Now Hiring – Continuing Care Coordinator (Bilingual English/Spanish) at The Gemma Project

[Joey Lariz]

Dear Berkeley Social Welfare Community,

The Gemma Project is excited to announce that we are currently hiring for a Continuing Care Coordinator – Bilingual English/Spanish to join our team in Contra Costa County.

The Gemma Project is a female-led, trauma- and gender-responsive nonprofit that provides reentry programming for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women. Our work begins inside local jails and continues in the community through intensive care coordination, system navigation, and reentry support.

The Continuing Care Coordinator will play a vital role in bridging support for women transitioning from custody to community. This position works closely with participants to co-create Wellness & Reentry Plans prior to release, provide system navigation and ongoing reentry support, facilitate groups, and collaborate with community and county partners to ensure a safe, structured, and compassionate reentry process.

Details:

• Full-time position with health, dental, vision, retirement, and PTO benefits.
• Approximately 30% of time will be spent working inside jail facilities.
• Individuals with lived experience of justice system involvement are strongly encouraged to apply.

To apply, please email the following to cyn...@thegemmaproject.org:

• A cover letter describing your interest and what you would bring to the role (please do not use generative AI to write this response).
• Resume.
• One-page description of the primary reentry issues facing justice-involved women (please do not use generative AI to write this response).
• At least three references.

The full job description with additional details about responsibilities, qualifications, and our organizational values is attached.

We would greatly appreciate your help in sharing this opportunity with colleagues, students, or alumni who may be a strong fit.

With gratitude,

Joey Lariz (he/him/el)

Data & Operations Coordinator

510-210-3636

jo...@thegemmaproject.org

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