Facility Superintendent

Facility Superintendent

JOIN OUR TEAM AT INDIAN RIVER JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY! RECENTLY RE-ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION (ACA)

We are transforming and saving lives at DYS!

A safer Ohio: one youth, one family and one community at a time.

About Us…

Our mission at the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is to improve Ohio's future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities. We believe that all youth will be given an opportunity to live up to their greatest potential and staff are our greatest resource.

DYS is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio. DYS is statutorily mandated to confine felony offenders, ages 10-21, who have been adjudicated and committed by one of Ohio's 88 county juvenile courts. During their stay with DYS, youth are engaged in programming that is designed to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS reaches thousands of youth in facilities and those on parole.

Our Guiding Principles…

• Demonstrate staff are our greatest resource
• Treat everyone with respect
• Cultivate a trauma responsive environment for staff and youth to thrive
• Provide the best support and services for youth and families
• Advance our culture of inclusion through understanding and appreciating staff and youth differences
• Commit to and encourage collaboration and continuous improvement to produce better outcomes for those we serve
• Celebrate collective successes and support one another through opportunities to improve

To learn more about DYS, please visit our website by clicking here.

Preferred Qualifications…

Leadership, commitment to excellence, professionalism, creativity, strong interpersonal communication skills, good judgment of people and situations, change agent, excellent customer service, and solution driven.

The ideal candidate is adaptable and able to work in a fast-paced environment with internal and external customers. The candidate must be able to determine solutions and positive outcomes.

DYS is seeking a Facility Superintendent for our Juvenile Correctional Facility in Massillon, Ohio. This position provides oversight to all Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility (IRJCF) operations and administers programs for effectively maintaining the safety of the public, employees and youth. This facility was recently re-accredited by the ACA (American Correctional Association) which demonstrates that our Indian River facility team is meeting mandatory and non-mandatory correctional standards ensuring a commitment to industry best practices.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Plans, directs, coordinates and monitors the security operations of the facility ensuring DYS policies (e.g., Use of Force (Managing Youth Resistance (MYR) Individual Response to Acts of Violence (IRAV), Positive Response Incentive Driven Environment (PRIDE), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (e.g., New Freedom Phoenix)), procedures (i.e., Separation, Intervention Hearings) rules and regulations are enforced and in compliance with regulatory agency (e.g., American Correctional Association (ACA)) recommendations, department directives, mission, and goals
• Monitors and evaluates acts of violence, conducts monthly and quarterly trend analysis; ensures compliance with policy through quality assurance and addresses deficiencies through quality improvement processes; oversees and ensures appropriate security classification assignment and housing placement; manages intelligence information (i.e., monitors STG & intelligence information) provided to ensure staff, youth, and public safety
• Monitors indicators of potential disturbances and takes appropriate action; plans and implements procedures to reduce overall acts of violence; responds to all disturbances and emergencies and takes immediate action to maintain order and avert crises, disturbances, or riots in the facility
• Responsible for the human resources of the facility in order to accomplish facility goals and objectives; ensures all employment actions and other terms and conditions of employment comply with appropriate law, regulations, policy and collective bargaining unit contract; promotes equal employment opportunities (EEO); promotes a work environment free from intimidation, harassment, and discrimination; ensures the complaints of discrimination are thoroughly investigated
• Maintains an effective line of communication with staff at all levels through reoccurring meetings, briefings, and time walking the facility listening to staff concerns; ensures that problem areas identified by routine inquiry are addressed by appropriate subordinate staff
• Prepares and has oversight of facility budget and serves as facility liaison to DYS Central Office; establishes goals and objectives for the budget to keep in line with overall DYS goals and objectives as it relates to budget allocation; oversees procurement and contracting to achieve desired results; monitors expenditures and uses cost benefit thinking to set facility priorities; ensures facility expenditures are within budgetary limits and are in compliance with state regulations and purchasing procedures; meets regularly with Indirect Deputies to ensure responsible management of the budget

• What’s in it for you...

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period. Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.

Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption leave

Employee Development Funds

• The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.

Knowledge of social science or business or public administration applicable to assigned facility program area; correctional security and other public safety methods and techniques; custody and security regulations, security measures & safety practices associated with juvenile offenders standards, procedures, methods and laws relating to criminal procedures in a correctional setting; continuous quality improvement processes; oral and written communication tools and techniques; employee development and training; supervisory principles and techniques; management; budgeting; workforce planning; public relations; applicable accreditation standards*; federal & departmental rules, regulations & court orders governing custody & care of juvenile offenders Ohio civil service laws, rules and procedures and collective bargaining agreements*; labor/employee relations; agency rules, regulations, policies and procedures applicable to juvenile correctional environments; state and federal laws governing juvenile correctional environments*.
Skill in critical thinking; complex problem solving: judgment and decision making; developing and interpreting policies and strategies; state/agency applications (e.g., AMS, JJCMS, DYS Intra/Internet, OAKS)*.
Ability to analyze complex and security sensitive situations, deal with many variables and determine specific course of action; maintain control and composure during difficult and stressful situations; originate complex reports, position papers and operational policies and procedures; deal with complex problems requiring crisis intervention and resolution; maintain confidentiality of sensitive information; handle routine and sensitive inquiries from and contacts with criminal justice officials, employees, youth, youths’ relatives and general public; express ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; prepare and deliver speeches before specialized audiences and general public; establish good rapport with youth, youths’ relatives and friendly atmosphere.

This position will require an annual financial disclosure statement to be filed with the Ohio Ethics Commission.

The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check in addition to an unclassified background check with the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Taxation. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.