Correctional Programs Supervisor - Wake Correctional Center

State of North Carolina•Wake County, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position reports to the Correctional Programs Director and functions in the Programs Section of a minimum custody male correctional facility. This position provides transitional and re-entry programs and oversees rehabilitation programming for offenders. The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community. Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!

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 supportive counseling techniques and/or interviewing techniques for intake assessment.
Documented knowledge of services available to individuals from the community and other public and private programs.
Documented 12 months (1 year) of correctional program experience.

Responsibilities

Reviewing, analyzing and evaluating various documents and behavioral data gathered from interviews, written documentation and personal observation.
Training, observing, evaluating and supervising Correctional Case Managers in their duties and responsibilities to ensure that the Programs Section meets the necessary goals.
Working with community agencies to enrich programs and establish new program activities and coordinating program activities with custody staff.
Operating as a certified employee, this position may be subject to assist in any certified capacity as needed which includes custody department and Administrative Services.
Performing crisis intervention and routine counseling to include suicide prevention.
Being accountable for the development, implementation and maintenance of one or more major and broad programs for offenders. The primary program areas are offender classification, correctional programs (incentive wage, adult basic education, volunteer programs, religion and recreation), and supportive counseling.
Coordinating of Programs activities with custody staff to develop, implement, coordinate and supervise programs associated with offenders’ treatment, re-entry, and or behavior.
Working under stressful conditions caused by direct contact with incarcerated offenders who can become physically violent and verbally abusive.