What are the responsibilities and job description for the Correctional Programs Supervisor - Granville Correctional position at North Carolina Adult Correction?
Description of Work
This position reports to the Correctional Programs Director and will function in the Programs section. This position This position’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Developing, implementing, and maintaining Programs activities for offenders in one or more major and broad programs for offenders at the institution. (The primary programs areas are offender classification; correctional programs including work release, incentive wage, study release, educational/vocational, volunteer programs, religion, and recreation, and correctional counseling.)
- Providing transitional and re-entry programing and functions for the rehabilitation of offenders.
- Contacting community agencies regularly to enrich programs, to establish new programs, and to conduct work release investigations, if needed.
- Monitoring the effectiveness of community volunteer workers assigned to programs activities and supervising subordinate staff as needed.
- Coordinating Programs activities with custody and other facility staff.
- Effectively communicate with other staff, offenders and the general public whether verbally and/or written.
- Capable of defending oneself against attack by violent persons.
- Work under stressful conditions caused by direct contact with incarcerated offenders who can become physically violent and verbally abusive.
- Conduct continuous visual and audio surveillance of assigned work area.
- Accurately operate various office machines, prepare written reports and forms which accurately reflect information reviewed from various sources.
- Demonstrate and instruct offenders in the proper safe use of tools, equipment and supplies.
- Review analyze and evaluate various documents and behavioral data gathered from interviews, written documentation and personal observation.
- Perform crisis interventions and routine counseling to include suicide prevention.
- Effectively train, observe, evaluate and supervise subordinate staff in their duties and responsibilities.
- Account for supplies and equipment, develop, implement and manage Correctional Programs.
This is a REPOST. Previous applicants MUST REAPPLY to be considered.
This vacancy announcement is to fill two (2) positions. Applicants applying for position number 60063560 will also be considered for position number 60063670.
This position has required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). Please review them carefully. If you have the required KSAs for this position, enter a detailed description in the WORK EXPERIENCE section of your application. Remember to SAVE each job entry. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities will no longer be accepted in the Supplemental Questions section of the application.
This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits with established working hours of Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm and may require working beyond normal work schedule to meet business need.
Note to Current State Employees:
The salary grade for this position is NC08. State employees are encouraged to apply for positions of interest even if the salary grade is the same as, or lower than, their current position. If selected for this position, a new salary will be recalculated taking into consideration the quantity of relevant education and experience, funding availability, and internal equity. Based upon these factors, a pay increase MAY result.
About the NC Department of Adult Correction (DAC):
DAC is the largest state agency with more than 26,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving the lives and property of its citizens through prevention, protection, and preparation. We have a mission that matters!
About Granville Correctional Institution:
Granville Correctional Institution houses close custody offenders in both single cells and dormitories. The facility houses offenders assigned to various restrictive housing and control statuses and some pre-trial safe-keepers. The prison's high-security unit houses the state's most violent and assaultive offenders.
The prison offers a wide variety of educational and vocational programs and is home to one of the prison system's four schools for young offenders.
Formerly known as Polk Correction Institution, the facility opened in 1997, replacing the former Polk Youth Institution on Blue Ridge Road in Raleigh, at the current site of the NC Museum of Art.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies
To qualify for this position, applicants must document in the work experience section of the application that they possess ALL of the following:
- Documented knowledge of internal and/or external services available to offenders.
- Documented 12 months (1 year) of correctional program experience.
- Documented knowledge of case management practices, or supportive counseling techniques and/or interviewing techniques for intake assessments.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See https://oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.
Bachelor's degree in a Human Services or Criminal Justice field from an appropriately accredited institution AND one year of experience in corrections or related work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Necessary Special Qualifications: Must be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission.
Supplemental and Contact Information
Come Join Us To Make A Difference!
Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 19,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving the lives and property of its citizens through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced after conviction for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes State Prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as the division of Community Supervision. Other divisions include Administration, Compliance & Accreditation, Comprehensive Health Services, Internal Affairs & Intelligence Operations, Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission, and Rehabilitation & Reentry.
The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (DAC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer who embraces an Employment First philosophy which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws and Executive Orders. We are committed to reviewing requests for reasonable accommodation at any time during the hiring process or while on the job.
DAC uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.
It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive information. Information should be provided in the appropriate areas to include the beginning and ending dates of jobs worked, education with the date graduated, all work experience, and certificates / licenses. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing this application. Answers to Supplemental Questions must refer to education or work experience listed on this application to receive credit. Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
- Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.
- Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach a NGB-23A (RPAS) if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing. If a former member of the NC National Guard who served for at least 6 years and was discharged under honorable conditions, they must attach either a DD-256 or NGB-22.
- If applicants earned college credit hours but did not complete a degree program, they must attach an unofficial transcript to each application to receive credit for this education.
- Per NC General Statute 143B-972.1 (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader), applicants hired into a position certified as a criminal justice officer or justice officer are required to electronically submit fingerprints to the NC State Bureau of Investigation for a state and national criminal history record check and enrollment in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification System: Criminal Justice Record of Arrest and Prosecution Background Service (“RAP Back”). This is in addition to submitting fingerprints during the application process.
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