Youth Justice Treatment Center Director

State of Michigan; Mount Clemens (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services seeks a Director to provide overall leadership, administration, and oversight of a secure youth justice treatment facility serving male youth ages 12-20. The facility operates 24/7 and is licensed as a child caring institution.

The Director will lead a trauma-informed, treatment-focused environment with comprehensive therapeutic, psychiatric, educational, vocational, and re-entry services, while supervising 40+ staff and ensuring compliance

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a human behavioral science, education, business administration, or public administration.
• Two years of professional experience equivalent to an Equitable Classification Plan (ECP) Group Three manager and two years of experience in a child caring institution or equivalent organization.
• Bachelor's degree with a major in education, a human behavioral science, business administration, or public administration and two years of ECP Group Three experience plus four years post-bachelor’s experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for a secure youth justice treatment facility.
• Oversee operations, budget administration, regulatory compliance, program quality.
• Supervise more than 40 professional staff across three shifts.
• Advance the program’s mission of safety, dignity, cultural responsiveness, and positive youth development.

Education

Master's degree in behavioral science / education / business administration / public administration

Bachelor's degree in education / behavioral science / business administration / public administration

Job description

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services seeks a Director to provide overall leadership, administration, and oversight of a secure youth justice treatment facility serving male youth ages 12-20. The facility operates 24/7 and is licensed as a child caring institution.

The Director will lead a trauma-informed, treatment-focused environment with comprehensive therapeutic, psychiatric, educational, vocational, and re-entry services, while supervising 40+ staff and ensuring compliance