Correctional Programs Supervisor-Avery Mitchell Correctional Instiution

State of North Carolina • Spruce Pine, NC

3d • $39,244 - $68,679 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at Avery Mitchell Correctional Institution in Avery County, NC. Avery Mitchell Correctional Institution is a medium custody male facility. Positions in this class provide and supervise programs for the rehabilitation of inmates in the prison system. Positions at this level are accountable for the development, implementation, and maintenance of total programs activities for inmates of the smaller prison facilities, or are accountable for development, implementation, and maintenance of one or more major and broad programs for inmates at a large facility or institution. 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

• Must be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission.
• This is an INTERNAL POSTING open ONLY for current employees of the NC Department of Adult Correction.
• Applicants must pass a background check to be eligible for this job.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Documented knowledge of Supportive Counseling Techniques.
• Documented knowledge of services available to individual from the community and other Public and Private Programs.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• monitor the effectiveness of community volunteer workers assigned to programs activities
• supervise subordinate staff
• coordinating programs activities with custody and other facility staff

Benefits

• This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits.
• Eligible state employees are entitled to comprehensive benefits, including a variety of leave options, professional development opportunities, insurance, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time