Security Operations Administrator - Division of Youth Services

State of Colorado•Denver, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as the Security Operations Administrator for all Division of Youth Services (DYS) facilities. The role involves assisting in defining agency goals and objectives related to safety and security, and administering facility operations for juvenile correctional facilities. Key areas include safety, security, Critical Incident Management, youth transfers, security threat groups, and use of force. The position acts as the statewide subject matter expert and owner of all safety and security practices for DYS youth centers, ensuring the implementation of best practices for the safety of both youth and staff.

Requirements

Nine (9) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position.
A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to nine (9) years.
Be a minimum of 21 years of age.
No felony convictions or history of domestic violence.
Full background check and reference check required.
Must possess a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver’s License.
Continued employment is contingent upon successful completion of the DYS Pre-service Training Academy, Field Training Program (FTO) and mandatory annual training in all subject areas.
The Diana Screen®, a sexual risk screening tool, is administered to all applicants to the Division of Youth Services (DYS) seeking positions of trust with children and teens.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience working in or overseeing security operations within a secure residential, prison, jail, juvenile justice, or detention facility.
Demonstrated experience developing, writing, and implementing security policies or standard operating procedures across multiple facilities.
Experience conducting post-incident reviews, root-cause analyses, or after-action investigations and translating findings into corrective action plans.
Expert knowledge of security technologies used in secure facilities, such as control center operations, key control, video monitoring and surveillance systems, and body-worn cameras.
Working knowledge of relevant licensing body regulations, and state or federal regulations related to corrections operations, such as the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), American Correctional Association (ACA), and Juvenile Justice Reform Act.
Relatable experience as a current or previous State of Colorado employee.

Responsibilities

Define agency goals and objectives around safety and security.
Develop, modify, revise, and implement Division policy for all subject areas related to safety and security.
Revise existing policies and create more detailed protocols for security practices to ensure uniformity of application across the Division.
Outline all expectations at the granular level for areas including perimeter security inspections, control center operations, youth supervision, physical responses by employees, screening of visitors, use of protective devices, count policies, reporting critical incidents, searches of youth, employees, and youth center areas, secure transports, abuse reporting, video monitoring and surveillance, and body-worn cameras.
Travel to DYS facilities and consult with staff in assigned security areas.
Assist in preparing facilities for audits and assessments in assigned security areas.
Assist staff in development of corrective action plans related to security.
Collaborate with the training academy to develop and revise the training curriculum for pre-service and ongoing training for all DYS staff related to security within youth centers.
Decide what topics and content must be covered in the training academy, and work with training academy staff to develop that content.
Review high profile critical incidents across DYS youth centers and provide post-incident analysis of security procedures used and whether they were used appropriately.
Evaluate whether employees complied with DYS security policy.
If employees complied with policy and the incident outcome was not favorable, evaluate statewide security procedures to adjust as needed.
Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans
Medical and dental health plans
Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
Paid life insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
State of Colorado Employee BenefitHub Resource Center
Employee Wellness program
Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.