Job Posting Title

Agency

Supervisory Organization

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Job Type

Compensation

Job Description

Location
Great Plains Correctional Center

Basic Purpose:

Positions in this job are responsible for the administration, direction, and management of the operational and administrative functions and activities for a correctional facility for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

Typical Functions:

·       Responsible for secondary accountability of the operational and/or administrative aspects of a correctional facility, which may include, but is not limited to, security and custodial care, classification, food service, health services, physical plant maintenance, inmate programmatic activities, religious activities, education, laundry, mail, canteen, correctional industries, and agri-services.

·       Develops and administers the facility’s budget, staff, physical resources, and other administrative functions in accordance with state and federal statutes, rules, policies, and guidelines.

·       Serves as the primary assistant to the Warden in managing the facility budget, staff, and other resources.

·       Provides guidance and information as approved by the Warden relating to the interpretation and application of laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to operations of a correctional institution.

·       Assists the warden in developing, implementing, and applying department policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory agencies.

·       Provides oversight to contract service providers as appropriate.

·       Serves on special project committees on various department-related operational activities.

·       Serves as a public relations contact for the facility as required.

Level Descriptor:

At this level incumbents serve as Warden for a small sized correctional facility with the responsibility of performing all required all duties and functions at the full-performance level or perform various managerial and administrative duties as Deputy Warden, serve as the operating and/or administrative officer of the facility, and assume the duties of the facility’s Warden in their absence, or as directed.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required at this level includes knowledge of planning, organizing and directing activities of a correctional institution; the theory, techniques and trends in correctional administration, the principles and practices of administration and management; public relations methods; and federal and state laws concerning the incarceration of felons.

Skill required at this level includes skill in information technology; applying problem-solving techniques and strategies to complex issues; and coordinating and conducting investigations.

Ability required at this level includes ability to plan, direct, and coordinate the activities of others; manage the operations of a facility; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships; organize and manage several projects simultaneously; and analyze complex and security sensitive situations and adopt an appropriate course of action.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of professional level work experience in corrections for a government or private corrections agency or an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting the completion of thirty (30) semester hours from an accredited college or university for each year of experience.

Special Requirements:

Some positions in this job family may have been determined to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. § 427.8.

Applicants must possess a valid driver’s license at the time of hire and retain a valid driver’s license while assigned to this job.

Business related and overnight travel is required in the performance of this job.

This is an on-site position and is not eligible for remote work.

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.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.

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