Program Director

The Kintock Group; Bridgeton (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kintock Group is seeking a Program Director to oversee the coordination and administration of all aspects of an ongoing program, including planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling activities at the Bridgeton site.

This leadership role requires five years of professional social work experience, with at least two years in corrections and one year in a supervisory capacity, plus a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice or social science.

Qualifications

• Five years of professional social work experience with at least two years in a supervisory/managerial role.
• Experience in a correctional institution preferred.
• Experience in coordination with contracting agencies and program management helpful.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership through supervision of department managers.
• Plan and direct the delivery of services per contract guidelines.
• Ensure duties comply with contract, ACA, licensure and corporate standards.
• Hire, develop and supervise personnel to meet performance expectations.
• Organize resources and set goals to achieve desired outcomes.
• Maintain productive relationships with contracting agencies and community representatives.
• Generate accurate, timely reports for the company and contracting agencies.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Coordinate inter/intra agency communications at all levels.
• Attend ACA and other mandatory trainings.
• Perform duties assigned by the Site Administrator.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Planning

Reporting

Communication

Policy compliance

Relationship-building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice or social science

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The Program Director oversees the coordination and administration of all aspects of an ongoing program including planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling program activities.

Job Requirements (Performs other work related duties as assigned by immeadiate supervisor)

• Provide leadership through the supervision department managers in terms of direction, input, feedback and role modeling
• Planning and directing the delivery of services in accordance with company and contractual guidelines
• Ensure that the duties of this position are performed in accordance with contract, ACA, licensure, and corporate standards
• Hiring, developing and supervising personnel qualified to meet performance expectations
• Organizing resources and establishing goals and objectives to achieve desired outcomes
• Establishing and maintaining a productive relationship with contracting agency and community representatives
• Generating accurate, complete and timely reports as required by the company and contracting agencies
• Understanding, enforcing and monitoring compliance with company policies and procedures
• Being responsible for appropriate inter/intra agency communications at all levels
• Maintaining acceptable attendance and meet all physical requirements
• Required to perform all assigned ACA related duties
• Required to attend ACA and other assigned or mandatory training classes in accordance with Kintock training policies
• Accepting other work related duties assigned by the Site Administrator

Qualifications/Skill Requirements

Five years of professional experience in social work, including two years of experience in a correctional institution with one year in a supervisory or managerial position or an equivalent combination of work and academic experience in the field of criminal justice, including two years’ experience; one of which was in management and evidence of satisfactory performance.

Knowledge

Modern correctional principles and practices as they relate to community corrections; Individual and group behavior as related to persons with criminal backgrounds; Correctional institution management and operation, and Availability and procedure for accessing support services .

Abilities

Plan and organize resources to meet contract requirements; Prepare and present accurate reports; Establish and maintain working relationships with criminal justice officials and community leaders; Communicate effective with all levels of the organization; To attain security clearance from the DOC, PAROLE and the BOP; Delegate, review and evaluate the work of assigned staff; and Supervise effectively.

Education Requirements

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice or a social science and five (5) years of related experience, including three years in a highly organized large organization with two or more years in mid to upper level management; or an acceptable equivalence of relevant work and academic including five years of managerial experience. An understanding of the relationship between the contracting agencies and the company regarding issues of public safety, accountability and rehabilitation of offenders is helpful.