YDC Director - Lenoir

State of North Carolina

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About The Position

We are looking for candidates who have a passion for helping court-involved youth. We are Working Together to Strengthen North Carolina’s Youth and Families! The Juvenile Justice Section is committed to the reduction and prevention of juvenile delinquency by effectively intervening, educating and treating youth in order to strengthen families and increase public safety. Click here to learn more about the North Carolina Department of Public Safety's Juvenile Justice Overview. If you have a passion for making a difference in the lives of North Carolina's youth, we would welcome you to be part of the team. The Director position is responsible for the operations of a secured facility. The position will have responsibility for managing staff who will provide counseling and supervision to youth. Work will include recruiting, interviewing, and selecting staff for hiring; providing direct supervision and evaluation of job performance of staff; managing, directing, and supervising facility staff to ensure that work is assigned appropriately and is subsequently performed in an efficient, therapeutic, and cost-effective manner; planning, coordinating, and overseeing daily facility operations, including development of detailed plans outlining policies and procedures guiding the day-to-day operations of the facility. The Director position will be responsible for monitoring the treatment process and delivery of services by facility staff and / or contracted staff when applicable. The Director position will be responsible for all aspects of community coordination. The Director position will monitor family visitation to ensure compliance with policies and procedures and provide intervention as required.

Requirements

• Master's degree in a human services or business area such as education, psychology, social work, business administration, public administration of criminology from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of professional experience in treatment programming for youth, two years of which must have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; or Bachelor’s degree in one of the above areas from an appropriately accredited institution and six years of experience as specified above, three of which should have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Applicants for positions designated as Juvenile Justice Officers are subject to and must meet the hiring and training standards established by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, as defined in Title 12, Chapter 9 of the NC Administrative Code, by the statutory authority of GS 17C.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience with business administration procedures.
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective supervision practices relating to personnel management.
• Experience managing a secure facility for juveniles that operated 24/7.
• Demonstrated experience with crisis intervention counseling approaches.
• Demonstrated experience working with minority group cultures.

Responsibilities

• recruiting, interviewing, and selecting staff for hiring
• providing direct supervision and evaluation of job performance of staff
• managing, directing, and supervising facility staff to ensure that work is assigned appropriately and is subsequently performed in an efficient, therapeutic, and cost-effective manner
• planning, coordinating, and overseeing daily facility operations, including development of detailed plans outlining policies and procedures guiding the day-to-day operations of the facility
• monitoring the treatment process and delivery of services by facility staff and / or contracted staff when applicable
• responsible for all aspects of community coordination
• monitor family visitation to ensure compliance with policies and procedures and provide intervention as required

Benefits

• This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits, including paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, retirement, and health insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees