Regional PREA Compliance Specialist

Corrections Connection; Lockport (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

The Illinois Department of Corrections is seeking a Northern Region Compliance Monitor to oversee PREA compliance across northern facilities. The role includes directing reviews, gathering documentation for audits, and supporting PREA directives and standards.

The successful candidate will communicate findings to Central Office and facility staff, train staff on review processes, and coordinate with regional coordinators to ensure corrective actions are implemented.

Qualifications

• Requires four years of college, preferably in business or public administration.
• Requires three years of progressively responsible administrative experience.
• Two years of experience conducting reviews and implementing follow-up corrective actions in a regional or statewide correctional setting.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a Compliance Monitor, directing, reviewing, and conducting compliance activities within the northern region facilities.
• Provides written and verbal narrative to the Central Office PREA Compliance staff and facility staff.
• Confers with Central Office PREA Compliance staff and facility Compliance staff.
• Provides technical review process training to Facility PREA Compliance Manager(s).
• Provides consultation to the Central, Regional, and facility Compliance staff.
• Serves as back-up to other Regional Compliance Monitors as needed and at the direction of the Department PREA Compliance Administrator.
• Monitors plans of corrective action related to identified problems impacting compliance ratings.
• Attends conferences and staff meetings to stay updated on operations, policies, rules, and accreditation procedures.
• Performs other duties within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Skills

Administrative experience

Audits / reviews

Policy interpretation

Education

Four-year college degree (preferred in business/public administration)

Job description

The Illinois Department of Corrections is seeking a Northern Region Compliance Monitor to oversee PREA compliance across northern facilities. The role includes directing reviews, gathering documentation for audits, and supporting PREA directives and standards.

The successful candidate will communicate findings to Central Office and facility staff, train staff on review processes, and coordinate with regional coordinators to ensure corrective actions are implemented.