Program Director

General Description

The Program Director oversees the coordination and administration of all aspects of an ongoing program including planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling program activities.

Job Requirements (Performs other work related duties as assigned by immeadiate supervisor)

• Provide leadership through the supervision department managers in terms of direction, input, feedback and role modeling
• Planning and directing the delivery of services in accordance with company and contractual guidelines
• Ensure that the duties of this position are performed in accordance with contract, ACA, licensure, and corporate standards
• Hiring, developing and supervising personnel qualified to meet performance expectations
• Organizing resources and establishing goals and objectives to achieve desired outcomes
• Establishing and maintaining a productive relationship with contracting agency and community representatives
• Generating accurate, complete and timely reports as required by the company and contracting agencies
• Understanding, enforcing and monitoring compliance with company policies and procedures
• Being responsible for appropriate inter/intra agency communications at all levels
• Maintaining acceptable attendance and meet all physical requirements
• Required to perform all assigned ACA related duties
• Required to attend ACA and other assigned or mandatory training classes in accordance with Kintock training policies
• Accepting other work related duties assigned by the Site Administrator

Qualifications/Skill Requirements

Five years of professional experience in social work, including two years of experience in a correctional institution with one year in a supervisory or managerial position or an equivalent combination of work and academic experience in the field of criminal justice, including two years’ experience; one of which was in management and evidence of satisfactory performance.

Knowledge:

Modern correctional principles and practices as they relate to community corrections; Individual and group behavior as related

to persons with criminal backgrounds; Correctional institution management and operation, and Availability and procedure for accessing support services.

Abilities:

Plan and organize resources to meet contract requirements;

Prepare and present accurate reports; Establish and maintain working relationships with criminal justice officials and community leaders; Communicate effective with all levels of the organization;

To attain security clearance from the DOC, PAROLE and the BOP;

Delegate, review and evaluate the work of assigned staff; and Supervise effectively.

Education Requirements

This position requires a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice or a social science or behavioral science program from an accredited college or university, two years of work experience in a related field, and a minimum of two years in a supervisory position. Work experience may be substituted for academic studies exchanging one year of work experience in a related field for one year of academic education. Total work experience needed in lieu of the combination of education and work experience is six years, with two of the years in a supervisory position.