JCF PREA Coordinator Human Services Program Administrator

JCF PREA Coordinator [Human Services Program Administrator 2]

Organization:
Youth Services
- Central Office

Agency Contact Name and Information:
Amanda.

Norriso.gov

Primary

Location:

United States of America
- Ohio

Compensation: $76,440 - $108,722

Schedule:

Full-time

Work Hours:

M-F

Classified Indicator:
Unclassified

Union:
Exempt from Union

Primary Job Skill:
Human Services

Technical

Skills:

Regulatory Compliance, Criminology/Criminal Justice, Human Services

Professional

Skills:

Analyzation, Critical Thinking, Confidentiality, Continuous Improvement

Agency Overview:
Join our team! We are transforming and saving lives at DYS! A safer Ohio: one youth, one family and one community at a time. The Ohio Department of Youth Services strives to save and transform the lives of youth throughout the state of Ohio. Our employees work together to support youth and empower families and communities. In addition to our three juvenile corrections facilities, we support more than 600 community programs reaching more than 90,000 youth across the state.

Our guiding principles include demonstrating that staff are our greatest resource, treating everyone with respect, cultivating a trauma responsive environment for staff and youth to thrive, providing the best support and services for youth and families, advancing our culture of inclusion through understanding and appreciating staff and youth differences, committing to and encouraging collaboration and continuous improvement to produce better outcomes for those we serve, and celebrating collective successes and supporting one another through opportunities to improve.

Position: JCF PREA Coordinator (Juvenile Correctional Facilities Prison Rape Elimination Act Coordinator)

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a dedicated and detail oriented JCF PREA Coordinator to administer, monitor, and ensure compliance with PREA standards across our juvenile correctional facilities. In this role, you will ensure strict adherence to federal regulations and agency standards through quality assurance audits, routine site visits, and technical consultation.

• Compliance and Monitoring:
  Administer and monitor PREA compliance across JCFs to ensure strict adherence to federal regulations and agency standards. Conduct routine site visits to all JCF facilities. Lead vulnerability assessments and provide post-incident support to facilities. Assist in the preparation for PREA reaccreditation audits and provide support during audits.
• Quality Assurance and Auditing:
  Conduct comprehensive quality assurance for JCFs including participating as a core member of internal management audits. Develop and implement QA tools to track and monitor PREA incidents and investigations, ensuring compliance with DYS policies and federal regulations. Analyze and evaluate current procedures and policies, identifying problem areas and recommending actionable solutions. Monitor and support plans of action and corrective strategies across facilities.
• Reporting and Communication:
  Generate confidential reports for the PREA Administrator/Deputy Director and other managing officers. Prepare timely site visit and audit reports, providing specific written feedback on deficiencies. Hold exit conferences with site managers. Assist sites in developing corrective action plans. Act as a liaison with community service providers.
• Training and Consultation:
  Provide onsite and hybrid technical consultative assistance to service providers and agency personnel. Organize and provide training on PREA standards, sexual assault, abuse, harassment, and other related topics as requested.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. Our benefits package includes:
Medical Coverage, Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period, Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year, Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave, Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more), Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation).

Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Completion of undergraduate core program in social or behavioral science, pre-medicine or public or business administration or accounting; and 18 mos. exp. 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; and 6 mos. exp. in supervisory principles/techniques. Or completion of graduate core program in social or behavioral science,…