Reentry Administrator
Exempt Band 3
Location: Tumwater, WA
Salary: $142,512 Annually
This internal recruitment is open to current DOC employees only.
The Washington State Department of Corrections Reentry division provides people with focused opportunities for success. This includes building relationships, mentoring each other, and modeling behaviors we wish to see. We are searching for a dedicated leader to join the Reentry division as a Reentry Administrator, who emboldens all guiding principles of the Reentry division. The goal of this position is to provide comprehensive oversight of up to twelve 24/7 facilities statewide, housing minimum custody population of up to 959 individuals (operational capacity varies).
This position is integral to the DOC's vision of enhancing public safety through transformative correctional and community services aimed at reducing recidivism. As the Reentry Administrator, you will ensure incarcerated individuals are held accountable while receiving the necessary tools and resources for successful reintegration into society. Your tasks could include directing operations, developing effective reentry programs, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders, including community corrections, prisons, classification, health services, and community reentry service providers.
Collaboration skills will be put to full use as you will meet with, and respond to, external stakeholders and influencing people outside of the organization. The Reentry Administrator fosters a culture of accountability and growth, ensuring that every program aligns with the DOC's strategic objectives. Additionally, the position requires strategic leadership in policy formulation and resource management, ensuring that all initiatives are designed to optimize resource allocation while maintaining compliance with fiscal policies.
The Senior Administrator plays a crucial role in enhancing community safety and reducing victimization, by establishing robust performance measures and continuously assessing program effectiveness. The Reentry Center Senior Administrator is a critical leader within DOC, driving the mission to positively change lives provides people with focused opportunities for success.
A completed application packet will include:
- A cover letter regarding your interest in this position with our agency
- A detailed resume
- Three professional references
We are looking for teammates who share our vision of public service, committed to an equitable and inclusive culture that fosters and inspires excellence, while promoting innovation, engagement, and safety, leading to better outcomes for our incarcerated population, our agency, and our community.
As a Reentry Administrator, some of your duties will include:
- Making decisions on investigations as Appointing Authority as well as disciplinary decisions
- Managing operational administrators who manage Reentry Center Managers as well as project managers
- Serving in a senior-level policy research and development capacity, authoring thirteen policies
- Making decisions on investigations as appointing authority as well as disciplinary decisions
- Approving all AAR, FMLA, AWS's, appointment letters, reviews all psychological reports and attends reentry executive management meetings for strategizing the future of the reentry program
- Ensuring compliance with all applicable state and federal laws including the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
- Approving all overtime, training, resident service contracts associated with the administration of minimum custody level correctional facilities in the community
What we need (required qualifications):
AND
- Five or more years broad based, progressive managerial or administrative experience to include supervisory experience
OR
- High School diploma or equivalent
AND
- Nine or more years broad based, progressive managerial or administrative experience to include supervisory experience
In addition to the above education/experience, the following knowledge, skills and/or abilities are required:
- Community skills and leadership competencies, including mediating, negotiating and resolving conflict
- Working knowledge and application of constitutional requirements, WAC’s, RCW’s, policies, operational memoranda, relevant court decisions, and appropriate federal interstate Compact and PREA law
- Working knowledge and application of labor/management relations, including collective bargaining, negotiating, grievance resolution, WAC’s, discipline and mediation
- Facility Management
- Project Management
- Fiscal management balancing multiple priorities to insure safe and secure facilities
- Years of experience may substitute for education
Vision: Working together for safer communities.
Mission: Improving public safety by positively changing lives.
Our Commitment: To operate a safe and humane corrections system and partner with others to transform lives for a better Washington.
DOC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, honorably discharged veteran, veteran status, genetic information, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- This recruitment may be utilized to fill more than one position.
- Please include a minimum of three (3) professional references with your application. A professional reference is defined as an individual who has been paid to supervise your work and can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job competencies. If you do not have any or sufficient professional references, please include non-related professionals, such as educators or other professional associates.
**Please note: Phone number AND email address are required for all professional references. - A background check including criminal record history will be conducted prior to a new hire. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position.
- Employees may work directly with or near incarcerated individuals in a potentially hazardous setting. Please consider this when deciding whether to apply.
- We are committed to maintaining a drug and alcohol-free work environment, and our employees are expected to comply with all state and federal laws. A pre-employment drug test may be administered as part of the selection process, and applicants who test positive for any controlled substances, will be disqualified from consideration.
- Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) is an aerosol pepper spray made available as a means of self-defense and/or de-escalation. Applicants with sensitivities or allergies are encouraged to ask about the level of exposure they could expect in this position.
- Animal care projects are a common component of most Washington State prisons, including dog and cat programs. Applicants with animal sensitivities or allergies are encouraged to ask about the level of exposure they could expect in this position.
- Tuberculosis (TB) is a priority health issue for DOC employees. The successful candidate may be required to provide valid proof of a baseline TB skin test within 60 days from the date of hire. When positive tests result, further information, testing and treatment will also be required. Employment is not contingent upon test results.
- Foreign equivalent degrees awarded outside the United States must have a credential evaluation report attached to your application. You may request the required evaluation/documentation from www.wes.org and www.aice-eval.org. Until this documentation is provided, you will not be selected to move forward in the hiring process.
- DOC complies with the employment eligibility verification requirements for the federal employment eligibility verification form I-9. The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States consistent with the requirements of that form. https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents
- DOC does not use E-Verify; therefore, we are not eligible to extend STEM-Optional Practice Training (OPT). For information, please visit www.uscis.gov.
Telework Details
This position may be allocated for telework. Work may be performed from your home or another offsite location within the state of Washington using a reliable internet or cellular hotspot service at that time. Employees are expected to perform assigned duties in a safe manner, to take proper care all state-issued equipment, and maintain confidentiality of all information in possession while working offsite. Employees will be required to commute to a Department of Corrections facility or field office as business requires, to potentially include components of the onboarding process. Some offices will have a “drop in” area available, however, a dedicated workspace within a DOC facility will not be provided.
What We Offer:
As an employee of the Department of Corrections, your work-life integration is a priority. Washington State employees are offered one of the most inclusive and competitive benefits packages in the nation. Besides comprehensive family insurance for medical, dental, and vision, these perks also may include:
- Remote/telework/flexible schedules (depending on position)
- Up to 25 paid vacations days a year
- 8 hours of paid sick leave per month
- 12 paid holidays a year
- Generous retirement plan
- Flex Spending Accounts
- Dependent Care Assistance
- Deferred Compensation and so much more!
PERS: State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). New employees have the option of two employer contributed retirement programs. For additional information, check out the Department of Retirement Systems' web site.
For questions about this recruitment, or to request reasonable accommodation in the application process, please email mackenzie.conley@doc1.wa.gov or call us at 509-630-9160. For TTY service, please call the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.