Unit Manager (DOC)

Unit Manager (DOC)

Preference will be given to applicants with college degrees.

Basic Purpose : Positions within this job family are assigned responsibilities which involve serving as the administrator and supervisor of a multi-disciplinary team of staff members who are assigned to work within a specific offender unit; directs the operations of a semi-autonomous unit within a correctional institution.

Typical Functions :

• Supervises and evaluates the performance of unit staff members; provides on-the-job training to staff members as required; monitors case management activities; maintains a clean, safe, humane and secure unit environment.
• Regularly coordinates unit operations with other institution programs and operations.
• Administers the operation of the budget work programs established for the unit; procures needed equipment and supplies; negotiates food service contracts.
• Provides for the maintenance, security and control of offender records assigned to the unit.
• Serves as chairperson of the Unit Disciplinary and Classification Committee; may serve as a member of the institutional Disciplinary Committee.
• Acts as a liaison with private and public agencies such as the courts, the Pardon and Parole Board, and elected officials.
• Submits reports as needed to the warden and / or deputy warden covering data such as incidents reported, food served, leisure time activities and other significant events.
• Consults with institutional administration, security personnel and inmates as necessary in their resolution of emergency or extraordinary correctional problems.
• Responsible for administration of unit programs as well as planning, developing and implementing group and individual programs tailored to the needs of the inmates; negotiates public works contracts.

Level Descriptor : The Unit Manager (DOC) job family consists of only one level and incumbents are responsible for performing all functions associated with the assigned position as the administrator and supervisor of a multi-disciplinary team of staff members who are assigned to work within a specific offender unit or in directing the operations of a semi-autonomous unit within a correctional institution.

Education and Experience : Education and Experience requirements consist of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and : four years of experience in correctional records management or social casework which involved the classification and assignment, field supervision, apprehension or investigation of offenders or in a professional administrative position with responsibilities for maintaining inmate records, establishing procedures or serving as an assistant to a warden or in a position which involved responsibility for the activity of inmates or management of a food service or maintenance unit in a correctional facility; or substitution of a master's degree for one year only of the required experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of experience in correctional work for a government agency for each thirty semester hours of the required education.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies : Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required include knowledge of modern penological practices; of public administration; of principles and practices of effective supervision; of contract negotiation; of procurement procedures and requirements; and of human behavior. Ability is required to enforce rules and regulations with firmness, tact and impartiality; to exercise sound judgment in emergency situations; and to supervise and direct the work of others.

Oklahoma State Reformatory

This is not a remote position.

Equal Opportunity Employment : The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.