Human Services Program Administrator ; Unit Manager Administrator

DYS is seeking a Human Services Program Administrator 2 (Unit Manager Administrator) to oversee facility behavioral healthcare functions. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a solid background and a passion to habilitate youth.

• Under the administrative direction of the Deputy Superintendent of Direct Services, monitors & provides support to all living unit programming, security, & custody activities at Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility; coordinates overall Unit Management Process by supervising all Unit Managers within the facility; monitors & evaluates efficiency of youth security classification process within the Facility; meets regularly with Operations Administrator (OA), to address & resolve Unit Management & security issues;
  
  meets regularly with Social Work Supervisor to address & resolve issues related to individual unit social workers; makes regular rounds on each unit w/each Unit Manager; meets with department heads as necessary to assure support for Unit Management.
• Observes & evaluates interdisciplinary treatment teams & makes recommendations in accordance with the Unit Management concept; monitors performance of units in comparison to stated & established unit objectives; monitors safety issues, youth accountability, & staff involvement under the Unit Management structure; complete Unit Managers performance evaluations & assistance in hiring for the Unit Manager position; develops & utilizes audit tool to assess all aspects of the Unit Management process in accordance with the Unit Management Manual, Manage By Measurement (MBM) model, & each unit description;
  
  monitors & reviews DYS Activity Management System (AMS) to determine trends & follow-up on major incidents within each unit; verifies key measurement points for accuracy on a monthly basis in written form; conducts formal &/or informal interviews & investigations as assigned.
• Assists in development & delivery of employee training (e.g., in-service, pre-service, annual mandatory, etc.); schedules & conducts monthly meetings with the Unit Managers & coordinates quarterly interdisciplinary meetings with all members of the Interdisciplinary Team; provides direction, training, & technical guidance to Unit Managers & other staff assigned to the living units; continually maintains & updates knowledge & application of American Correctional Association (ACA) audit requirements, Performance Based Standards (PBS), & Facility Improvement Plans (FIP);
  
  assures that all living units meet or exceed ACA standards for juvenile correctional facilities.
• Performs other administrative duties as assigned (e.g., attends meetings, presents information to audiences, formulates correspondence & responds to inquiries from DYS & other public officials, interviews job applicants, assigns staff to special projects, monitors implementation of SMP's, approves & monitors unit expenditures in compliance with established guidelines).

• Completion of undergraduate core program in social or behavioral science, pre-medicine or public or business administration or accounting; 18 months experience in delivery of human services or medical assistance in governmental, community or private human support services agency or medical provider or review of such services for cost containment/budget planning; 6 months experience in supervisory principles/techniques.
• Or completion of graduate core program in social or behavioral science, medicine-related field or public or business administration or accounting; 12 months experience in delivery of human services or medical assistance in governmental, community or private human support services agency or medical provider or review of such services for cost containment/budget planning; 6 months experience in supervisory principles/techniques.
  
  Note:
  
  Training in business or public administration or accounting & experience in review of services for cost containment/budgeting only pertain to medical cost containment program administrator positions.
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Human Services

Youth Services - Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility

$36.75 - $52.27

Full-time

United States of America-OHIO-Pickaway County-Circleville

Juvenile Corrections

Building Trust, Leading Others, Problem Solving