Social Services Division Administrator - Michigan Youth Treatment Center

Job Description

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self‑sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness.

The Director provides overall leadership, administration, and operational oversight of a secure youth justice treatment facility serving male youth ages 12–20. The facility operates 24 hours per day, seven days per week, 365 days per year, and is licensed as a child caring institution.

• Lead a safe, secure, trauma‑informed, and treatment‑focused environment where youth and staff feel respected, supported, and accountable.
• Provide comprehensive therapeutic, psychiatric, educational, vocational, and re‑entry services designed to meet the complex needs of youth in care.
• Oversee facility operations, budget administration, regulatory compliance, program quality, and the supervision of more than 40 professional staff across three shifts.
• Ensure the facility maintains a cohesive treatment philosophy that promotes safety, dignity, cultural responsiveness, and positive youth development.
• Provide strong executive leadership in a secure residential setting, support staff development and accountability, and advance the program’s mission.

• Education: Master’s degree in human behavioral science, education, business administration, or public administration from an accredited college or university; or bachelor’s degree with a major in related fields plus required experience.
• Experience: Two years of professional experience equivalent to an Equitable Classification Plan (ECP) Group Three manager and two years in a child caring institution or child placing agency or equivalent; or if holding a bachelor’s degree, four years of post‑bachelor’s experience in such a setting.
• Location: Position located at Michigan Youth Training Center (MYTC) at 400 N. Rose Street, Mt. Clemens, MI.

• Employees will be provided computers to perform state work; phones may also be provided for necessary communications.
• Remote work:
  Employees will be responsible for providing a secure work location, high‑speed internet (at least 25 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload), suitable lighting, furniture, and utilities at their own expense.
• Background investigation and criminal records check required.

Reasonable accommodations are available to support application or selection processes. Contact the ADA coordinator for the agency that posted this position vacancy.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is committed to hiring a diverse workforce and provides a work environment wherein all employees are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process; including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.

Questions related to this position may be directed to Ellicia Jackson at JacksonE
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