DOC Women's Services Director

The Specialized Operations Manager serves as the Vermont DOC's Women's Services Director providing strategic leadership and operational oversight for programs, services, and facility operations serving incarcerated and supervised women within the Department of Corrections (DOC). This role coordinates multidisciplinary services, casework planning and reentry strategy, collaborates with facility leadership, manages vendor contracts, and leads the project management of a women's facility replacement initiative to ensure safe, dignified, and effective normative environments that are trauma-informed and gender-responsive.

Core Purpose and Objectives

• Ensure women in custody receive integrated, evidence-based services that address health, behavioral health, educational, vocational, reentry, and family engagement needs.
• Drive quality, compliance, and accountability across service delivery and contracted programs.
• Lead the planning and execution of the facility replacement project to achieve on-time, on-budget outcomes aligned with best practices for women in corrections.
• Represent the DOC in cross-agency initiatives, public meetings, legislative hearings, and strategic planning efforts related to women's services.
• Enhanced resident holistic safety, dignity, and preparation for reentry.
• Create, maintain, and strengthen community partnerships.

This position,
DOC Women's Services Director (Job Requisition #55778), is open to all State employees and external applicants.

Please note that multiple positions in the same work location may be filled from this job posting.

Duties are performed in a variety of settings including an office setting, within a correctional facility, in public meetings, out of state travel etc. A valid driver's license is necessary for required travel. Incumbent will be required to tour all areas of the facilities when on site and may expect to encounter hazardous conditions typical of such a facility, including danger of assault from inmates, exposure to communicable disease, and other factors.

Since part of the incumbent's role will be to monitor the adequacy of the security and services provided in the facility, some hostility from employees of the facility may be encountered. Duties may entail significant amounts of evening, weekend, and emergency activity. Although direct contact with inmates is limited, such situations may arise creating a potential for physical assault and injury.

Bachelor's degree AND three (3) or more years of experience in a supervisory or management position in the broad area of human services, INCLUDING two (2) years in either a correctional setting or in a role requiring frequent interaction with correctional facility administration and inmates, coordinating with a correctional facility program, or direct casework with correctional inmates

OR

Four (4) years of military experience AND four (4) or more years of experience in a supervisory or management position in the broad area of human services, INCLUDING three (3) years in either a correctional setting or in a role requiring frequent interaction with correctional facility administration and inmates, coordinating with a correctional facility program, or direct casework with correctional inmates.

OR

Associate's degree AND five (5) or more years of experience in a supervisory or management position in the broad area of human services, INCLUDING four (4) years in either a correctional setting or in a role requiring frequent interaction with correctional facility administration and inmates, coordinating with a correctional facility program, or direct casework with correctional inmates.

OR

High school diploma or equivalent AND seven (7) or more years of experience in a supervisory or management position in the broad area of human services, INCLUDING six (6) years in either a correctional setting or in a role requiring frequent interaction with correctional facility administration and inmates, coordinating with a correctional facility program, or direct casework with correctional inmates.

Note:

A current, valid driver's license is required.

In accordance with federal regulation, any person applying for employment in the Department of Corrections must provide relevant information. Previous institutional employers will be contacted and required to provide information regarding substantiated incidences of sexual abuse or resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. By submitting this…