Agency Adult Correction Division COO - OPS - Institutions Operations
Job Classification Title: Correctional Housing Unit Manager II (S) Position Number: 60060233 Grade: NC08
About Us
The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community. Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!
Description of Work
Work in this class involves managing an institutional housing unit within a medium-custody or close-custody institution. At both custody levels, employees work closely with programs and custody staff in the coordination of services. Employees are responsible for the programmatic/operational orientation of inmates which includes education, mental health, administrative and disciplinary restrictive housing and work assignments.
At a medium-custody facility, positions function as the Correctional Housing Unit Manager. Employees exercise more overall accountability and responsibility for the housing unit and have final approving authority on unit classification and disciplinary committees. Employees supervise Correctional Housing Unit Manager I's and report to a Correctional Assistant Superintendent.
At a close-custody institution, positions function as the Assistant Correctional Housing Unit Manager. Employees typically supervise Sergeants and report to a Correctional Housing Unit Manager III.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities/Management Preferences
Thorough knowledge of the methods and procedures of discipline and programs/rehabilitation of inmates confined to a correctional facility. Thorough knowledge of techniques of supportive counseling and interviewing. Skill in supervisory and managerial techniques. Ability to evaluate information concerning an individual's past experience, training, attitude, social environment, and mental capabilities. Ability to prepare reports, both written and oral. Ability to establish and maintain an effective relationship with inmates, inmates families, and a variety of professional and paraprofessional personnel. Ability to utilize supervisory and managerial techniques.
Minimum Education and Experience
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.
High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and five years of correctional experience, two of which must have been at the supervisory level; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Necessary Special Qualifications
Must be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission.
EEO Statement
The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.
Recruiter: Crystal Bunn Miller Email: recruiters@dac.nc.gov