Asst. Deputy Director – Operations Operations, Columbia; RICHLAND

Responsibilities

• Assist with the management for the secure and orderly operation of the state’s 28 institutions housing over 23,000 inmates.
• Assist with the direction/management of a security workforce of more than 2400 staff as it relates to correctional practices.
• Conduct routine inspections of the state’s prisons regarding operations, sanitation, safety, etc.
• Respond to requests/concerns from legislators, local officials and citizens.
• Represent the agency as required.
• Coordinate inmate group activity, movement, security, transfers and mass releases.
• Participate in policy development/review/implementation.
• Respond to emergency situations and actively participate/assist with inmate escape and apprehension.
• Confer, personally, by phone, and through correspondence with inmates and families concerning assignments, custody, disciplinaries, etc.
• Responsible for daily office management as it relates to review of all correspondence/responses.
• Directly supervise 9 hearing officers responsible for administering the inmate disciplinary system.

Minimum requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree and relevant program management experience.
• A bachelor’s degree and eight (8) years responsible administrative/management experience in a correctional environment.
• Associate degree and ten (10) years responsible administrative/management experience in a correctional environment.
• A high school diploma and twelve (12) years responsible administrative/management experience in a correctional environment.

Experience must include six (6) years in supervisory roles. Prefer two years of upper level management experience.

The South Carolina Department of Corrections is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.