Unit Manager, Corrections & Reentry Programs

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Virginia; On-site; USD 63,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Department of Corrections is seeking a Unit Manager for Nottoway Correctional Center to oversee housing unit operations, inmate management, and program delivery. The role collaborates across security, treatment, maintenance, and support teams to ensure safety and effective reentry services.

The position requires extensive knowledge of prison operations, strong relationships with varied staff, and proven ability to deliver reports and make sound operational decisions, with oversight of

Qualifications

• Extensive working knowledge of prison operations, policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver reports and presentations to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to make effective operational decisions.
• Experience supervising correctional staff.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the agency’s public safety mission by serving as the manager of one or more housing units at a major correctional center.
• Collaborates with security, treatment, maintenance and support staff to ensure inmates receive effective reentry programming and services based on evidence-based principles (EBP) and practices.
• Oversees inmate classification, discipline, programs and services, security operations, audit compliance documentation, and building maintenance and sanitation for assigned unit(s).
• Supervises Lieutenants and Casework Counselors.

Job description

Virginia Department of Corrections is seeking a Unit Manager for Nottoway Correctional Center to oversee housing unit operations, inmate management, and program delivery. The role collaborates across security, treatment, maintenance, and support teams to ensure safety and effective reentry services.

The position requires extensive knowledge of prison operations, strong relationships with varied staff, and proven ability to deliver reports and make sound operational decisions, with oversight of