Corrections Program Coordinator

State of Michigan•Newberry, MI

About The Position

The Michigan Department of Corrections is hiring a Corrections Program Coordinator. The role interviews and holds hearings with prisoners to assess their ability to perform assigned work or determine their programmatic needs, with the goal of maintaining a prisoner idleness rate of 10% or less. The position requires effective communication with prisoners and staff. At the Newberry facility, the Corrections Program Coordinator-A serves as the sole classification director and a resource on prisoner classification, interpreting and explaining policies, operating procedures, and rules. The role classifies prisoners for work and school assignments; oversees prisoner payroll, the prisoner indigent program, and the blood spill porter program; conducts orientation for incoming prisoners; and maintains racial balances across work and school assignments. At the 9 level, duties are performed while learning the work methods and taking on an increasing range of assignments. At the P11 level, the coordinator performs the full range of duties.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, correctional administration, criminology, psychology, social work, counseling and guidance, child development, physical education or recreation, sociology, school social work, social work administration, educational psychology, family relations, human services, or theology.
Corrections Program Coordinator 9: No specific type or amount of experience is required.
Corrections Program Coordinator 10: One year of professional experience providing services to inmates, parolees, or probationers in a correctional setting equivalent to Corrections Program Coordinator 9, Prison Counselor 9, or Parole/Probation Officer 9.
Corrections Program Coordinator P11: Two years of professional experience providing services to inmates, parolees, or probationers in a correctional setting, including one year equivalent to Corrections Program Coordinator 10, Prison Counselor 10, or Parole/Probation Officer 10.
Corrections Program Coordinator 12: Three years of professional experience providing services to inmates, parolees, or probationers in a correctional setting, including one year equivalent to Corrections Program Coordinator P11, Prison Counselor P11, or Parole/Probation Officer P11.
Alternative qualification for Corrections Program Coordinator 9: A bachelor's degree in any major and one year of Department of Corrections experience; or education typically acquired through high school completion and one year as an Assistant Resident Unit Supervisor 11 or Corrections Shift Supervisor 11; or two years in one of the listed E10 positions; or three years as a Corrections Medical Officer E9 or Corrections Officer E9.
Positions in this class are test-designated and subject to pre-appointment and random-selection drug and alcohol testing.
Applicants may be screened out if convicted of a felony in accordance with Public Act 191 of 2017. Applicants convicted of a misdemeanor or felony are ineligible for employment with the Department until satisfactorily completing any imposed sentence, including parole or probation.
Certain positions may be assigned subclass codes, and appointees must possess the required specialized experience.

Responsibilities

Interview prisoners and hold hearings to assess their ability to perform on assignment or determine programmatic needs.
Work toward a prisoner idleness rate of 10% or less.
At the Newberry facility, serve as the sole classification director and a resource on prisoner classification.
Interpret and explain classification policies, operating procedures, and rules.
Classify prisoners for work and school assignments.
Oversee prisoner payroll, the prisoner indigent program, and the blood spill porter program.
Complete orientation for incoming prisoners.
Maintain racial balances on work and school assignments.
Communicate effectively with prisoners and staff.