 402-471-2654. For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, please contact Megan Jones at [email protected]

 

DUTIES:

• Ensure consistent, high-quality reentry service delivery aligned with departmental goals, evidence-based practices, and participant success outcomes.
• Supervise, coach, mentor, and develop Reentry Specialists and Reentry Case Managers to achieve high performance and professional growth.
• Oversee reentry planning services to ensure individuals receive timely, individualized, and effective transition support.
• Strengthen partnerships that expand participant access to housing, employment, healthcare, behavioral health services, family support, and community stabilization resources.
• Use data to identify trends, evaluate program effectiveness, drive continuous improvement, and inform leadership decision-making.

 

Requirements / Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, behavioral sciences, human services or a related field and one year of corrections experience, including supervisory experience; OR associate’s degree in criminal justice, behavioral sciences, human services or related field and three years of corrections experience, including supervisory experience; OR five years of corrections experience, including supervisory experience, including supervisory experience.

Legal Requirements: Must be at least 18 years of age. No felony or domestic abuse related convictions.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Leadership experience supervising multidisciplinary teams in corrections, reentry, behavioral health, human services, community supervision, workforce development, case management, or related fields
• Knowledge of evidence-based reentry practices, desistance theory, criminogenic risk/needs principles, motivational interviewing, or case planning frameworks
• Experience working with justice-involved populations, returning citizens, or complex/high-needs adult populations
• Experience using performance metrics, quality assurance methods, or operational data to improve outcomes
• Project management, process improvement, or strategic implementation experience

Other: Transcripts required prior to appointment. Valid driver's license is required. Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the following pre-employment exams in this order: medical exam, and at a randomly announced time, pass a drug test. Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid NE Corrections Training Program.

 

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Benefits

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Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.