Program Supervisor VI - Assistant Regional Director for Prison and Jail Operations - Correctional Institution Division - Region II Director Office (010826)

Texas Department of Criminal Justice • Palestine, TX

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Performs advanced administrative and supervisory program work. Work involves establishing program goals and objectives; developing program guidelines, policies, and procedures; developing schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving program goals; monitoring and evaluating program activities; developing and evaluating budget requests; coordinating program activities; and supervising the work of others. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from a college or university accredited by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or by the United States Department of Education (USDE).
• Major course work in Business Administration, Criminal Justice, or a related field preferred.
• Each year of experience as described below in excess of the required eight years may be substituted for thirty semester hours from an accredited college or university on a year-for-year basis.
• Eight years full-time, wage-earning correctional custody, law enforcement, or criminal justice program administration experience.
• Three years full-time, wage-earning experience in the supervision of employees.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of correctional or law enforcement administration and management.
• Knowledge of state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and statutes relating to penal institutions.
• Knowledge of emergency response procedures for critical incidents to include escapes, disturbances, and deaths.
• Skill in correctional custody and law enforcement methods, practices, and techniques to include the use of force and chemical agents.
• Skill to communicate ideas and instructions clearly and concisely.
• Skill to coordinate with other staff, departments, officials, agencies, organizations, and the public.
• Skill to interpret and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Skill to review technical data and prepare technical reports.
• Skill in administrative problem-solving techniques.
• Skill in public address.
• Skill to develop, evaluate, and implement program operations and procedures.
• Skill to supervise the work of others.
• Ability to walk, stand, sit, kneel, push, stoop, reach above the shoulder, grasp, pull, bend repeatedly, climb stairs, identify colors, hear with aid, see, write, count, read, speak, analyze, alphabetize, lift and carry under 15 lbs., perceive depth, operate a motor vehicle, and operate motor equipment.
• Ability to work inside, around machines with moving parts and moving objects, radiant and electrical energy, closely with others, alone, for protracted or irregular hours, and travel by car, van, bus, and airplane.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of agency and departmental organizational structure, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees activities of staff within the Institutional Unit and State Jail programs; plans, implements, coordinates, and monitors prison facility programs, services, and operations; oversees the development and implementation of program guidelines, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; and monitors compliance with laws, statutes, and agency requirements, policies, and procedures.
• Oversees special investigations, reviews, and program analyses; develops and implements effective techniques for evaluating facility program services and operations; conducts site visits of units, jails, and other facilities; provides guidance to employees in handling difficult or complex problems; and provides guidance in developing new methods and procedures.
• Establishes program goals and objectives; oversees the preparation of program management and productivity reports and studies and recommends improvements; and oversees the preparation of and evaluates program budget requests.
• Supervises the work of others; and provides technical assistance and direction in response to critical events and emergency situations to include escapes and unit disturbances.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees