PROGRAM MANAGER(S) (THERAPEUTIC, SUBSTANCE & SEX OFFENDER)

Arizona Department of Administration • Buckeye, AZ

8d • $85,800 • Onsite

About The Position

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness. This role makes a lasting impact as a Program Manager with the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR). There are specific roles for Therapeutic Program Manager (Tucson), Substance Abuse Program Manager (Tucson & Buckeye), and Sex Offender Program Manager (Florence).

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited school
• 3-5 years of progressively responsible managerial or supervisory experience
• Correctional experience
• Knowledge of ADCRR policies, procedures, and ACIS
• Knowledge of addiction treatment principles and protocol
• Knowledge of principles and practices of supervision
• Knowledge of counseling techniques
• Knowledge of adult learning processes
• Knowledge of ADCRR policies, procedures, and security practices
• Knowledge of computers and various software such as Microsoft Office and Google Suite
• Knowledge of business English, grammar, and spelling
• Skill in verbal and written communication
• Skill in supervisory and management
• Skill in building and maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Skill in organizational and time management
• Skill in counseling, interviewing, and active listening
• Skill in collecting and maintaining accurate clinical records, data, and documentation
• Ability to manage and supervise a diverse group of professionals
• Ability to contribute to staff counseling skills through clinical supervision and mentoring
• Ability to deliver program curriculum to inmate participants in a classroom environment
• Ability to professionally interact with participants, security staff, and the public in a group setting or one-on-one situations
• Ability to work in a secure prison or correctional environment
• Ability to collect and maintain statistical data
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to maintain accurate documentation and records
• Must take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.
• Must pass a background investigation and a drug test.
• Must possess a valid Driver's License if driving is an essential function.
• Must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Responsibilities

• Oversees daily counseling and treatment operations, ensuring effective therapeutic community programming and adherence to treatment standards.
• Coordinates meetings, orientations, trainings, cohort activities, documentation, bed assignments, reporting, staff supervision, client support, and graduation planning.
• Collaborates with custody staff and community partners.
• Promotes quality assurance and advances departmental reentry and continuity-of-care goals.
• Oversees all daily operations of substance abuse treatment services.
• Supervises treatment staff, managing schedules and caseloads.
• Ensures policy and audit compliance, maintaining required documentation.
• Coordinates with custody partners, leading staff and community meetings.
• Manages program enrollments to ensure the consistent and timely delivery of rehabilitative services.
• Oversees the Department’s emerging Sex Offense (SO) Services initiative.
• Implements the statewide Digital Sex Offense Education and Accountability Initiative through the Edovo platform.
• Manages curriculum development, oversees peer-led programming.
• Travels to facilities/institutions to assess counseling services/subordinate work products.
• Plans, coordinates, and attends meetings and training sessions.
• Tracks and manages substance abuse staff schedules.
• Ensures counseling services are provided in accordance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Provides clinical supervision, reviews, and signs off on clinical documentation.
• Liaisons between counselors and operational security staff to maximize program utilization and minimize unit operational disruption.
• Carries a partial clinical caseload.
• Conducts one-on-one clinical assessments and individual or group counseling sessions.
• Facilitates substance abuse education classes and therapy groups.
• Oversees inmate peer mentors.
• Coordinates peer mentors, guest speakers, and volunteer services.
• Maintains clinical records and writes individual substance abuse treatment plans and relapse prevention plans.
• Reviews, maintains, and troubleshoots the program participation database.
• Reviews, develops, and recommends policies, practices, and process improvements for accuracy.
• Drives on State business.
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment.

Benefits

• Vacation and sick days
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
• Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
• Exceptional retirement program
• Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
• An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager