Programs Supervisor - Western Correctional

State of North Carolina

23h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for providing and supervising programs for the rehabilitation of offenders in the prison system. The primary programs areas are inmate classification; correctional programs including work release, incentive wage, study release, educational/vocational, volunteer programs, religion, and recreation, and correctional counseling. Work involves considerable contact with community agencies to enrich programs, establish new programs, and to conduct work release investigations, if relevant. Positions monitor the effectiveness of community volunteer workers assigned to programs activities and may supervise subordinate staff. Positions are responsible for coordinating programs activities with custody and other facility staff.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a human services or criminal justice field from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience in corrections or related work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission.

Nice To Haves

Documented knowledge of internal and/or external services available to offenders.
Documented 12 months (1 year) of correctional program experience.
Documented knowledge of case management practices, or supportive counseling techniques and/or interviewing techniques for intake assessments.

Responsibilities

Developing, implementing, and maintenance of total programs activities for offenders of the smaller prison facilities, or are accountable for development, implementation, and maintenance of one or more major and broad programs for offenders at a large facility or institution.
Coordinating offender classification; correctional programs including work release, incentive wage, study release, home leave, adult basic education, volunteer programs, religion and recreation, and correctional counseling.
Contacting community agencies to enrich programs, establish new programs, and to conduct home leave and work release investigations.
Monitoring effectiveness of community volunteer workers assigned to programs activities and may supervise subordinate staff.
Coordinating programs activities with custody staff.