CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR - SES

State of Florida • Tallahassee, FL

2d • $67,052 - $75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of the Correctional Program Administrator is to ensure the lawful, efficient, and orderly management of the state prison population by directing and supervising population management activities, monitoring bed space and inmate trends, supporting reentry initiatives, and maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements. This position is not a telework position and is required to report to the FDC office in the area it serves.

Requirements

• Must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent
• Must possess eight (8) years’ experiences in corrections, five (5) of which involve classification, transfers, or bed capacity management experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with mass transfers and/or resolving complex bed space issues.

Responsibilities

• Consults with the Assistant Bureau Chief of the Bureau's Population Management Section, Bureau Chief, legal staff, and other department management staff in order to plan, direct, and coordinate the lawful, efficient and orderly management of the state prison population.
• Exercises independent judgment in developing or assisting the Assistant Bureau Chief and/or Bureau Chief in developing policies and procedures that have a major impact on statewide operations of the department, other law enforcement agencies and the general public.
• Directs activities within the Population Management unit, providing direction and oversight to ensure the effective management of the prison population and the reception process. This includes the scheduling of transfers to facilitate inmate health care, institutional management and security, inmate program participation, court appearances pursuant to judicial orders, and issues relating to inmate releases.
• Performs personnel-related duties for subordinate staff, including but not limited to performance evaluations, approving time sheets, assigning duties to prioritize unit workloads, and coordinating leave to ensure coverage for unit duties.
• Supervises the Population Management unit and the Reception and Youthful Offender Unit, providing direction and oversight to ensure the effective management of the prison population and the reception process. This includes the scheduling of transfers to facilitate inmate health care, institutional management and security, inmate program participation, court appearances pursuant to judicial orders, initial classification transfers, youthful offender issues and transfers, and issues relating to inmate releases.
• Monitors and evaluates inmate bed space capacities system-wide, including facility profile, bed mission and special programming factors.
• Tracks the intake process of each reception center, in order to allocate beds for the timely and appropriate assignment of newly received inmates into the prison system.
• Independently analyzes and monitors population profile for all private correctional facilities and directs the adjustment of the population to ensure contract compliance.
• Evaluates trends in the inmate population and prepares reports to facilitate planning related to bed space for housing inmates, budgeting, construction, and staffing.
• Monitors unit workloads in association with changing priorities to prevent unmanageable backlogs; develops recommendations to the Assistant Bureau Chief and/or Bureau Chief to insure operational efficiency and maximum productivity.
• Maintain on-going unit statistics and provides monthly status reports to the Assistant Bureau Chief.
• The incumbent in this position is considered to have regulatory responsibilities and is subject to the provisions of Chapter 60L-36, Florida Administrative Code.
• The incumbent in this position is expected to become familiar in the department’s reentry initiatives; display leadership skills that demonstrate the department’s commitment to reentry efforts while maintaining a professional demeanor.
• The incumbent in this position is expected to perform other duties as necessary.

Benefits

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Comprehensive health insurance and life insurance with accidental death and dismemberment benefits.
• Supplemental Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and Hospitalization insurance.
• Tuition-Free college courses.
• Retirement Plans with the Florida Retirement System: Pension Plan (Traditional Retirement Pension Plan), Investment Plan (401(K)-Type Retirement Plan), Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop), Deferred Compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED