Program Coordinator
About The Position
The Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice is a multi-faceted agency that serves juveniles of the Commonwealth. While striving to hold youth accountable for their actions, the Department creates opportunities for sentenced, committed, probated, or detained youth to develop social and career skills that will equip them for re-entry into their communities as productive and responsible citizens. The Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) seeks to serve youth in the least restrictive, appropriate placement possible. We aspire to be a premier team of professionals committed to providing life-changing services resulting in the positive transformation of children, families, and communities. For more information about the Department of Juvenile Justice, please visit: https://djj.ky.gov/ This is a highly responsible position in the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. The employee is expected to perform all duties to the best of their ability, act in a responsible manner at all times, demonstrate leadership qualities, and treat all staff, youth, and persons with respect. This is a demanding position that requires maturity, reliability, and self-discipline. Career growth and advancement are encouraged through training and mentoring opportunities.
Requirements
- Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree.
- Three years of professional experience in management or administration.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates activities within the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facilities in the implementation and administration of the American Correctional Association (ACA) and the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) accreditation process.
- Collaborates with program participants on planning, implementing, and monitoring of provision of each program services.
- Coordinates the ACA accreditation process. Responsible for providing the required documentation for 422 ACA standards, of which 31 are mandatory to maintain accreditation.
- Oversees, plans, coordinates and reviews work of staff involved in the accreditation process.
- Monitors facility programs ensuring facility and DJJ policies and procedures are within ACA compliance and recommend and make changes as necessary.
- Responsible for the coordination and readiness for other audits within the facility to include the PREA.
- Monitor and facilitate compliance with 185 standards, 43 of which are mandatory.
- Oversees facility programs to ensure they are meeting standards and recommend and make changes as necessary.
- Provides professional support to the Department of Juvenile Justice in regards to maintaining records.
- Reviews, maintains and archives facility files in accordance with applicable retention schedule.
- Collects and analyze data related to the programs, collaborate with Facility Managers and administrative staff to obtain all required documents per policy.
- Assist in developing, facilitating and conducting initial and annual training with staff to ensure all ACA and PREA standards are oriented to mandatory policies, procedures and have completed mandatory training prior to working with DJJ youth.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
