Director of Henley Young

Hinds County, Mississippi; United States; Presencial; USD 75.000 - 91.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Hinds County, Mississippi is seeking a Juvenile Detention Department leader to coordinate daily operations, supervise staff, and ensure safety across detention facilities.

The role involves planning schedules, directing security, reviewing incident reports, maintaining records, and coordinating with courts and law enforcement. Starting salary is $83,000 with an open-to-filled posting.

Formación

Responsabilidades

• Coordinates daily work activities; organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work; monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work; consults with assigned staff, assists with complex/problem situations, and provides technical expertise.
• Ensures adherence to established safety procedures. Monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees, juveniles, and other individuals; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations.
• Coordinates department work activities with other departments, court officials, law enforcements agencies, outside agencies, or others as needed.
• Plans organizes, and directs overall operations and activities of the Juvenile Detention Department including security, staff management, and administrative functions; plan work schedules and assignments to ensure adequate coverage; directs all work activities; coordinates training for staff members; reviews and approves all incident reports; reviews various logs and documentation completed by officers; maintains documentation and records of daily activities/events.
• Develops and maintains a system to evaluate the performance of department units.
• Prepares and supervises departmental budget.
• Meets with juveniles and parents to review detention guidelines and related issues as needed; monitors progress of juveniles in fulfilling requirements of court orders; performs crisis intervention as necessary.
• Ensures safety and security of juveniles placed into Detention Center; monitors detention operations and activities of detention workers; ensures proper monitoring of juveniles on psychotropic medication, and juveniles who may be suicidal or homicidal at intake; ensures proper measures are taken to prevent escape of juvenile detainees.

Descripción del empleo

The following are examples of work performed for positions in this job class, and are not intended to reflect the essential functions of any one position. The essential functions of each individual position are determined and maintained by each individual department.

Coordinates daily work activities; organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work; monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work; consults with assigned staff, assists with complex/problem situations, and provides technical expertise.

Ensures adherence to established safety procedures. Monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees, juveniles, and other individuals; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations.

Coordinates department work activities with other departments, court officials, law enforcements agencies, outside agencies, or others as needed.

Plans organizes, and directs overall operations and activities of the Juvenile Detention Department including security, staff management, and administrative functions; plan work schedules and assignments to ensure adequate coverage; directs all work activities; coordinates training for staff members; reviews and approves all incident reports; reviews various logs and documentation completed by officers; maintains documentation and records of daily activities/events.

Develops and maintains a system to evaluate the performance of department units.

Prepares and supervises departmental budget.

Meets with juveniles and parents to review detention guidelines and related issues as needed; monitors progress of juveniles in fulfilling requirements of court orders; performs crisis intervention as necessary.

Ensures safety and security of juveniles placed into Detention Center; monitors detention operations and activities of detention workers; ensures proper monitoring of juveniles on psychotropic medication, and juveniles who may be suicidal or homicidal at intake; ensures proper measures are taken to prevent escape of juvenile detainees.

Starting Salary

$83,000

Job Posting Close Date

Open Until Filled