Assistant Director Colonial Community Corrections Agency

$60,011 / year or higher DOQ + Full-Time County Benefits.

Only online applications to our website will be considered. To apply, please visit the James City County Career Center at https://jobs.jamescitycountyva.gov.

James City County’s Colonial Community Corrections Agency seeks an individual to perform advanced professional work supervising probation staff to achieve effective case management for misdemeanant and nonviolent felony offenders referred to Colonial Community Corrections (CCC). Provides leadership and coordinates day-to-day operations of the agency in coordination with and in the absence of the CCC Agency Director.

Responsibilities:

• Provides direct supervision to senior (supervisory) pretrial and probation officers and provides guidance and support to all staff to help achieve goals and standards; responds to employee work-related problems, gathers and maintains documentation to assist Director with evaluations, recommendations, and personnel actions.
• Assists the Director in the formulation, implementation, and modification of probation and pretrial policies.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with all components of the criminal justice system to include federal, state, and local law enforcement, correctional, and social service agencies. Confers with judges, attorneys, and other parties to interpret office policy and procedures. When necessary, coordinates cross-agency training and problem solving.
• Assists in developing, managing, and monitoring all staff training programs to ensure compliance with minimum standards.
• Assists in resolving offender and defendant related issues through staffing and review of cases; guides/recommends appropriate sanctions or other actions deemed necessary.
• Occasionally, may perform the duties of a probation officer or supervising probation officer.
• Performs case reviews on Comprehensive Community Corrections Act/Pretrial Services Act case files as required by program standards; meets with director to discuss case review findings; performs follow-up case reviews as necessary.
• Maintains offender/defendant files and computer database management system; maintains integrity of management information system and database management system ensuring monthly reports are sent to Department of Criminal Justice Services.
• Assists the CCC Director with budget preparation and maintenance, quarterly and annual reports, grant writing and other related financial reports.
• Acts in the absence of the Director.

Requirements:

• Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, human services or related field and extensive experience in adult probation, criminal justice or related field; Master’s Degree preferred.
• Must possess, or be able to obtain within 30 days of hire, a valid Virginia driver’s license and an acceptable driving record based on James City County criteria.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system; interviewing and assessing offender behavior. • Skill in computer software, including Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to plan and organize work, supervise the work of others, communicated effectively orally and written, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with community agencies and organizations, Department of Criminal Justice Services, and Colonial Corrections staff and offenders.

Click here ​for full job description. Accepting applications until 11:59PM on 11/16/2023. Cover letters and resumes may also be attached, but a fully completed application is required for your application to be considered.

Only online applications to our website will be considered. To apply, please visit the James City County Career Center at https://jobs.jamescitycountyva.gov.

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