Correction Warden Assistant 2 - 20027300

Ohio Department of Administrative Services•Lima, OH

About The Position

This position serves as the direct assistant to the Institution Warden and requires considerable knowledge of criminal justice or Ohio’s adult rehabilitation & correction system. • Acts for warden for assigned operations (i.e., administers and direct incarcerated population disciplinary process, directs training program activities, directs institution safety and health) • Supervises assigned staff and schedules work assignments • Serves as principal liaison designee for warden and coordinates public relations activities and researches and responds to inquiries and complaints from general public, outside agencies (e.g., Office of Attorney General) • Coordinates responses to and contact with regulatory agencies (e.g., environmental protection agency, OSHA, fire marshal) • Reviews and signs administrative documents on behalf of warden • Coordinates and/or chairs meetings and/or team task forces (e.g., problem solving) • Completes reports reflecting institutional activities • Writes correspondence • Assists warden and/or business manager in fiscal and budget planning according to departmental needs • Recommends policy and procedure changes to warden • Participates in developing and implementing policies and procedures for assigned areas • Serves as institution public information officer • Conducts interviews with incarcerated persons and makes appropriate decisions impacting status of individual incarcerated persons • Addresses/resolves issues/concerns brought to attention of warden’s office to appropriate staff or departmental section or outside agency • Serves as duty officer as assigned • Serves on committees and/or represents warden at meetings • Serves on interview panels • Speaks with public stakeholders • Consults with warden regarding sensitive issues • Serves as liaison between warden and staff or outside agencies • Completes performance evaluations • Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

30 mos. exp. in Ohio's adult rehabilitation & correction system
1 course or 3 mos. exp. in English grammar & composition or business communication
completion of undergraduate major core program in criminal justice or related field
6 mos. exp. in Ohio's adult rehabilitation & correction system
6 mos. exp. as Correction Warden Assistant 1, 63191
equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above

Responsibilities

Acts for warden for assigned operations (i.e., administers and direct incarcerated population disciplinary process, directs training program activities, directs institution safety and health)
Supervises assigned staff and schedules work assignments
Serves as principal liaison designee for warden and coordinates public relations activities and researches and responds to inquiries and complaints from general public, outside agencies (e.g., Office of Attorney General)
Coordinates responses to and contact with regulatory agencies (e.g., environmental protection agency, OSHA, fire marshal)
Reviews and signs administrative documents on behalf of warden
Coordinates and/or chairs meetings and/or team task forces (e.g., problem solving)
Completes reports reflecting institutional activities
Writes correspondence
Assists warden and/or business manager in fiscal and budget planning according to departmental needs
Recommends policy and procedure changes to warden
Participates in developing and implementing policies and procedures for assigned areas
Serves as institution public information officer
Conducts interviews with incarcerated persons and makes appropriate decisions impacting status of individual incarcerated persons
Addresses/resolves issues/concerns brought to attention of warden’s office to appropriate staff or departmental section or outside agency
Serves as duty officer as assigned
Serves on committees and/or represents warden at meetings
Serves on interview panels
Speaks with public stakeholders
Consults with warden regarding sensitive issues
Serves as liaison between warden and staff or outside agencies
Completes performance evaluations
Performs other duties as assigned