Programs and Services Major; RCCF

Overview

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Job

Agency:
Department of Corrections - RCCF

Location:

Rapid City, SD

Salary: $65,000.00 - $84,000.00 Annual Salary, depending on qualifications

Pay Grade: GK

Closing Date:
Open until filled

This is a Full-Time 40 Hour Weekly position with the Department of Corrections Rapid City Women's Prison Facility. For more information on the Department of Corrections, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). .

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We are seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to join our team as Programs and Services Major at the new Rapid City Correctional Facility. This key role is responsible for overseeing the delivery of essential programs and services that support offender rehabilitation and successful re-entry into society. The Programs and Services Major ensures access to GED education, work skills training, and re-entry programs, while managing Earned Discharge Credits (EDCs) to facilitate timely release.

As the chair of the Job Board, this position plays a key role in connecting offenders with employment opportunities. The Programs and Services Major will supervise a diverse team, including the Cultural Affairs Coordinator, Senior Case Manager, GED instructors, Re-entry Coach, and the SVI Program Manager. Additionally, this role serves as the primary liaison for key service providers, including Aramark (food services), Union Supply (commissary), and Viapath (communications and tablets).

If you are passionate about making a positive impact, fostering rehabilitation, and leading a team dedicated to offender success, we invite you to apply for this rewarding opportunity.

• manages staff and inmate activities relating to security operations for an assigned area of a correctional institution.
• assist with staff and inmate investigations.
• directs security for school, health services, and mail room.
• performs administrative duties as a member of the senior staff of the institution; is the liaison between senior staff and correctional staff; and is the contact person in the absence of the associate warden.
• attends meetings with senior staff and provides information and input into development and implementation of policies and operational procedures.
• participates in development of institutional budgets.
• reviewing inmate-submitted project applications and making recommendations to Warden or designee for response.
• ensuring inmate cultural activities are managed in accordance with DOC policy.
• overseeing operations of the inmate housing units to include daily inmate activity and staff assigned to work in those areas. This includes both security staff and the unit management team.
• performing administrative duties as a member of the senior staff of the institution; being the liaison between senior staff and correctional staff; and being the contact person in the absence of the warden.
• supervising Unit Managers across the institution.
• fills in for senior staff to provide coverage of the facility.
• conducts security audits.
• interviews and selects staff.
• provides training and work direction.
• conducts performance reviews and completes performance documents.
• participates in the Duty Officer on-call rotation.
• oversees scheduling to ensure compliance with institutional guidelines.
• supervising the facility's Cultural Affairs lead.
• performs other work as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, Corrections, or a related field;
• minimum of 7 years of experience in corrections, with 5 years in a supervisory or leadership role;
• knowledge of human resources principles, procedures, and systems sufficient to manage and maintain a harmonious labor relations environment in accordance with state policy/procedure and affirmative action/equal opportunity policies;
• excellent written and oral communication skills to relay sensitive information to staff, the public, law enforcement agencies, attorneys, offenders, and other state agencies and to elicit cooperation from staff and offenders to resolve difficult and potentially dangerous situations affecting the safety and security of offenders, staff, and the public;
• human relations and conflict resolution skills sufficient to effectively solve problems in a manner that is sensitive to organizational structures, cultures, as well as the needs of groups and individuals; and to elicit cooperation from staff and offenders to resolve difficult and potentially dangerous situations affecting the safety and security of offenders, staff, and the public;
• strong understanding of correctional facility operations and regulations;
• demonstrated ability to make sound decisions under pressure and in emergency situations.

The ideal candidate may also meet the following alternative: A combination of education (Criminal Justice, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, or similarly related field) and experience as defined above equal to seven (7)…