Montana Women%27s Correctional Services Administrator

State of Montana • Billings, MT

7h

About The Position

The Montana Women’s Correctional Services Administrator leads Montana’s women’s correctional system, guiding facilities with distinct missions toward shared goals and consistent standards. Using gender-responsive and trauma-informed correctional practices, the Administrator promotes a secure, rehabilitative, and humane environment for staff, inmates, volunteers, and the public. The position works through and alongside facility Wardens, who direct daily operations, and focuses on systemwide coordination in alignment with the Department of Corrections’ mission.

The Administrator provides leadership and expertise in women’s corrections, coordinates programming and operations across facilities, oversees compliance and contracts, manages system budget recommendations and resources, builds partnerships, and directly manages the Wardens of multiple women’s correctional facilities. The role also advises executive leadership on population trends, risks, and best practices, and serves as the highest-level contact for legislative and media inquiries about the women’s system.

Requirements

• Seven or more years of job-related work experience in corrections, law enforcement, behavioral health, or a closely related field, including senior-level management experience.
• A degree in Political Science, Sociology, Criminal Justice, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university; an additional four years of management-level experience in corrections or law enforcement may substitute for the degree.
• Extensive knowledge of corrections or law enforcement, management, and budgeting best practices.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with women’s corrections, gender-responsive practice, and trauma-informed practice.
• Knowledge of the legislative process.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and serve as the Department’s expert on women’s corrections, integrating public safety, Department goals, public perception, community, financial, and legal concerns into a shared vision for multiple facilities.
• Advise executive leadership on population trends, risks, and best practices, and support Wardens with the policy framework, data, resources, and partnerships needed to maintain security, public safety, public confidence, and appropriate treatment and care.
• Strengthen collaboration across facilities to support continuity of care, aligned practices, and efficient resource use.
• Direct the strategic design, implementation, and evaluation of gender-responsive, trauma-informed treatment, education, vocational, parenting, family connection, and wellness programming in collaboration with Department resources.
• Lead long-term planning and innovation using data, research, and best practices; design and manage strategic implementation plans for initiatives and seek funding for new programs.
• Evaluate existing programs and new case management approaches, life skills development, and reentry services.
• Oversee systemwide compliance with state and federal requirements, work with legal staff on system-level matters, support facilities with facility-specific cases, and oversee compliance of contracts and contracted providers serving women.
• Build partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to expand programming, reentry support, and gender-responsive services.
• Serve as the highest-level contact for legislative and media inquiries about the women’s system.
• Prepare and manage budget recommendations in consultation with Wardens, recommend allocation of resources between facilities, and pursue grants and other funding.
• Directly manage Wardens of multiple women’s correctional facilities; support them in meeting staffing, licensing, and training requirements.
• Develop systemwide training in gender-responsive practice, trauma-informed care, and de-escalation, and support the Department in labor relations as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Generous State of Montana benefits.
• State employment may qualify for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

What This Job Offers

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