Juvenile Facility Operations Supervisor - Long Creek Youth Development Center, South Portland.

State of Maine•South Portland, ME

4d•$59,675 - $81,931•Onsite

About The Position

The Maine Department of Corrections is seeking a Juvenile Facility Operations Supervisor at Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, Maine. The role provides administrative and protective services supervision and is responsible for the overall operation of the facility and supervision of direct care staff. The supervisor ensures compliance with applicable laws, institutional policies, and procedures, works under limited supervision, and models the Department’s mission and values and the humane, restorative approaches of the Maine Model of Corrections. The successful candidate will supervise facility operations and staff, support the care, custody, treatment, and rehabilitation of juvenile residents, coordinate with treatment professionals and outside agencies, and assume responsibility for facility operations when administrators are absent. The role also includes staff scheduling and evaluation, crisis response oversight, policy and procedure work, and implementation of applicable human resource practices. The minimum qualifications are a five-year combination of education, training, and/or experience providing knowledge of Maine correctional programs and/or directly related treatment programs, including at least one year at a supervisory level involving staff performance direction and evaluation and program planning and implementation. Candidates must have no criminal or extensive motor vehicle record. Basic Corrections Certification must be obtained before attaining permanent status in the class.

Requirements

A five-year combination of education, training, and/or experience providing knowledge of Maine correctional programs and/or directly related treatment programs.
At least one year of supervisory-level experience, including directing and evaluating staff performance and program planning and implementation.
No criminal or extensive motor vehicle record.
Basic Corrections Certification before attaining permanent status in the class.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of correctional operations and special populations, including motivation and psychology; legal procedures and requirements; trauma-informed practices and the effects of trauma, mental illness symptoms, and treatments; and effects on functional ability and juvenile rehabilitation and treatment programs.
Background demonstrating competency working with juvenile residents; interpreting and enforcing correctional rules, regulations, policies, and procedures; responding effectively to crisis situations; and identifying safety hazards, evaluating threats, and taking corrective action in compliance with applicable standards.
Ability to perform responsible administrative work maintaining security, supervising staff and residents in a secure setting, overseeing shift program activities, and assuming operational responsibility in the absence of administrative staff.

Responsibilities

Assign, direct, and schedule subordinate staff daily and weekly to ensure adequate staffing and effective operation of facility units.
Direct, assign, supervise, and evaluate staff to ensure proper resident care, custody, and treatment and progress toward facility goals and objectives.
Delegate, monitor, supervise, authorize, and assist staff in using crisis intervention techniques to address residents who pose an immediate threat to themselves, others, or facility security.
Collaborate with psychologists, social workers, teachers, medical staff, and other treatment professionals to ensure appropriate resident interventions and services.
Oversee and operate the facility in the absence of administrators.
Review and verify court documents for authenticity and legality before accepting a juvenile into the facility population.
Delegate and supervise contraband searches, ensuring lawful seizure, labeling, cataloging, secure storage, and preservation of contraband.
Coordinate and instruct staff on expectations and responsibilities for juvenile care, custody, and treatment.
Coordinate communications with law enforcement agencies and others to provide or request information and assistance and to support effective resident care, custody, control, treatment, and rehabilitation.
Inform administrators and program managers of incidents and unusual events and provide information and documentation for unit and facility management.
Review, develop, and recommend institutional policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
Participate in interviewing, ranking, and grading employment applicants.
Approve or deny resident requests for work assignments, voluntary seclusion, off-ground activities, and other matters to support residents and encourage responsible decision-making.
Implement and comply with human resource laws, policies, procedures, and practices, including equal opportunity, recruitment, employment, classification, performance appraisal, training, discipline, contract administration, information security and confidentiality, and employee safety.

Benefits

13 paid holidays and more than three weeks of annual vacation leave, with accrual increasing with service; overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.
12 days of sick leave per year.
State-paid 85%–95% of employee-only health insurance premiums, depending on salary; dependent coverage is also described in the State’s premium information.
A 5% employee-only health insurance premium credit for participants meeting program requirements.
State-paid 100% of employee-only dental insurance premiums.
Employer contribution to the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).
Gym membership reimbursement of up to $40 per month.
Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness.
Employee assistance program through the Living Resources Program.
Six weeks of fully paid parental leave for employees welcoming a child; unpaid leave may also be available under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Voluntary deferred compensation through a MaineSaves 457(b) account.
Additional wellness benefits may be available; benefits may vary by collective bargaining agreement.