Career pathway
Justice & Reentry
Support people returning from incarceration with health coverage, housing, employment and community reconnection.
About this specialty
Professionals in this pathway meet people pre-release and in the first critical months after, coordinating Medi-Cal reinstatement, medications, housing and employment. Credible messengers and people with lived experience are especially valued here.
Communities served: People preparing for release, people on probation or parole, and families reunifying after incarceration.
Careers to explore
Real roles members move into within this specialty.
Reentry Navigator
Pre-release planning and post-release follow-up
Credible Messenger
Mentorship rooted in lived experience
Justice-Involved Care Coordinator
Health coverage and care continuity
Diversion Program Specialist
Alternatives to incarceration support
Employment Reentry Coach
Job readiness and placement support
Skills you already have
Transferable CHW competencies that carry directly into this pathway.
- Trust-building with skeptical systems
- Crisis navigation
- Benefits enrollment
- Nonjudgmental engagement
- Community resource knowledge
- Advocacy and accompaniment
Skills to build
What can help you step into or advance within this specialty.
- CalAIM justice-involved reentry policy
- Probation and parole system literacy
- Record expungement referral pathways
- Trauma-informed care certification
- Correctional facility protocols
- Safety planning
Recommended training
Professional development that supports this pathway. More programs are added each cohort.
Reentry Navigation Essentials
Unique Catalyst · 4-week cohort
Credible Messenger Practice
Community partner · Workshop series
Trauma-Informed Care Certificate
Partner university · Online
Employment opportunities
A sample of the kinds of roles that appear in this specialty. Live postings live in the Career Center.
Reentry Navigator
County reentry program · San Bernardino, CA
Full-timeJustice-Involved CHW
Health plan reentry team · Hybrid
Full-timeEmployment Reentry Coach
Workforce nonprofit · Riverside, CA
Full-time
Mentorship in this specialty
Soon you'll be able to discover members already working in justice & reentry and request a mentor from within this pathway. In the meantime, explore our mentorship cycles.