UnCommon Law

Parole Success Advocate – Women's Prisons

UnCommon Law
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeChowchilla • California • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $69,000 - $79,833 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in facilitating group settings and conducting one-on-one meetings with program participants, utilizing trauma-informed approaches and strong writing skills. Proficient in managing participant records and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams while maintaining sensitivity to confidential matters.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Facilitation SkillsTrauma-Informed ApproachesParticipant Record ManagementStrong Writing SkillsCollaboration

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Facilitate weekly in-person groups and complete related documentation and case notes
  • Participate in legal workshops
  • Conduct one-on-one meetings with program participants, review relevant documents, take notes, and enter information into a database
  • Participate in weekly collaborative interdisciplinary participant-support meetings, including agenda creation, notetaking, and facilitation
  • Conduct Peer Mentor training and provide ongoing support to peer mentors
  • Create and deliver trainings on facilitation techniques, delivering services inside prisons, and trauma-informed practices
  • Conduct phone or video calls with program participants and peer mentors
  • Draft and respond to participant correspondence, including letters and feedback on participant writings
  • Schedule phone/video calls and obtain access to prison files
  • Maintain the participant record management system
  • Assist with program materials, calendar management, and curriculum updates
  • Collaborate on gender-responsive Home After Harm curriculum and materials for women’s prisons
  • Communicate with prison/parole officials and community service providers
  • Travel frequently to in-prison and other settings throughout California
  • Learn and use UCL technology platforms and tools
  • Attend regular staff meetings, required in-person staff meetings, team-building activities, and retreats as needed
  • Participate in community or prison events to educate or train attendees on parole hearing preparation or trauma experiences and responses
  • Assist with cross-team activities such as reception, non-client mail, and fundraising

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experience living in a California women’s correctional setting: Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF), California Institute for Women (CIW), or Folsom Women’s Facility
  • Personal experience navigating California’s discretionary parole process from one of these prisons
  • Experience facilitating group settings using person-centered and trauma-informed approaches
  • Experience with and willingness to continue developing proficiency in technology and writing
  • Excellent facilitation and leadership skills, including kindness, non-judgment, and sensitivity to confidential matters
  • Compassionate and culturally sensitive
  • Self-reflective and attentive to vicarious trauma
  • Organized, prepared, and able to operate under pressure
  • Strong writing skills
  • Ability to use Zoom and Google Suites (Gmail)
  • Ability to learn new technologies, including an online participant record management system
  • Willingness to work collaboratively
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Creativity and proven capacity for collaboration
  • Tailored cover letter required; untailored cover letters will not be considered
  • Resume, cover letter, and contact information for two professional, academic, or other relevant references required

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 100% paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for employees
  • 75% coverage for dependents
  • Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) with $200/month in reimbursable therapeutic expenses
  • Flexible time off policy
  • Organizational closure for two weeks from late December to early January
  • Generous family leave policy
  • Flexible hours
  • FSA
  • Retirement plans
  • Regular access to training and clinical support
  • Generous sick leave
  • In-office lunches
  • Community gatherings
  • Equitable, sustainable, and joyful organizational culture

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Hard Skills
Group FacilitationCase DocumentationParticipant SupportCurriculum DevelopmentTechnology Proficiency
Soft Skills
Compassionate CommunicationOrganizational SkillsSelf-ReflectionCreativitySensitivity to Confidential Matters
Tools & Technologies
ZoomGoogle SuitesUCL Technology PlatformsOnline Record Management System
Industry Keywords
California Women's Correctional SettingDiscretionary Parole ProcessGender-Responsive CurriculumTrauma ExperiencesCommunity Service Providers